Music manipulatives

...enhanced learning through tactile means. Here are a few of the most frequently used music manipulatives in my elementary classroom...

Lego is such a brilliant toy! Teachers often use it to teach maths and so it’s also an excellent way to teach rhythm and notation with these lego beats music manipulatives. How To Use Lego Music Manipulatives Younger children find the chunky ‘Duplo’ easier to manage so it’s best to start off […]

DIY Composition Manipulatives. Organized Chaos. easy rhythm cards made from foam sheets. great way to get students composing because each card matches the length of the note or rest and each note is a different color.

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Music Note Manipulatives Here’s a really quick way to make some easy, durable, and cheap music note manipulatives. I used craft foam sheets – you can find multicolor packs in most craft…

Things to Make This Summer for Your Classroom Next Year. Organized Chaos. DIY projects for elementary music teachers.

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!

Introducing *drum roll please* NOODLE NOTES! You may remember that I purchased a bunch of pool noodles at the beginning of the school year to make noodle ponies. Well, the noodles are out again! This time I created a way for students to compose with rhythms. In the activity below, first graders were asked to group notes in sets of 4 beats. We introduce the term "bar lines" and used the small yellow noodles to represent them. Today we used only notes that fit in one beat like a quarter note…

Like most teachers I am such a fan of dollar stores. I can shop there to organize my classroom, create new workstations and add a little flair to my bulletin boards. I'd like to share with you just a few of my favorite finds! Flyswatters My kids are always a little in awe when they see my collection of flyswatters. (This pictures shows most of my collection.) I sometimes use them as pointers when projecting things on my white board, but most often these are used for Swat the Staff or Swat…

Lap Packs are inexpensive ways to get students writing in music class. Customize them to include exactly what your music students need. This article has some great ideas for their use and FREE downloads!