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Low Prep! Do you need engaging music activities about John Williams? This activity packet explores John Williams' movie scores, biographical information, word building, and more!

The featured music is available on YouTube and other streaming services. Just print or assign digitally, cue the music, and you're all set to explore this interactive playlist!

★ Featuring Ten Iconic John Williams Compositions:

1. The Imperial March
2. Jurassic Park Theme
3. Superman Theme
4. Olympic Fanfare (1984)
5. Hedwig's Theme
6. Horn Concerto
7. Flight to Neverland
8. Journey to the Island
9. The Throne Room
10. Princess Leia's Theme

★ Composer Biography and Research Pages

• Composer Fact Sheet: Each composer fact sheet in this series includes fun, basic information – full name, birthplace, birth date, and more. One of the composer’s most popular compositions is also included. The fact sheet contains a place for writing fun facts or notes.
• Word Composer Activity: In the classic letter puzzle, students can use all the letters from the composer's full name to create new, shorter words. Add a timer for an extra challenge.
• Birthplace Fact Sheet: Use your favorite geographical resource to find the country’s language(s), leadership, traditional foods, and more! The historical name of some territories may have changed, but the most modern country is used for easy reference.
• Birthday Coloring Page: A fun coloring page repeats the composer’s birthday, and invites the artist to color in a special cupcake to celebrate the occasion.
• Composer Study Page: Students compile a short biographical page with the composer's full name, birthplace, instruments, and more!
• Composer Vocabulary Another six-word vocabulary list that typically includes the composer’s name, birthplace, instrument, or other related terms. Space is provided to trace each term and the included handwriting paper can be used for additional practice.
• Full Writing Page
• Writing/Drawing Page
• Drawing Page

★ John Williams Movie Score Listening Sheets

• Five Star Rating Guide
• Listening Activity Sheets Listening sheets include the title of a popular piece, the composer, a black & white composer to color in, and a space for drawing any scene that may come to mind when listening. There are additional options to identify the mood of a piece and indicate which instruments are playing.
• Weather Color & Listen Sheet: While listening to the selected piece, students can color in the weather elements they feel and hear.
• Emotions Color & Listen Sheet: Students color the character(s) that best identify their emotions while listening to the music.
• Emojis Color & Listen Sheet: Twelve emojis to choose from! Students choose the emoji faces that best match their feelings or impressions about the music.