Looking for some elementary music education resources? I’m sharing elementary music education resources to build and/or replenish any music curriculum.
You’ll find the Sing Play Create elementary music education resources are adaptable, interactive, and easy to use too!
FACTS ABOUT TEACHING ELEMENTARY MUSIC
Many elementary music teachers are trained in Orff and/or Kodaly methodologies. Some music teachers are great musicians that find themselves teaching general music without those trainings.
Some music educators are not musically trained and need the basics.
No matter where you are on the spectrum of music education preparation, you share some things in common with all music teachers!
- Elementary music teachers need sequentially based activities for multiple grade levels.
- The elementary music teacher plans lessons and activities for multiple grade levels usually Kindergarten through 5th grade.
- Music education classes are generally one or two times a week for 30-45 minutes.
- Music educators are expected to have students perform in concerts or music programs several times a year.
- Usually there is one elementary music teacher at a school.
- Elementary music teachers are part of the “Special Area” group of teachers.
What other things do you find them to have in common?
SING PLAY CREATE ELEMENTARY MUSIC EDUCATION RESOURCES
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Sing Play Create offers materials that support ORFF and KODALY methodologies.
In addition, many of the elementary music education resources include both Solfege note reading, as well as Orff arrangements.
Many teachers find that having a monthly lesson bundle for all grades makes their teaching and planning easier. They focus on activities for 4-6 weeks of learning.
This makes it easy to plan sequentially across your grade levels.
Elementary music educators can use the Rhythm Bundles, Chants, Music Lessons and theory, instrument, dynamics activities to create an entire curriculum for the elementary music program.
ELEMENTARY MUSIC RESOURCES FOR MANAGEMENT AND PROCEDURES
If you are looking for some basic materials to create your core curriculum, I recommend starting with our Elementary Music Resources Essentials products.
These resources have songs, chants, games and activities to help you with procedures and classroom management.
These resources include planners, hello songs, name games, lining up chants and songs that you can use for your entire career.
Decor posters and flashcards are also part of this decor package.
Check out our Elementary Music Class Resource Essentials products. I have created them in 2 different themes. One is bright elementary colors and the other is Around the World theme.
Elementary Music Bright Colors:
Elementary Music Class Resource: Songs, Activities, Games, Chants, Lessons, Planner, Decor BUNDLE
or the BASIC STARTER KIT
Elementary Music Class Resources: Management & Procedures Songs, Chants, Games
Elementary Music WORLD THEME:
Elementary Music Class Resources World Themed: Songs, Chants, Games, Planner
World Themed Elementary Music Room Decor, Bulletin Board, Posters, Flashcards, Games
Elementary Music Class Resources World BUNDLE: Activities, Songs, Planner, Decor
Sing Play Create offers core music education resources and interactive movement activities that blend with the core music activities.
This will provide you with an entire year (every year) of materials for all grades.
Monthly lesson bundles include lessons, materials and planners for grades K-5.
There are teaching steps and extension activities too.
Our popular monthly music lesson bundles have a variety of activities for K-5 and can be purchased as a yearlong bundle too!
The Elementary Music Lesson Year Long Bundle: Lessons, Songs, Games, Activities K-6 resources gives you elementary general music class lessons for the entire school year.
Finally, the Year Long Elementary Music Lesson Bundle of Bundles, has a scope and sequence of K-6 Lesson materials to build a curriculum or embellish an existing curriculum.
Elementary Music Lesson Year Long Bundle: Lessons, Songs, Games, Activities K-6
We offer a variety of bundles you can choose from to get what your music program needs! You can combine this bundle with the Elementary Music Resources and the Hello Song Bundle of Materials.
- Elementary Music Class Hello Song Bundle: Songs, Videos, Mp3 Tracks
- Elementary Music Class Resources + BTS BUNDLE: Songs,Chants,Games,Decor, Lessons
- Elementary Music Class Resources (World Theme) & Back to School Music Materials BUNDLE
And if you’re interested in adding in some movement activities, you’ll want to look at the Back to School BTS MUSIC AND MOVEMENT BUNDLE
ELEMENTARY MUSIC RESOURCES BY GRADE LEVEL
Maybe you’d like to tackle one grade at a time?
Great idea!
Then you can dive deep into your Kindergarten through 2nd grade lessons and then work on 3rd-5th the next year.
Need more details on curriculum planning?
READ ELEMENTARY MUSIC DURRICULUM PLANNING TIPS
To meet the needs of my younger students, I developed a Kindergarten as well as preschool activities that focus on the basics.
