5th Grade Arts & Music Activities

Kindness Yoga Activity Sampler

By Lara Hocheiser

Kindness is contagious! By teaching children about kindness and gratitude, they can learn to better manage their emotions, andactions and learn to form better relationships with themselves and others.

Get your Kids Yoga Activity Packet, all about Kindness!

This sampler includes:

  • Beautifully illustrated kindness yoga cards
  • Breathing exercises and mindfulness activity
  • Printable craft to spark creativity and foster kindness
  • Kindness coloring worksheet for children

Perfect for practicing anywhere! Use this deck at home, school, park, or when traveling!

This is a 13-page free PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, or computer, or print out onto paper. We recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card.

$6.00

Painting Art: Aztec Sun & Moon. Fall/Autumn.

By Art Shack by JB

This creative Aztec Sun & Moon Painting Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to draw a creative Aztec Sun & Moon Design. Students would start with a large circle and split the circle near the middle to separate the sun and moon. Students can create almost any look for their overall design-keep it unique! Students have options with art materials for their design: watercolor paints, crayons, color pencils, and/or markers. Mixed media welcomed! I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

$5.00

Painting Art: Dragons & Castles. Fall/Autumn.

By Art Shack by JB

This creative Dragons & Castles Scene was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to brainstorm a dragons & castle drawing inside their sketchbook. Foreground, middle ground, and background were emphasized throughout the 4–5-day unit. I asked students to lightly redraw the composition onto watercolor paper. I asked students to paint the larger areas first and paint the dragon and details last. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

$6.00

Painting Art: Stained-Glass Tree. Fall/Autumn.

By Art Shack by JB

This creative Stained-Glass Tree Painting Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. For this assignment, I asked students to practice drawing different trees. Next, I taught students how to draw a tree that has branches extending to the edge of the paper. I demonstrated how to outline and fill in the tree. Students created their own stained-glass tree artwork on Final Copy Paper. Students outlined and colored their artwork. Students used mostly watercolor paints for their artwork. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

$5.00

Science Careers & Fields Research & Poster Project Creative STEM activity

By Super Star Science

Get ready to have a BLAST with this creative, science career research based, STEM Poster Project!

Improve student engagement with this great, any time student-choice science research and creativity project "SCIENCE 'OLOGY! Science Careers Research Activity.

What's Included?

★ Clear and easy to follow editable student project directions and worksheet.

★ Exemplar student work.

★ Templates for the drawing portion of the project.

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions

How To Use This Resource?

★ This creativity activity can be used with multiple age groups and requires 2-5 class periods to complete.

★ Use this activity as a review of science careers and fields or as a creative summative assessment.

What Topics and Covered with this Project?

★ Science Careers

★ Importance of Science


Nitty Gritty:

With this editable and printable project (pdf and Google), students learn and teach each other about different science fields and the importance of science to our world. Get your students excited about project based learning in your classroom!This guided research project allows your students to apply scientific knowledge in a creative and artistic way. Exemplars are included to give your kids a place to start and to get their creative juices flowing. This project can be used for distance learning or in person. It can be easily assigned digitally or on paper. 

This assignment is aligned Common Core Writing & Next Generation Science Process Skills Standards.

What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging engineering challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Laurel D. What a great resource. I was able to modify it to fit my curriculum easily. I will be using this weekly, as our school goal is to improve reading across the curriculum. I look forward to more resources from this author. Thanks!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Ann H. This resource is flexible and covers all the pertinent goals in the rubric. It is easily modified and can be tailored to specific projects and assignments.

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Check out a few of my other science and engineering resources.

*Marshmallow Catapults

*The Rainbow Lab- Detailed Lab Procedures Practice

*Fun Video Claim, Evidence & Reasoning Analysis Activity Middle School

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*EZ Engineering Bundle

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Science Lab Safety Project "Help Me, Mad Scientist!" Creative VIDEO Activity

By Super Star Science

Teaching lab safety rules can be dull. But, it doesn't have to be!

Engage your students' creativity and prepare them for Safe Science & Hands-On Labs with this STEM "Dear Mad Scientist!" Lab Safety Group Project. This resource includes everything you need for students to make short, funny lab safety VIDEOS and reinforces NGSS, MYP and International Science Practices and Skills.

This group project is creative, fun and informative. Groups get fictional Help Me Mad Scientist! letters that they must analyze and correct. They create a list of mistakes and video response to help teach the confused author. This activity fits well with current Science and Engineering Practices as well as traditional studies related to the scientific method.

What's Included in this fun project based learning assignment?

