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Classical Music Activities | May Composer Bundle ✪
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Do you need engaging classical music activities for May and Spring? Celebrate the composers with May birthdays! This bundle includes:
Each Composer Resource Includes:
1-page Resource Guide
Listening Sheet Star Rating Guide
Listening Sheets
Weather and Emotions Listening Sheets
Composer Biography Page - fact sheet (1 or 2 facts are already provided, a box to paste/draw the composer's portrait, and a birthday box to color in and decorate cupcakes!
Composer Research Sheet - students can use their favorite reference materials to compile a full page of facts about the composer's home country.
Composer Rating Activity - there are more options to profile the composer on the rating sheet, including which season and musical style they belong to.
Word Composer Activity - the classic letter puzzle, students can use all the letters from the composer's full name to create new, shorter words and record their score.
Johannes Brahms Listening Sheets:
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Listening Sheets:
Mary Lou Williams Listening Sheets:
Claudio Monteverdi Listening Sheets:
► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!
Bundle|Hispanic Heritage Month Reading Comprehension Passages Bingo Activities
By LessonLink Teacher
This bundle is a comprehensive collection of reading comprehension passages designed to engage students during Hispanic Heritage Month. It includes:
Each passage is designed to not only improve reading skills but also educate students about the rich cultural heritage of Hispanic communities.
The multiple-choice questions and answer keys accompanying each passage further enhance reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
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By MsNerdWood
Need a fun back to school bingo activity for primary music? Check this out! It's what I'm going to use for part of my first lesson with my primary music classes.
Give each student a copy and be sure to read through it together as a class so that students know what things they will need to find out about their peers. Then have the students go around and find a person that satisfies each criteria. When everyone is done you can share the answers together to learn a little bit about your students. Enjoy!
Fast Food Rhythms (Printable Worksheet)
By Jason Litt
Think your kids know rhythms? Challenge them with matching familiar their favorite drive thru verbiage in the form of Fast Food Rhythms, a printable worksheet for your students!
There are four rhythms that line the sheet (variations of quarter and eighth note pairs) along with terminology on the side. Which fast food phrase (restaurant, entree, side dish, etc) matches the rhythm? Simply identify and ask the students to write it down, easy as ordering a frosty!
Painting with Sound: Explore the Impressionistic Musical World of Claude Debussy
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of Claude Debussy!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
Bundle|Fall October Reading Comprehension Passages|Multiple Choice Questions
By LessonLink Teacher
This is a comprehensive bundle of 10 October Reading Comprehension Passages, each followed by Multiple Choice Questions and written response questions to test the student's understanding of various topics and holidays within the month of October.
The passages cover a wide array of topics, providing a rich cultural and historical perspective about the lively Oktoberfest, the traditions of Canadian Thanksgiving, and exploring the significance of Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
The bundle also includes engaging readings about apples and pumpkins, perfect for the harvest season.
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we have included enlightening passages about famous Hispanic figures, musical instruments, and dance styles.
Last but not least, your students will discover the fascinating tale of Johnny Appleseed through our dedicated passages.
Each passage is accompanied by an answer key for easy reference.
This October Reading Bundle is your perfect companion for a cozy autumn afternoon, offering a blend of education and entertainment.
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Automotive Rhythms (Printable Worksheet)
By Jason Litt
Think your kids know rhythms? Challenge them with matching familiar car/truck and auto verbiage in the form of Automotive Rhythms, a printable worksheet for your students!
There are four rhythms that line the sheet (variations of quarter and eighth note pairs) along with terminology on the side. Which automotive phrase (part, brand, accessory, etc) matches the rhythm? Simply identify and ask the students to write it down, easy as ordering flooring it down the autobon!
George Gershwin Film Composer Pack | Classical Music Activities
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
The Film Composer Pack fuses music appreciation with a Hollywood-style theme! While listening to the music, students create their own film concepts, design a movie marquee, and even visit the concession stand!
The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required. (Great for sub plans!)
Featured Music
What's Included:
★ Movie Guide – an illustrated chart with each character/object. Use the movie tale story guide as a reference chart or as a coloring sheet for younger students to choose their movie tale elements.
★ Mindful Listening - The mindful listening sheet allows students to choose the settings and characters for their movie tale. They can also draw a scene in the box!
★ Stage and Snacks - Lights, camera, action! Students choose and color their selections from the concession stand while drawing a movie scene.
★ Design a Marquee - Every great film needs a grand marquee! Students design a billboard and name their film while highlighting characters and settings.
