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Popular Music Lesson Plans, K-5

Incorporate music into your curriculum with these music lesson plans. You'll find plenty of activities to keep your students interested and engaged while they sing songs, play instruments, and learn about musical genres.

From comparing current music to music of the past to lessons connecting science and music, lessons about rhythm, and more, we’ve got you covered. 

Why Incorporate Music to Your Elementary School Teaching? 

Incorporating music into elementary school lesson plans has numerous advantages.

It fosters creativity, improves memory and concentration, and aids in the development of motor skills.

Music can also make learning more enjoyable and engaging, thereby promoting a positive attitude towards education.

It even serves as a tool for teaching other subjects, as it can be linked to math, language arts, science, and more.

Music Lesson Plans and Activities for K-5

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

Bring Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into the classroom with these fun, cross-curricular projects for ele...

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

This menu features a selection of simple and engaging student-choice indoor recess activities.

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

Break up the day and get your students moving with these movement activities for elementary students.

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Extension & Enrichment Activities

Songs & Fingergames Movement and Circle Games Incorporate movement into your music lessons with these fun singin...

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Math and Music

Math and Music Lesson Plans Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence Students discover patterns in music that relate to th...

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Popular Art Activities for Math Class

Tessellations Tessellations Worksheets Geometry, Color, and Piet Mondrian Summer Fun Worksheets The Sunflower My Da...

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Behavior Management Forms

Charting Behavior Weekly Point Chart Four weeks' worth of point totals for tracking behavior management are in this ...

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Biography Worksheets for Grades K-5

Nelson Mandela Biography: A Reading Warm-Up Helen Keller Biography: A Reading Warm-Up Walt Disney Biography: A Nonfict...

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Classroom Essentials for New Teachers

TEACHING RESOURCE Classroom Layout Ideas For Back to School TEACHING RESOURCE How to Unpack the Stand...

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