3rd Grade European History Resources

This big Bach bundle includes 120+ pages of fun & engaging activities! From listening sheets to music note matching - there are lots of ways to include Johann Sebastian Bach into your composer unit!

Bach Note Match

Music Center! Do you need engaging activities for practicing music notes? This music note matching activity reviews & strengthens treble and bass note skills. Cut and laminate for extended use. Cards feature adorable Johann Sebastian Bach clipart with bright, spring backgrounds!

*An additional set of posters & cards are included without background graphics.

18 Grand Staff Puzzles (18 in all)

Treble Space Notes: f - a - c - e

Treble Line Notes: e - g - b - d - f

Bass Space Notes: a - c - e - g

Bass Line Notes: g - b - d - f - a

5 Wall Posters / Music Center Sheets

Grand Staff: Illustrates the two staves

Treble Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the treble clef looks like

Treble Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the treble clef

Bass Clef: Explains at-a-glance what the bass clef looks like

Bass Notes: Displays and defines the notes on the bass clef

Bach Composer Listening Activities

Composer Fact Sheet - From the composer's birthplace to the instruments they've studied, this one page reference sheet will make a great handout for your students.

Birthplace Guide - Add in some geographical research to discover more about where the composer was born! This page includes space for writing the capital, language, and even a popular food.

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 the 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 cheerful 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.

Printable Listening Sheet Sets Include:

01. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

02. Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor

03. Cantata No. 21

04. Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Air)

05. Concerto for Two Violins

06. Partitia for Violin No. 2

07. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major

Bach Word Search

One composer. Ten words. Three styles. Pick & print your favorite! Use with a timer for a race through musical history or as an independent activity.

Bach Fun Pack!

Celebrate the birthday and achievements of Johann Sebastian Bach! This composer fun pack is full of vocabulary, coloring, listening sheets and more. Designed for Pre-K and Kindergarten + adaptable for older students as well!

What’s Inside:

Composer Fact Sheet

Birthplace Fact Sheet

Birthday Coloring Sheet

Birthday Season Vocabulary

Composer Vocabulary

Story Tiles

Compose a Story

Birthday Planner - More or Less Activities (4 pages)

Find the Difference

Compose a Pattern (2 pages)

Listening Sheets:

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Cantata No. 21

Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Air)

Magnificat

Italian Concerto

Bourree in E Minor

Fugue in G Minor

The Partita in D Minor

Mass in B Minor

Bach & Marcello "Adagio"

This beautiful piece is originally attributed to Italian composer Alessandro Marcello and later arranged by Johann Sebastian Bach for the keyboard. Both pieces are widely available on YouTube, from the oboe to violin and of course, the piano.

01. Oboe Concerto in D Minor (second movement,) Marcello

02. BWV 974 Adagio, Bach

"Little" Fugue in G Minor

Just Print & Play! Do you need fun and engaging brain breaks? This classical music activity pack features 6 listening activities to experience! The Star Rating and Emoji guides are included as a fun reference (color/b&w.) Also great for sub plans & sub tubs!

Featured Music:

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80, Johannes Brahms

Brain Break Activities:

1. 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 the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
2. Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful 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.
3. Listen & Color a Carnival - Students can color their own carnival while listening to the selected music! Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!
4. Emoji Checkbox Listening - This listening sheet style is all about checkboxes! Students note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from the musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more! Time, nature, settings, instruments, and colors are also listed. Students color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid. The 'Inspiration Box' can be used for inspired drawing, journaling, notes, poetry, etc.
5. 1-5 Star Rating Guide in color
6. 1-5 Star Rating Guide in black & white
7. Emoji Rating Guide in color
8. Emoji Rating Guide in black & white
9. Word Composer - compose a list of new words using letters from the composer's name. Add a timer for an extra challenge!
10. Drawing/Writing Page - a freestyle approach to listening! Students can draw a scene inspired by the music selection or use the page as a writing space. Great for bulletin boards and displays!

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The books in the series include:

1. What Was the Age of Exploration?
2. What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?
3. What Was the Wild West?
4. What Was the Donner Party?
5. What Was the Ice Age?
6. What Was the Boston Tea Party?
7. What Was Ellis Island?
8. What Was the Great Depression?
9. What Was the Plague?
10. What Was the Titanic
11. What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
12. What is Climate Change?
13. What is the Constitution?
14. What is the Coronavirus Disease COVID-19?
15. What is the Women's Rights Movement?

This product is easy to use:

1. Print the template (same template for every book in this series), cut along the dotted line on each page, then staple the top to create the flipbooks (students can do this on their own).
2. Read the book (independently or as a class/group)
3. Click through the Google reading comprehension digital lesson (no-prep required!)
4. Students fill out the template independently/homework or as a class or group. In my class, we work on the book report template together through each section of the lesson.

The sections of the reading comprehension digital lesson and 9-page book report template include (along with the built-in reward system):

• book title info
• rating & review
• vocabulary
• facts
• text ideas
• series of events
• making life connections
• what I learned
• questions I have
• setting/subject
• interesting event
• important event