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Kelly's Kindergarten Web Page - Kelly Nyman
Grades
K to 1
tag(s): classroom management (124), phonics (53), songs (47), worksheets (71)
In the Classroom
If you are a Kindergarten or first grade teacher, you will want to mark this site as a Favorite. Plan to spend a large amount of time exploring this site and links. If you need suggestions for setting up a Kindergarten classroom, her pictures lead the way. A beginning teacher will especially benefit from her classroom management ideas. Don't forget to see what she found at the Dollar Store. You may want to email her with a quick 'thank you' after you visit this site.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Multicultural Theatre in Music - Iris R. Davis
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): diversity (53)
In the Classroom
The joy of units offered like this is being able to use them in their entirety or pick, choose, and adapt to your own classroom needs. If your language arts series includes a theme on creativity or drama, this is a natural extension of that theme.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ESL Through Music - CASLT/ACPLS
Grades
1 to 8In the Classroom
Make music a part of every day teaching by using some of these great sites and ideas! Your music teacher may even be willing to reinforce both his/her curriculum and your by singing some of the songs in music class. Why not ask?Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Song Lyrics: Using Songs in the ESL Classroom - Neil Coghlan
Grades
1 to 8tag(s): lyrics (14)
In the Classroom
Find lyrics to any song you want! Share this link with your students themselves, They may want to look up some songs they have heard and did not fully understand.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Singing Science Records - Ballads for the Age of Science
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): 1950s (33), 1960s (55), animals (268), energy (138), mammals (21), motion (55), plants (140), space (239), water (102), water cycle (25), weather (172)
In the Classroom
Include the links to specific songs for review on your teacher web site or play one of the songs as students enter the room (a sort of audio anticipatory set). You will definitely need to turn up the speakers. Elementary music teachers might want to pick up one of the songs while the students are studying these topics and teach the music and lyrics during music class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smithsonian Global Sound - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): songs (47)
In the Classroom
Search this site for songs to supplement your unit in a US or World history class. This teacher was able to find a song about the suffrage movement, and was able to teach the beliefs of suffrage through student analysis of the lyrics and tone. Be sure to search - there are literally tons of songs that can be used for a variety of curriculum.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Classics for Kids - Cincinnati Public Radio
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): composers (22)
In the Classroom
Play a piece of classical music from the website and ask students to imagine a story that matches the mood and tempo. Have them write and illustrate a short story in Book Creator reviewed here, then share it with the class while playing the music in the background. Use the website's rhythm games to teach students basic musical patterns and have students clap, stomp, or use simple percussion instruments to follow along with a classical piece. Create a class "orchestra" where different groups play assigned rhythms. Use the site's online composition tool or simple classroom instruments and have students experiment with creating their own short melodies.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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It's Fun to Read: Music - Starfall.com
Grades
1 to 2tag(s): numbers (119)
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ToneSavvy
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2 to 12tag(s): musical notation (34)
In the Classroom
Not only can you use this site in class, but you can post it on you class website for students to practice at home,Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Piano Player - Pearson Education, Inc.
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2 to 8tag(s): music theory (47), musical notation (34)
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Name this Tune - Musipedia
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1 to 12tag(s): rhythm (22)
In the Classroom
This would be a great activity on an interactive whiteboard to practice going from the tune you KNOW into notation and then to find related tunes. It will really focus students' attention on what they hear and force them to refine it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Paper Plate Education - Great Lakes Planetarium
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1 to 12tag(s): resources (79)
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Sesame Street - Sesame Street & PBS
Grades
K to 2tag(s): audint (13), audio books (43), classification (20), counting (66), listening (97), numbers (119), preK (303), sound (74), sounds (40)
In the Classroom
Use this rare find to motivate your students. Have students work on individual computers and explore this site on their own. With younger students, you may want to introduce the site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. This is definitely one that you will want to share with your parents in your newsletter or on your class website.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Learn to Read - Starfall.com
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1 to 3tag(s): audbk (25), audint (13), audio books (43), audtxt (19), sound (74), sounds (40), vocabulary (249)
In the Classroom
Use the movies to introduce the class to the alphabet. After working on letter sounds use the games and books during station time to reinforce letter sounds and spelling rules.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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March Into Spring - Education World
Grades
1 to 6In the Classroom
Save this site as a favorite on your classroom computer to allow for easy retrieval of information. This is a really helpful resource for any elementary school teacher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MusicTheory.net
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): music theory (47), musical notation (34)
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Post this resource on your class webpage for students to practice at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Woody Guthrie: Writer's Workshop - Woody Guthrie Foundation
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1 to 6tag(s): writers workshop (31)
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Groovelab
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4 to 12tag(s): sound (74)
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SFS Kids - San Francisco Symphony
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): countries (71), musical instruments (60), rhythm (22), worksheets (71)
In the Classroom
Share this fantastic site with your school's music teacher, but save it to use with students for a variety of different lessons. For example, incorporate music into your lessons when teaching about worldwide countries, taking advantage of the featured playlists in the educators' section. Engage students with an introductory activity using IdeaBoardz, reviewed here to add sticky notes with students' knowledge of specific instruments, countries, or different kinds of music. As you add information and resources to your lessons, use Wakelet, reviewed here, to create collections to share with students that include videos and websites related to the content taught. Have students show what they know using Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here, to create a website, video, or presentation on their chosen topic. For younger students, work together in groups or as a class to create a music book using Book Creator, reviewed here. Include audio recordings, student drawings, and videos as part of your digital book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smithsonian Jazz - National Museum of American History
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2 to 12tag(s): africa (154), african american (120), harlem (10), jazz (17)
In the Classroom
Use the audio on this site to supplement a lecture or class discussion about the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz era. Click Education from the left menu, then use the next menu on the left to allow students to explore an area of interest. Enhance learning by having students use Padlet, reviewed here, to share what they learned and comment on their peers' contributions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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