Elementary music activities

John Williams’ music just lends itself to music activities for elementary students. Every elementary music teacher seems to have at least one go to activity centered around one of John Williams’ songs. He just has so much great, iconic music out there. Are you still looking for your go to John Williams music lesson? I’ve got a whole bundle of John Williams listening maps, lesson plans and listening and movement activities set and ready to go for you.

Looking for engaging, musical games to play with your students? Here are a few of my favorite games and activities for elementary music classes, children's choirs, and elementary group classes.

Do you have a favorite rhythm game or activity to use in your music lessons? Rhythm is something that always needs review, so you can never have too many

A list of five circle games that are great for elementary music. There are so many concepts you can teach with these games, and the kids will love it!

A blog post about a fun beat passing game for elementary music.

Learn how to practice rhythms with this budget-friendly and fun rhythm game in your elementary music classroom.

A HUGE list of Music Workstations for the elementary music classroom. You are going to love these center ideas for pitch, rhythm, singing, composing, playing instruments and more.

Easy body percussion activities for the elementary music educator and preschool music educator. I love using body percussion in my music classroom and I know that it’s an effective way to reach a lot of kids. So here are my easy body percussion activities you can use in your classroom too.

Free 3-5 Music Lesson: Extra Beat Take a Seat. A really fun rhythm game for upper elementary. Can be played with rhythm sticks, drums, or no materials at all! Becca's Music Room

These elementary music games are so much fun to do with your students.

Who doesn’t love music and what all it represents? And as you all already know it is said that having a musical education can help your brain to develop stronger in other educational areas as…

End of the school year activities

This post may contain affiliate links. You pay the same and I get a small commission. Yay! (Please see my/our full disclosure for further information.) Looking for simple and fun music lessons? These movement activities for 2-3 grade elementary music class are just the ticket! These lessons are for second and third grade. They will… Continue reading The Best Movement Activities for 2-3 Grade Elementary Music Class

How to keep your elementary kids in grades K-4 engaged in May and June. Lots of great ideas and activities to keep the learning happening without losing engagement as the end of the year approaches. From Sarah at A Different Musician, a music education blog where she helps new teachers create meaningful and joyful experiences in their music classrooms.

My Best Movement Activities for 4 and 5 Grade Music - Becca's Music Room

Coming up with engaging games for a middle school classroom can be daunting. They are at an age where they want to be independent, yet need some hand holding. They start the “I’m too cool for school” attitude and it can be intimidating at times when you introduce a new game or project - immediately the eye rolling takes over and you are stuck with questioning yourself. I’m here to tell you, I’VE BEEN THERE! MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY AWESOME MUSIC GAMES THAT REQUIRE NO MATERIALS AND THE KIDS…

Want to make your elementary music lessons more engaging? These are ways to add more instruments to your general music lessons.

Here are 10 of my favorite music lessons that involve movement for k-1. Movement lessons include activities and folk songs.

In this post, you'll learn about simple but engaging centers for your lower elementary students, plus tips and printables for you to implement them in your room when you’re ready. Read all the way through so you don't miss these resources!