★ Clear and easy to follow editable student directions- digital and printable.

★ Editable Class Rules. Check out the related Student and Parent Contract!

★ Exemplar student project photos and video scripts.

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions.

How To Use This Resource

★ This creativity activity can be used with multiple age groups and requires 2-4 class periods to complete.

★ Use this activity as a review of safe laboratory practices or as a creative introduction to the process of scientific inquiry.

Topics Covered

★ Lab Safety Rules

★ Science Process Skills

★ Preparation for the Science Fair

★ Summarizing Information


Nitty Gritty:

*Do your students need an entertaining introduction or review of science lab safety rules? With this editable and printable project (pdf and Google), students learn and reinforce important lab safety skills. A safe science laboratory is the basis for good hands-on science experiments and science fair. In this creative project, students demonstrate their understanding of the class science lab safety rules.

This assignment is aligned with the Next Generation Science , MYP and International Science Standards.

The Kicker:

This lab safety assignment will be a hit with your kids! It forces students to think critically about hands-on science. It highlights the importance of being safe and focused during investigations in an entertaining way. This project sets the scene for a fun and controlled science laboratory experience.

What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Samantha White. I loved this resource! It was such a great, creative approach that also tied on other disciplines. It also made for some pretty, yet educational, art work for our classroom! Thank you!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging engineering challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Laurel D. What a great resource. I was able to modify it to fit my curriculum easily. I will be using this weekly, as our school goal is to improve reading across the curriculum. I look forward to more resources from this author. Thanks!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Ann H. This is one of the most original and creative project-based lessons I have seen. Students are highly engaged in the subject matter and produce some truly amazing presentations.

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Check out a few of my other science and engineering resources.

*Marshmallow Catapults

*Science Careers & Fields Research Project- "Science 'Ology"

*The Rainbow Lab- Detailed Lab Procedures Practice

*Fun Video Claim, Evidence & Reasoning Analysis Activity Middle School

Purchase a Bundle and SAVE!

*EZ Engineering Bundle

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Astronomy Project Planet Research and Student Choice Activity Creative & FUN!

By Super Star Science

Are you searching for a fun and creative way to teach your students about astronomy and our solar system? Spark your students' curiosity and engage their creative minds with this STEM Children's Book, Rap Song and Alien Creature Design Project. This resource includes everything you need create an interesting and meaningful astronomy summative group project.

What's Included in this fun project based learning assignment?

★ Clear and easy to follow editable student directions- digital and printable

★ Exemplar student projects

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions

How To Use This Lab/ Need to Know:

★ This is a large project. It spans the whole of my astronomy unit! It is SO AMAZING! Honestly! You can do part or all of it.

★ Complete this activity as a fun and creative unit assessment. I have students present their projects, read their children's books, and show us their creature creations.

★ You can create an "interstellar zoo" to show off your student's amazing work.

Topics Addressed

★ Astronomy

★ Solar System Planet and Exoplanet Research


Nitty Gritty:

*Do your students need an entertaining way of showing their understanding of astronomy and the solar system? With this editable and printable project (pdf and Google), students learn and reinforce important NGSS, MYP and International space science concepts.

The Kicker:

This astronomy individual and group project will be a hit with your kids! It forces students to think critically about astronomy, planet characteristics and the possibility of life on other planets. It highlights the different planets in our solar system, exoplanets and moon characteristics in a creative and entertaining way.

What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Samantha White. I loved this resource! It was such a great, creative approach that also tied on other disciplines. It also made for some pretty, yet educational, art work for our classroom! Thank you!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Ann H. This is one of the most original and creative project-based lessons I have seen. Students are highly engaged in the subject matter and produce some truly amazing presentations.

★__________________________________________________★

Check out a few of my other science and engineering resources.

*Marshmallow Catapults

*Science Careers & Fields Research Project- "Science 'Ology"

*The Rainbow Lab- Detailed Lab Procedures Practice

*Fun Video Claim, Evidence & Reasoning Analysis Activity Middle School

Purchase a Bundle and SAVE!

*EZ Engineering Bundle

Please visit my at my TeachShare Store: Super Star Science: https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Super-Star-Science

❣️If you and your kids enjoyed this activity, please leave me a review to get TeachShare credits to buy more great products!❣️

Be sure to FOLLOW me on:

✓ TeachShare to receive notifications of sales, new products and more!

✓Facebook for new products, fun photos and science teaching ideas!

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All rights reserved by Kim Karper. This single user product is to be used by the original purchaser only. Please do not share this product with other teachers. If you would like to have multiple users for this document, please note that TeachShare offers multiple license options.

