For Any Grade Arts & Music Outlines
The Nutcracker Classical Music Activity Bundle with 3 Engaging Resource Packets
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
"This resource is packed full of good stuff, especially with the new updates. I don't feel like I do a very good job of teaching dance/music in our Arts Ed strands, so this was a handy resource as a way of guiding my teaching. I was surprised just how into the Nutcracker my students got!" - Nadine F.
Print & Play! Do you need fun and colorful music centers for Christmas? Add these engaging activities to your Nutcracker unit! This bundle contains listening sheets and a music note-matching activity.
These printable "The Nutcracker" Listening Sheets will add some festive cheer to your class party, homeschool meetups, or holiday family fun!
Bundle Benefits:
- Save time! The music selections are already curated for you
- Add music appreciation to various lessons and unit studies
- Students explore social-emotional themes through listening
- Low-prep engaging and mindful activities for students
- Easily find the music on YouTube or your favorite music services
- No musical training is required - just print and play!
Learning Objectives
- increased knowledge of The Nutcracker Suite
- familiarity with the composer's works
- ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of classical music
- identify different instrument sounds
- social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within classical music
- creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme
Musical Selections: (two pages per piece)
01. Overture
02. The Christmas Tree
03. March
04. Gallop And Dance Of The Parents
05. The Presents Of Drosselmeyer
06. Grandfather Dance
07. Clara And The Nutcracker
08. Battle with the Mouse King
09. In The Christmas Tree
10. Waltz Of The Snowflakes
11. The Magic Castle On The Mountain Of Sweets
12. Clara And Prince Charming
13. Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
14. Coffee (Arabian Dance)
15. Tea (Chinese Dance)
16. Trepak (Russian Dance)
17. Dance Of The Reed Pipes
18. Polichinelle (The Clown)
19. Waltz Of The Flowers
20. Pas De Deux (3rd Movement contains "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy")
21. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
22. Grand Finale
The Nutcracker Mindful Listening Activity Sheets
Music Rating Guides - full color/black & white
Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a pleasant sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.
The Nutcracker Bingo Game (38 pages)
Add this Bingo game to your Nutcracker unit or winter sub plans! Students will enjoy racing to find Clara, the Mouse King, Godfather Drosselmeyer, and more! There are also a few festive objects like cupcakes and ornaments. Great for printing on Astrobrights paper!
"My students LOVED playing Nutcracker BINGO. It was a great activity to use after we learned about the history of and read a version of The Nutcracker. They were extremely engaged, and it was a great review of characters and dances from the ballet/story." - Rebecca M.
The Nutcracker Music Note Matching Game/Center (24 pages)
Learning to read music can have many benefits for students. These colorful music note-matching cards and posters are easy to set up and fun to use! Note-matching games are a great activity for both individual and group learning. They are easy to set up and can be adapted to different skill levels, making them suitable for learners of all ages.
"This was a fun match-up game for my students! They had a fun time with this for a last day soft start!" - Jean
More Nutcracker Resources!
Nutcracker Fairy Tale Story Listening Sheets (★ NEW!)
The Nutcracker Listening Sheets
The Nutcracker Listening Sheet Preview
El Cascanueces (En Español)
The Nutcracker Word Search
The Nutcracker Performance Journal
The Nutcracker Scene List
The Nutcracker Number Writing
The Nutcracker Activity Bundle
The Nutcracker Bingo Game
The Nutcracker Blank Sheet Music
The Nutcracker Music Notes Match
The Nutcracker & Festive December Bundle