★ Awards Show - The results are in! It's time to honor some of the best performers from the movie. Students choose and color winners from four categories.
★ Movie Poster - A framed drawing page allows students to explore movie concepts in their own way. Great for drawing, coloring, journaling, etc.
Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬
Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!
Bundle|September Reading Comprehension Passages|Holidays|Multiple Questions
By LessonLink Teacher
This bundle of September Reading Comprehension Passages is a rich and diverse collection designed to educate and engage students through the month of September.
Here’s a brief description of each passage:
Each set is meticulously crafted to ensure it is informative and engaging, promoting critical thinking while improving reading comprehension skills.
Multiple choice questions, written response questions, and answer keys are also included with each passage.
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Back-2-School RHYTHM MegaBundle - 8 resources @ 15% off!
By Jason Litt
Gearing up for August and September and need to infuse something rhythm games, activities, assessments for your intermediate level kids? Look no further than the _Back-2-Schoo_l RHYTHM MegaBundle with 8 separate resources @ 15% off when purchased here together!
From body percussion and movement activities to center games and ensemble games played as a class, you'll never run out of things to do your first few months :)
Check out the products below to see if they fit into your curriculum and let me know if you have any questions!
John Williams Film Composer Pack | Classical Music Activities
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
The Film Composer Pack fuses music appreciation with a Hollywood-style theme! While listening to the music, students create their own film concepts, design a movie marquee, and even visit the concession stand!
The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required. (Great for sub plans!)
Featured Music
What's Included:
★ Movie Guide – an illustrated chart with each character/object. Use the movie tale story guide as a reference chart or as a coloring sheet for younger students to choose their movie tale elements.
★ Mindful Listening - The mindful listening sheet allows students to choose the settings and characters for their movie tale. They can also draw a scene in the box!
★ Stage and Snacks - Lights, camera, action! Students choose and color their selections from the concession stand while drawing a movie scene.
★ Design a Marquee - Every great film needs a grand marquee! Students design a billboard and name their film while highlighting characters and settings.
★ Awards Show - The results are in! It's time to honor some of the best performers from the movie. Students choose and color winners from four categories.
★ Movie Poster - A framed drawing page allows students to explore movie concepts in their own way. Great for drawing, coloring, journaling, etc.
Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬
Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!
Hispanic Heritage Month Musical Instruments Reading comprehension Passages
By LessonLink Teacher
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this engaging and educational set of 11 Mexican/Hispanic Heritage Month Music Instruments Reading Comprehension Passages. The set is perfect for students in grades 2, 3, 4, and 5 to help them learn more about the rich and diverse musical heritage of Mexico.
Each passage features a different musical instrument from Mexico, focusing on its history, origin, and cultural significance.
The instruments featured include:
Each passage also comes with written response questions and answer keys to test the student's understanding and deepen their appreciation of Mexican music.
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EOY SURVIVAL Kit! -- 10 resources @ 15% OFF!
By Jason Litt
It's the end of the year... and we're in survival mode. Need no prep solutions to make sure your 5th graders haven't checked themselves out and need engaging games and activities for some of your other students? Check out the EOY Survival Kit, 10 hand picked and proven resources to keep your kids busy during the last few weeks of the year... and when purchased in the bundle here, you get 15% off of each one! Feel free to peruse the resources and use them as you wish either for the end of the year or even anytime of the year. Have a great time, you'll get through this! :)
Jazz on the Keys: Exploring the American Musical Heritage of George Gershwin
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
"Thank you for such a wonderful resource!!!! :-)" - Angela D.
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities or music sub plans? These printable listening sheets offer creative ways for students to learn more about the life and compositions of George Gershwin!
What’s Inside:
Printable Listening Sheets (four pages per piece!)
By Jason Litt
A game that will keep your 4th and 5th graders entertained, engaged, and competitively charged, here's AMONG INSTRUMENT FAMILIES inspired by "Among Us"!
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IN THIS FAST PACED GAME, STUDENTS WILL SEE SEVERAL CREWMATES WITH INSTRUMENTS IN A SPECIFIC FAMILY (WOODWIND, BRASS, STRING, OR PERCUSSION)
ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS BELONG IN THAT FAMILY, EXCEPT FOR ONE. THE STUDENTS' GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY WHICH CREWMATE IS HOLDING THE INSTRUMENT THAT IS NOT IN THE SPECIFIED FAMILY.
WE WILL CALL THAT CREWMATE THE **IMPOSTER!
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Advance the slide and check your answer and go through the rounds!
