Downloadable Resources for Your Classroom

Star Spangled Banner Workstation Kit

This kit includes materials for 10 workstations.  You will need 10 file folders, a printer, scissors (or paper cutter) and adhesive to assemble this kit.  Complete directions are included.  This kit is designed for students in 3rd-5th grades but could be adapted for use with older students. The files are all presented as PDFs and come in one large zipped file.  A small portion of this kit is pictured above.  Pictures of this station being used in my classroom can be found here.
Workstations included:
Definitions-Folder activity that allows students to learn the meaning of some of the more difficult words in the "Star Spangled Banner"
Francis Scott Key-Includes a short biography.
Phrases-Can you fill in the blanks to these phrases from the "Star Spangled Banner"?
Poetry-Our national anthem was written first as a poem.  At this workstation students get to create their own patriotic poem.  Worksheet included.
Sing in the Blanks-Using a copy of the lyrics to the "Star Spangled Banner" with some missing words, students will sing in the blanks as they work on memorizing the song.
Star Spangled Treble Clef-Students use their knowledge of the names of the treble clef lines and spaces to decipher phrases from the "Star Spangled Banner".  Worksheet included.
Sticky Note Singing-Using copies of the song, students cover some of the lyrics with sticky notes and the sing through the lyrics.
Word Find-Student try to find words from the song at this workstation.  Worksheet included.
Write On-On your mark!  Get set!  Sing!  Students race to see who can copy the lyrics down first.
Story-At this station, students read the story of the "Star Spangled Banner" and answer questions.
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Christmas Centers Kit

Chrismas Centers

This kit includes materials for 7 workstations.  Suggestions are included for several more stations as well.  The target age group is 3rd through 5th grades although adaptions can be made for both younger and older students.  Stations included:
Picture and Rhythm Match-Up  This SmartNotebook file challenges students to match the number of syllables in a picture to the note(s) that make the same number of sounds.
Do You Hear What I Hear?  This listening sheet is designed to be used in a listening center.  Choose any holiday music you wish for this activity.  This is a great station to add music for Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
Snow Your Notes Card Game Similar to "Go Fish" this card game encourages reading treble clef pitches.
Frozen Instrument Families Students find instrument names in a puzzle (which reinforces the correct spelling) and then group them (or bundle them up!) by families.
Trim the Tree  Identifying pitch names by coloring a Christmas tree is a fun way to reinforce this basic skill.
Christmas Counts  This worksheet requires students to draw notes that match the syllables in holiday pictures and then create their own patterns.
Snowman Dance Use pictures of dancing snowmen, students are challenged to choregraph an original dance.  You pick the music that you want them to work with and let their imaginations do the rest.
Instructions for teachers and suggestions for each workstation are included.  All files are PDF (except the SmartNotebook file) and are zipped for delivery. 

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Performance Evaluation Set

This set contains three worksheets.  One is designed for Kindergarteners-1st grades, another for 2nd-4th and the last for 4th grade and up.  Use these after performances for student self-evaluation.

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New!  Listening Glyphs

Listening Glyphs

A glyph is a pictorial representation of data.  These clever worksheets ask students to color each object based on what they hear.  The glyphs are so versatile that they can work with virtually any listening piece!  Some of the concepts covered:  loud/soft, fast/slow, steady beat/no steady beat, lullaby, march, smooth/separated, mood and more!  Included in the kit are 7 glyphs:  butterfly, penguin, house, Christmas tree, snowman, pizza and gingerbread man.  Also included are suggestions for using the glyphs and a few ideas for listening examples.  This kit contains PDF files.  Click here to sample the Gingerbread Glyph.

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Listening Kit

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This kit contains 5 different worksheets to facilitate a focused listening experience in your classroom. 

Listen Up!-Grades 3 through High School.  This worksheet ask for detailed descriptions of the elements of music with opened ended and multiple choice questions.

Dynamics Listening Sheet-An easy to use worksheet that allows students to circle the dynamic symbol they hear in a musical example that you play or perform.

Puzzle Listening Sheet-This worksheet contains 6 sections that allow for open ended student responses to musical examples.  Students will write about melody, dynamics, mood, tempo, rhythm and tone color.  A guide with detailed questions is also included for this worksheet.

What Do You Hear? This worksheet is picture based and was designed for use with K-1.  It could easily be used with Preschool or 2nd grade.

Primary Listening Journal-This worksheet was designed for the young listener who is learning to read.  It contains two open ended questions where students may write a word or two.  It also contains 3 questions with multiple choice options like "slow or fast".

A guide with suggestions for use is included.

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Primary Writing Prompts Kit

Teachers everywhere are being encouraged to get their kids to write more.  This writing kit contains 10 print and pass out writing prompts for your youngest students.  Each prompt is presented on handwriting lines using an easy to read font.  Students are required to write a few words or a couple of sentences.  This makes the kit versatile enough to use with grades K-2. Each worksheet contains a space for students to draw their response as well.  When used in my classroom I scheduled about 10 minutes for this activity.  For longer activities we would write our response one day (5-7 minutes) and then draw our pictures during our next class time (another 5-7 minutes).  Click HERE for a sample.  This kit is presented as PDF files.

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Composer Writing Prompts Kit

Each writing prompt in this kit uses information about a famous composer.  Students are asked to relate to composers' experiences, imagine new musical possibilities and write about personal experiences.  Each of the ten prompts are included on a separate sheet and are ready for you to print and pass out to your classes.  Click HERE for a sample.  This kit is presented as PDF files.

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