My students loved all the train activities.
As a result, I created units for the basic elements I wanted my younger students to get in music class.
- TRAINS BEAT AND RHYTHM
- TRAINS LOUD AND SOFT
- TRAINS FAST AND SLOW
- TRAINS HIGH AND LOW
- TRAIN MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES
GET THE BUNDLE
Train Music Lesson Bundle: Beat, Rhythm, Tempo, Pitch, Dynamics (Pre-K & K)
Here’s a brief description of what’s included:
Get on board learning music concepts using the animated train action VIDEOS in this set of resources.
The Train Music Lesson bundle is for Preschool and Kindergarten as well as first grade music students. The bundle has lessons on beat, rhythm, fast/slow, high/low, long/short, loud/soft activities. The lessons include songs, chants, flashcards, worksheets and movement activities to support the learning goals!
The train themed music along with the animated videos are sure to keep students “choo-chooing” through their music lessons.
This bundle will give the new or experienced music teacher tons of materials to establish a music curriculum teaching the basic core music elements.
Perfect for Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade Music and movement classes.
And our latest SPACE THEMED MUSIC LESSON BUNDLES
Music Lesson and Movement Activity Bundle: SPACE {PRESCHOOL} with Sing, Play and Create Activities!
- Space Alien Icon Play Along Bundle
- Space Alien Body Percussion Activities
- Space Alien Scarf Activity
- Space Alien Move and Freeze
- Space Alien Scarf Song
- Space Alien Music Lesson
MUSIC LESSON & MOVEMENT ACTIVITY BUNDLE: SPACE {KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE}
- Space Alien Body Percussion Activities
- Space Alien Rhythm Play Along Level 1
- Space Alien Quarter Rest Rhythm Play Along
- Space Alien Scarf Activity
- Space Alien Move and Freeze
- Space Alien Scarf Song
- Space Alien Music Lesson
MUSIC LESSON & MOVEMENT ACTIVITY BUNDLE: SPACE {2-3}
- Space Alien Rhythm Play Along Level 1
- Space Alien Quarter Rest Rhythm Play Along
- Space Alien Scarf Activity
- Space Alien Move and Freeze
- Space Alien Scarf Song
- Space Alien Rhythm Half Note
- Space Alien Sixteenth Note
- Space Alien Music Lesson
ELEMENTARY MUSIC CONCEPTS
In the elementary music classroom you’ll want to develop a curriculum that teaches the basic elements of music.
- Sound (overtone, timbre, pitch, amplitude, duration)
- Melody
- Harmony
- Rhythm
- Texture
- Structure/form
- Expression (dynamics, tempo, articulation)
Sing Play Create offers elementary music education resources that support all of these concepts.
MUSIC CONCEPT UNITS
And we offer seasonal songs for holidays and seasons.
MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES
It can be challenging to support learning goals and keep students moving too.
Don’t know how to use movement to teach music concepts?
It’s easy to incorporate one movement type activity into your lessons at a time.
For instance, you may want to begin with body percussion.
Then I added in scarf, parachute, stretchy band, and bean bag activities as well as relay games.
Check out this blog post on why and how to use movement in your classroom.
And, be sure to check out our movement activities.
CREATING A CURRICULUM
Sing Play Create offers core elementary music education activities for each grade level, and thematic and seasonal activities that support the learning goals too.
Because I feel that it’s important to incorporate activities for students to SING, SAY, PLAY, CREATE, COMPOSE, MOVE in every lesson or unit of activities!
That’s why I created the variety of lessons, songs, chants, and movement activities. You can create an elementary music curriculum using our interactive resources.
This way you’ll reach ALL your learners and keep everyone engaged and learning.
READ THIS POST for some more details on elementary music teaching resources you need.
The easiest way to build a curriculum is to have a plan. I truly hope that this article gives you ideas and inspiration as you plan and create your elementary music program.
Class Resources Essentials products can help you organize your curriculum, your classroom and your music programs.
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Music Class Essentials Basic Songs, Activities, Games, Chants, Lessons, Rules, Planner, Mp3’s$25.00
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Elementary Music Class Resources BUNDLE: Songs, Activities, Games, Chants, Lessons, Planner, Decor$94.00
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Music Class Essentials World Theme BUNDLE: Activities, Songs, Planner, Decor$87.50
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Music Class Essentials + BTS BUNDLE Music Lessons, Songs,Chants,Games, Decor$209.50
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