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BUNDLE-Nutcracker Themed-Kingdom of Sweet Project Bundle

By Meggen Loew

Combines Kingdom of Sweets Design Project and Kingdom of Sweets Research Projects.

Kingdom of Sweets Project ($5 Value)

The goal for this project is for your child/students to practice using area and perimeter. They will also practice spatial awareness as they plan for elements to fit within the area provided. The different areas they will place on their maps are based on the realms represented in the Nutcracker Ballet (when visiting after Marie/Clara rescues the Nutcracker/Prince)

Children/students can practice following instructions and requirements by following the assignment's instructions.

What is Included: 9 Pages

· Goals and Instructions for Teachers

· Instructions/Requirements

· Example

· Rubric

· Legends Page.

· Elements Page

· Separate 11x14 printable graph page

Kingdom of Sweets Project Research Extension ($5 Value):

This project aims to help your child/students practice their research skills. They will pick one of the "realms" or regions based on the realms represented in the Nutcracker Ballet (when visiting after Marie/Clara rescues the Nutcracker/Prince). Children/students can practice following instructions and requirements by following the assignment's instructions. Two options are available to complete the report. 1. Predesigned Research Page or 2. Written Research Report (with introduction and conclusion). An optional presentation extension is available for students to create a project based on architecture, dress, or food research done on their report. Rubrics and student instructions are available for each report/and the Presentation.

What is Included: 12 Pages

  • Goals and Instruction Page for Teachers (1 page)
  • Student Instructions/Requirements (1 page)
  • Student Report Pages (2 pages)
  • Rubric For Report on Student Report Pages (1 page)
  • Student Instructions/Requirements for Presentation (1 page)
  • Rubric for Presentation (1 page)

This Bundle also includes a Bundle Guide: 5 Pages ($3 value)

· Goals and Instructions for the Bundle

· Brief Bundle Overview

· Full Bundle Lesson Plans (helps combine the two units into one)

Pair this with the Nutcracked novel study, the Nutcracker and The Mouse King picture book study, or other Nutcracker Christmas School Activities. A complete 20-Day Christmas School Unit is available as a bundle through my website or TeachShare storefront.

$8.00

Taylor Inspired End of An Era Coloring Pages

By Kristen Teaches Fourth

Product Description:

Unleash your students' creativity and celebrate the magic of music with these Taylor Swift-Inspired End of Era Coloring Pages! Perfect for a range of grade levels, these unique coloring sheets are designed to mark the end of the school year with a harmonious blend of art and fun.

What's Included:

  • 8 Coloring Pages
  • Educational Value: Enhance fine motor skills, color recognition, and creative expression while subtly incorporating the joy of music into your classroom activities.
  • Variety for All Ages: Our pages range from simple designs for younger students to more detailed and complex patterns for older children, ensuring every student finds something they love.
  • End of Year Celebration: Use these pages as a fun and relaxing activity to commemorate the end of the school year, allowing students to unwind and reflect on their accomplishments.
  • Printable Easy-to-print PDF files
  • Versatile Use: Perfect for art lessons, end-of-year activities, classroom decor, or as a special gift for students to take home.

Benefits for Teachers:

  • Engagement: Keep students engaged and excited as they color their favorite Taylor Swift-inspired scenes and motifs.
  • Stress Relief: Provide a relaxing and enjoyable activity that helps students wind down after a busy school year.

Ideal For:

  • Classroom Use: Art projects, free-time activities, or a creative end-of-year celebration.
  • Gifts: Great for creating personalized gifts for students to remember their school year by.
$5.00

Halloween Kids Activity Resource Bundle For Multiple Ages & Various Printables

By Creative Discoveries Online Academy Printables

Make Halloween Fall learning activities fun with these engaging, hands-on Halloween activities! This includes 30 low-prep Halloween templates perfect for exploring and building creativity. It is great for multiple ages. Quick and easy setup, plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students in discovering the world of Halloween using coloring, cutting, I Spying, doing mazes, connecting the dots, color/paint by numbering, counting, Upper & Lower Case IDing, word searching, and decorating. Students will love exploring together by using their critical & problem solving skills through these fun Halloween activities, and won't even realize how much they're learning! Pull out your crayons, markers, magnifying glasses, paint... Have fun!

