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Engage young mathematicians in learning about fractions with this cross-curricular math and music lesson. After listening to and repeating different beat patterns, children realize that musical notes are just another way of representing...

You'll never miss a beat with a resource packet filled with puzzles, quizzes, and activity worksheets that focus on time signatures. Don't quaver or rest until you score this packet.

In order to answer a music trivia question, young musicians must count the number of ties in a melody, name the final note, and use these clues to spell out Charlie Parker's nickname. This activity is not for the birds.

It's time to practice those sharps. Young musicians write the order of sharps by counting down a fourth and up a fifth. This is a great way to teach sharps to emergent musical note readers. 

Young scholars work in groups, within in their groups they are given 15 popsicle sticks. They count off 4 beats and then clap a four beat rhythm. Students use the popsicle sticks to notated the rhythm on the floor as a group. They are...

A creative "twist" on music education; the teacher re-creates the game Twister putting notes on the game board, not using the colors but mixing up the notes all over the board. Through this activity, students become familiar with the...

Students play math game in teams to demonstrate their knowledge of note and rest values.

Create beautiful and creative journals with this app, and find out how to do so by watching this quick video. Jennifer and Rich take you on a tour of the app and try out some features to give you a preview of what to expect. Make sure to...

Young artists explore elements of an African folktale called Anansi the Spider. By studying the geometric patterns in the story, children note the colors and shapes that are used. From here, class members create a patterned spider web...

Students acknowledge their experiences with note values. They work in teams to recognize note values and move on to the next step in the assignment. Students work off a rubric for their keeping of scores.