Included in this resource are
Have a terrific time with this while your kids reinforce the instrument families (and which instrument don't belong in it) ;)
Calming Classical Music: A Thanksgiving Listening Activity Bundle for November
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
This calming Thanksgiving-themed classical music listening activity pack is perfect for winding down the year and reflecting on gratitude. Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and more - great for Thanksgiving activities, unit studies, and seasonal class parties!
"My students loved this! Perfect for before Thanksgiving break." - Jonathan L.
Music Appreciation Made Easy!
Do you need engaging print-and-go activities and brain breaks? The music featured in this activity packet is carefully curated and previewed - saving you hours of planning time. Just print and cue the music!
The selections are available on YouTube or your favorite streaming service. There are no wrong answers, and no musical training is required, so add a few to your sub plans, too!
Learning Objectives
Social-Emotional Learning
Listening to classical music has been shown to help with self-awareness, empathy, and self-regulation. Since social-emotional learning is essential for children, incorporating classical music into your classroom or homeschool is a great way to support their development.
Talk about the emotions evoked by the selected music. What does the music make them feel? Happy? Sad? Anxious? Peaceful? Help students identify and label their feelings. Ask open-ended questions about the music and encourage students to share their thoughts and feelings.
Discuss the different instruments used in the piece of music. What does each instrument contribute to the overall sound? Encourage students to make up a story based on the music. What is happening in the story? Who are the characters? Where does it take place?
While listening, students can draw a picture or scene that comes to mind. What colors are used? What shapes? Why?
November Listening Sheets
What's Included
Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.
Carnival Coloring - Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!
Listen and Color - While listening, students color the scene and choose the keywords/elements that resonate with their listening experience. There is lots of room for drawing, coloring, and journaling in the box! Students often engage in discussions about what they've heard or felt. Great for displaying!
Easel Activity
Pair an engaging digital listening board with these musical selections! Students use the highlight tool to choose from keyword lists that describe their listening experience. An answer box at the bottom allows students to write a brief description of their thoughts and feelings. Using the pen or any design tool provided, students can decorate a scene or upload an image to the frame! Each board features colorful clipart related to the music. As always, there are no wrong answers. Students can choose any combination of descriptors.
November Space Story - Do you need engaging classical music activities? Classical Space Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with an intergalactic theme! Students compose their epic space tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar space objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!
November Fairy Tale - Classical Fairy Tale listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music. There’s also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations. Discuss and display for further engagement!
November Checkboxes - Students can use the checkboxes to note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more! Time, nature, settings, instruments, colors, and more! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.
Turkey Trot - Do you need engaging brain breaks? This single-page listening activity is great for Thanksgiving or for adding to your November sub plans. Just print and play! The music is available on YouTube or your favorite streaming services.
November Mindful Listening (en Español) From January to December, the monthly listening sets are now available in Spanish! ¡Este conjunto de hojas de escucha ofrece música clásica para reflexionar y ser agradecido a medida que el año termina! ¡Aarón Copland, Leonard Bernstein y más – grandioso para actividades de Acción de Gracias, unidades de estudio y fiestas de estacionales de clases!
Articulation Nation! (Identifying Articulation) (*Distance Learning Approved!*)
By Jason Litt
In this listening game, students will listen to 11 short musical and hear different articulations that are covered briefly on the second slide of the presentation.
After a brief explanation and illustration of 4 examples (staccato, legato, accent, and slur), students will listen to the audio and have a multiple choice select of rhythms with assigned articulations.
Students will then choose the answer that best fits the audio example and advance the slide to reveal the answer, illuminated in green!
You can play this a number of ways: Individually, as a class team vs team (whoever choose the correct answer first), or assign it as a distance learning challenge and have the students select their answer and keep track of their score.
The teacher can always play the audio example multiple times just in case the kids need to listen again :)
Have a great time with this!
82 Classical Music Listening Activities | Music Appreciation Resources
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This BIG Music History Bundle includes over 2,000 pages of listening sheets (82 resources!) This bundle includes listening activities from Baroque to Modern, Black History Month, Women's History Month, and every season!
Bundle Benefits
Learning Objectives
Ideas for Listening Sheets & Activities!