Here's what you'll get:

  • 1 Halloween cover
  • 2 Find & Count Halloween picture activity
  • 3 different level Halloween mazes
  • 1 Practice printable for scissor cutting
  • 2 Halloween Counting Activities
  • 1 color by number printable
  • 2 Connect the dots Halloween printables
  • Upper Case Pumpkin Writing
  • Lower Case Pumpkin Writing
  • 1 printable word search
  • 2 Find & Count activities
  • 16 Halloween coloring sheets
  • easy to follow directions

Your students will love doing all of these Halloween activities with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be concentrating in their seats, engaged, and exploring various Halloween activities.

These Halloween activities use materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes 30 printables to complete. It can be printed in black and white or in color.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class! Great for different ages!

Halloween can be a sensitive topic, so please review each activity before giving to your child. Most of it is fun, cute stuff, but there are a few activities that are spookier.

You may also like…

→ Halloween Scavenger Hunt x3 (Different Age Levels) + Halloween Gift Tags!

→ Halloween Build Your Own Frankenstein Art Craft Science Resource Template

→ Busy Mom Planner-Beautiful Butterfly Design

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Fall/Halloween Bat,Frankenstein,Scarecrow,Cat,Pumpkin,Pilgrim,Squash,Gnome Craft

By Creative Discoveries Online Academy Printables

Make Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving art crafting fun with these 13 engaging, hands-on bat, Frankenstein, scarecrow, witch, cat, pumpkin, gnome plus home, pilgrims, hedgehog, squash and zombie making art craft activities! This includes 13 low-prep art craft templates perfect for exploring and creativity. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these art craft activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too!

Lead your students to discover the art making of bats, Frankenstein, scarecrows, witches, cats, pumpkins, squash, gnomes plus their homes, hedgehog, pilgrims and zombies by coloring, cutting, gluing, and decorating. Students will love exploring how to put the bats, Frankenstein, scarecrows, witches, cats, pumpkins, squash, gnomes plus their homes, pilgrims, hedgehog, and zombies together by using their critical, creative problem solving skills through this fun activity, and won't even realize how much they're learning! Use it after you talk about facts, sing a song about bats, Frankenstein, scarecrows, hedgehog, witches, cats, pumpkins, squash, gnomes plus their homes, pilgrims and zombies or read a cute story. Pull out gems, sequins, paint, coloring utensils.. and the list goes on. Be as creative as possible. Make it spooky or cute. You can print in color if you don't want them to color or use it as a decoration in your room. You can also print in black and white to decorate yourself.

Here's what you'll get:

  • 13 templates to practice cutting, coloring and gluing together a bats, Frankenstein, scarecrows, witches, cats, pumpkins, squash, gnomes plus their homes, pilgrims hedgehog, and zombies
  • easy to follow directions

Your students will love making these bats, Frankenstein, scarecrows, witches, cats, pumpkins, squash, gnomes plus their homes, hedgehog, pilgrims and zombies crafts with a variety of common classroom materials. They'll be engaged and exploring.

These craft activities use materials readily available in most classrooms and homes and includes 13 printable templates to create the whole project.

Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student page, gather the materials listed, and you're ready for a fun and engaging class!

You may also like…

→ Preschool Activity Resource Packet

→ Unicorn Craft/Activity Packet

→ Pirate Craft/Activity Resource Packet

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If you will be using for commercial license, please purchase an additional license for every 10 subscription box you make or for every 20 children you have in class.

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Mother's Day and Father's Day Crafts Bundle Christian School Sunday School

By Kaylor Creations

Save time with these Bible based Mother's and Father's Day crafts and gifts!

Save money with this bundle!

Help kids to honor the Godly men and women in their life with these printable Mother’s Day and Father's Day cards and crafts with Bible verses!

Included in each resource are several options to create sweet & meaningful crafts and cards.

Mother's Day Resource:

Each craft has the Bible verse Proverbs 31:30.

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  • Mother’s Day Flower Coloring Craft:

  • Mother’s Day Flower Dip and Dap Painting Craft:

  • Mother's Day Flower Coloring Craft and Card:

  • Mother's Day Flower Painting Craft and Card

  • Mother’s Day Interactive Flower Craft Card :

Father's Day Resource:
Each craft has a Bible verse relating to Godly Fathers /Men :

Psalm 127:4

Psalm 1:1-3

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  • Father’s Day Like Arrows Hand Print Craft:

  • Father’s Day Like Arrows Coloring Craft:

  • Father’s Day Like a Tree Dip and Dap Painting Craft:

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Coloring Pages with Bible Verses Bundle Bible Coloring Christian Sunday School

By Kaylor Creations

Build fine motor skills and engage in coloring creativity while also learning Bible verses!

