Category Archives: Kindergarten Lessons

Resource: FREE Music Lesson Plans

Check out this database of music lesson plans from Hillsborough Countyu Schools: Music Curriculum Search You will need to enter the provided username and password. I have not examined these lesson plans in detail, but when you log in you … Continue reading

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K – Nanny Goat Lesson Plan

Here is a PowerPoint designed by my friend “Miss G” to go along with the lesson in the Silver-Burdette “Making Music” Kindergarten book. It is centered around a Jamaican song about goats. Enjoy! Nanny Goat Lesson Plan  

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Kindergarten – Little Snail – Music Notation Lesson

In this lesson, taken from the Silver-Burdett Making Music, kindergarten book (unit 6, lesson 4, page T150.) students are introduced to actual music notation. The lesson begins by learning a song about a little snail and identifying the number of … Continue reading

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Kindergarten Lesson – Little Bear’s Beat – Rhythm and Notation

In this lesson (taken from the Making Music book), students continue to explore the concepts of symbols representing sounds. In this case they are introduced to a Japanese song about a little bear. The little bears in the trees represent … Continue reading

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Kindergarten – Spider Beat

A lesson plan that I took from the book, Making Music (Silver-Burdett. Unit 4, lesson 3, p. T92.) I modified the lesson to suit me and created the PowerPoint. Feel free to use the PowerPoint in your own lessons! Spider … Continue reading

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Kindergarten – Beat and Rhythm Lesson Plan – “Grinding Corn”

This lesson plan (and accompanying PowerPoint) is designed to follow the tempo lesson plan, building upon the previous concepts (beat, tempo) and introduces rhythm. In the previous lesson students learned an slave work song, this lesson introduces a Navajo corn … Continue reading

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Kindergarten – Tempo Lesson Plan “Get on Board”

Tempo Lesson Plan – Kindergarten K – Tempo Lesson Plan PowerPoint This lesson plan, with accompanying PowerPoint, is designed to teach kindergarten students about tempo. The children learn about fast and slow tempos while singing a song about the Underground … Continue reading

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