Composer Listening Packs (40 composers)
Each Composer Pack Includes:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • John Williams • Frédéric Chopin • Duke Ellington • Johannes Brahms • George Walker • Gustav Mahler • Claude Debussy • Clara Schumann • Franz Liszt • John Philip Sousa • Ludwig Van Beethoven • Amy Beach • Melba Liston • Florence Price • Mary Lou Williams • Fanny Mendelssohn • Scott Joplin • Charles Mingus • John Coltrane • Nat King Cole • Art Tatum • Dizzy Gillespie • Charlie Parker • Thelonious Monk • Joseph Bologne • Antonio Vivaldi • Sergei Rachmaninoff • George Gershwin • Joseph Haydn • Carl P.E. Bach • Johann Christian Bach • Antonio Salieri • George Handel • Claudio Monteverdi • Henry Purcell • Antonio Scarlatti • Johann Pachelbel • Wilhelm F Bach • Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Mindful Listening (12 seasons/holidays)
Just print & play! Add a mindful music activity to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. These listening sheets are also great for sub plans - and with 150+ categorized classical pieces to choose from, there is an engaging printable for any occasion!
► Hello, January! (New Year) (30 pages)
► Sweet February (Valentine's Day) (42 pages)
► Emerald March (St. Patrick's Day) (24 pages)
► April Sunshine (Spring) (22 pages)
► May Flowers (Flowers) (24 pages)
► Woodland June (Trees) (24 pages)
► Patriotic July (4th of July) (24 pages)
► August Summer (Ocean & Earth) (26 pages)
► September Days (Autumn) (24 pages)
► Spooky October (Halloween) (60 pages)
► Calm November (Thanksgiving) (44 pages)
► Festive December (Winter) (42 pages)
Teacher Appreciation Bundle (six resource packs)
Two listening sheets are included for each piece, for a total of 174 listening activities.
► Winterreise (Schubert) (50 pages)
► Album for the Young, Op. 39 (Tchaikovsky) (50 pages)
► Four Ogives (Satie) (10 pages)
► Hungarian Rhapsodies (Liszt) (40 pages)
► Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky) (24 pages)
► Brandenburg Concertos (16 pages)
Social-Emotional Listening Bundle (five resource packs)
Just Print & Play! Four resources are included in the "Emotions in Music" bundle! These resources explore what makes a piece of music have feelings - is it the tempo? Instruments? Students record the listening experience in their own unique way!
► Excited Classical Music (47 pages)
► Sad Classical Music (47 pages)
► Happy Classical Music (47 pages)
► Calming Sunshine Classical Music (26 pages)
► Peaceful Classical Music
World Classical Music Bundle (featuring eight countries)
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This activity bundle takes listeners around the world with classical music from eight countries! Each listening pack features some of the country's most notable, distinctive, and well-loved pieces.
► Classical Music of Australia (28 pages)
► Classical Music of Canada (28 pages)
► Classical Music of Italy (26 pages)
► Classical Music of New Zealand (28 pages)
► Classical Music of Portugal (30 pages)
► Classical Music of Spain (24 pages)
► Classical Music of the United States (28 pages)
► Classical Music of France (25 pages)
► It can be hard to keep track of all the dates and eras in classical music history, so we created this freebie to help! Grab this six-page guide of composers sorted by musical period. Birthdates, birthplaces, and their famous compositions included. Get this instant download delivered right to your inbox!
Rhythm War PowerPoint Lesson Plan + Kit
By Jason Litt
The purpose of Rhythm War is to learn, understand, and identify rhythms upon seeing them!
Everyone will receive approximately 10 rhythm cards (printed and cut by the teacher, all rhythms included in separate quarter note, half note, whole note, fermata, and whole rest PDF documents!). Students will be then put into groups of 3, 4, or 5, scattered throughout the room around hula hoops.
Each student will sit around the hula hoop and the inside of the hula hoop will be the “playing area”. Students will count down “1-2-HIT!” and the students will take the top card from their stack of cards and put it in the middle ring.
Just like the game “WAR”, whoever has the HIGHEST NOTE VALUE, gets to collect everyone’s cards…
The students who run out of cards is out, and the students at the end who have the most win rhythm war
Classical Music Listening Activities | Classical Composer Bundle with Posters
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? Six classical composers are included in this activity/listening bundle! Each composer pack includes listening sheets, a research activity page, and more! Also great for sub plans.
Bundle Benefits:
Each product includes:
Composer Packs Included:
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Carl P.E. Bach
J. Christian Bach
Antonio Salieri
+ BONUS FILE
This bundle has you covered with engaging listening activities, but what about visual learning? Grab this pack of 70 Composer Fact Sheet Posters as a free bonus! These calming rainbow-themed posters can also work as handouts, or resize them in your print settings for colorful flashcards.