Music Teacher Resources

Showcase why music, like language, distinguishes us as humans. Through vocals, instruments and cultural connotations, play to the tune of your classroom.
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ABC Mouse Alphabet Songs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Add a captivating musical element to alphabet instruction with a collection of music videos by ABC Mouse. Each video features a different letter sung to a variety of musical styles.
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Teaching the Letter Qq with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach the letter Qq with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find: • A color version of the instructional routine for the letter Qq with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities • A printer-friendly black and white version of the...
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Teaching the Letter Aa with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach the letter Aa with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Aa, a letter pairs coloring page, uppercase and lowercase letter tracing activities, and the ABCmouse letter Aa music video....
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Teaching the Letter Bb with ABCmouse.com

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach the letter Bb with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Bb with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, upper and lowercase letter tracing...
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Teaching the Letter Cc with ABCmouse.com

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach the letter Cc with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Cc with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, upper and lowercase letter tracing...
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Teaching the Letter Ee with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach the letter Ee with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Ee with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, uppercase and lowercase letter tracing...
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Teaching the Letter Ff with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach the letter Ff with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Ff with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, uppercase and lowercase letter tracing...
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Teaching the Letter Gg with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach the letter Gg with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Gg with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, upper and lowercase letter tracing...
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Teaching the Letter Ii with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach the letter Ii with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Ii with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, upper and lowercase letter tracing...
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Teaching the Letter Hh with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach the letter Hh with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Hh with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, upper and lowercase letter tracing...
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Teaching the Letter Jj with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach the letter Jj with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Jj with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, upper and lowercase letter tracing...
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Teaching the Letter Kk with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach the letter Kk with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Kk with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities, a letter pairs coloring printable, upper and lowercase letter tracing...
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Rockin' English Lessons: Rockin' Vocab

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Support English language development with a collection of 19 videos created by Rockin' English. Each music video adds a melodic tune to your language instruction equipped with hand-drawn animation and the song's lyrics for singing loud...
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Literacy Beyond the Language Arts Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Celebrate reading across the curriculum with a collection of lessons and worksheets that bring literature and informational text to life in math, science, social studies, and music. Each resource prompts interdisciplinary instruction...
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Teaching the Letter Rr with ABCmouse

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach the letter Rr with ABCmouse.com! In this collection, you will find an instructional routine for the letter Rr with direct hyperlinks to ABCmouse activities and the ABCmouse letter Rr music video. ABCmouse makes teaching the...
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A Musical Dynamics Activity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Dynamics are elements of music that indicate how a piece is to be played or sung. Budding musicians practice musical dynamics by singing in small groups. The teacher indicates the dynamic (or how) the song is to be performed and pupils...
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Multicultural Music: Israel

For Teachers 2nd
Do a grapevine to the left, lift your hands in the air, and sing out, "Hey!" These are the steps second graders will do when they sing and dance the Israeli folk song, "Achshav.”  They will explore the concept of multicultural music and...
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Kindergarten Music Lesson

For Teachers K
Singing, clapping, moving up and down with the melody, it all sounds like a great music lesson plan. Kinder-musicians sing three different songs to practice memory, speaking, and movement skills. They'll move to the melody, build memory...
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Kindergarten Music Time

For Teachers K
Little ones are led through a series of rhythmic songs and chants while they march, clap, and use their tummies as percussive instruments. They work on singing in pitch, chunking, and keeping a steady beat. 
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Evolution of Music - Pentatonix

For Students 4th - 12th
Explore music through the decades with an engaging video brought to you by the 5-part harmony acapella group, Pentatonix. Genuine musical talents sing through a variety of popular music from the 11th century to the 2010's. Artists...
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Music in Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Your class can build strong, well-represented opinions about the music they hear. They listen to, and share thoughts about, a piece of classical music. Then they write a piece of music or a poem, and analyze their peers' work and their...
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Kotekan: A Cooperative Music Activity

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young musicians explore the rhythms and sounds of Balinese gamelan music, then create their own. They listen to several examples of gamelan music, then use their instruments to mimic the rhythms they hear. After a warm up and practice,...
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Arts and Culture: Music that Portrays Hardship/Suffering

For Teachers 6th
Music has the power to convey messages, concepts, and feelings. Sixth graders listen to and analyze the cultural and historical context of several spirituals and working songs sung in Africa and also during the slave period in American...
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A Musical Accent Activity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Budding instrumentalists take on the task of reading accent marks and playing them correctly. They practice playing the provided rhythm or beat, focusing on emphasizing notes that have accents over them. The handout included provides...