Get all the coloring pages at 30% off!

Now included:

  • Easter Coloring Pages with Bible Verses
  • Nativity/Christmas Coloring Pages with Bible Verses
  • Patriotic Coloring Pages with Bible Verses
  • Thanksgiving Coloring Pages with Bible Verses

I hope to add more later this year!

Thank you and HAPPY TEACHING!

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Opera Listening Activity Pack | SEL Classical Music Listening

By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation

Are you ready to embark on a musical journey through time? The Opera Listening Activity Pack is the perfect way to introduce your students to the captivating world of opera! With a carefully curated selection of some of the world's most beloved performances, this engaging resource will inspire creativity, enhance critical thinking, and foster a love for the arts.

Learning Objectives

  • increased knowledge of popular composers and performers
  • familiarity with a variety of musical periods
  • ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
  • social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
  • creative expression by choosing elements related to a musical theme

What's Included?

  • 2 performance terms/definitions handouts (color and black & white)
  • 9 colorful performance terms/definitions posters/flashcards
  • 15 opera performance listening pages with stage and keywords
  • 15 create-your-own opera pages with stage and writing space
  • 15 choose-your-own opera performers coloring page

Featured Arias and Performances

  1. Nessun Dorma (Turandot) Giacomo Puccini
  2. O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) Giacomo Puccini
  3. La Donna è Mobile (Rigoletto) Giuseppe Verdi
  4. Habanera (Carmen) Georges Bizet
  5. Ave Maria (Otello) Giuseppe Verdi
  6. Quando M'en Vo (La Bohème) by Giacomo Puccini
  7. Largo al Factotum (The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini
  8. The Flower Duet (Lakmé) Léo Delibes
  9. Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici (La Traviata) Giuseppe Verdi
  10. Vesti la Giubba (Pagliacci) Ruggero Leoncavallo
  11. Sempre Libera (La Traviata) Giuseppe Verdi
  12. O Sole Mio by Eduardo di Capua
  13. Anvil Chorus (Il Trovatore) Giuseppe Verdi
  14. The Toreador Song (Carmen) Georges Bizet
  15. Una Furtiva Lagrima (L'elisir d'amore) Gaetano Donizetti

These opera-themed listening activities are easy to implement - just print and play! The music is readily available on YouTube and your favorite streaming services. No musical training is required making these great for sub plans and summer send-home packets!


Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

$5.00

Explore Rachmaninoff's Music: An Adventure Through Sound and Emotion

By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation

Do you want your students to experience the beauty, power, and emotion of Sergei Rachmaninoff's music? From engaging listening activities to space and fairy tales, this resource pack contains everything students need to appreciate Rachmaninoff's most iconic works! His music is a powerful tool that can help your students learn, grow, and connect with each other.

Music Appreciation Benefits

Listening to classical music helps with self-awareness, empathy, and self-regulation. Since social-emotional learning is crucial for children, incorporating classical music into your classroom or homeschool is a great way to support their development!


Learning Objectives

  • increased biographical knowledge of the composer
  • familiarity with the composer's works
  • ability to recognize and engage with iconic pieces of music
  • identify different instrument sounds
  • social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
  • creative expression by drawing and choosing colors related to a musical theme

Whether you need a music brain break or a complete composer study, you can find activities quickly using the clickable table of contents. Mix and match or complete them all!

Biography Pages - The biography page is an introduction to the composer. Basic facts are included, along with a coloring space and listening tracker!

Composer Birthplace Research - Students can use their favorite reference materials to compile a full page of facts about the composer's home country. Research options include capital, continent, population, food, and more.

Composer Rating Activity - More options to profile the composer on the rating sheet, including which season and musical style they match.

Word Builder Activity - In the classic letter puzzle, students can use all the letters from the composer's full name to create new, shorter words and record their scores. Add a timer for an extra challenge.

Mindful Listening Sheets - There are no wrong answers! Students listen to the selected music and choose meaningful keywords they associate with what they hear. The emotions and weather page allows students to color their experiences.

Weather and Emotions - 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.

Listen and Color - Pair art with music! Students can draw, color, or even journal while listening to the selected music! There are four categories of keywords to circle or highlight that describe their listening experience.

Classical Fairy Tale - Storytime! These listening sheets combine music appreciation with a storybook theme! Students compose their wondrous tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar fairy tale objects inspired by the music. There is also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations.

Classical Space Tale - More storytime! These listening sheets combine music appreciation with an intergalactic theme! Students compose their epic space tales by choosing the setting, characters, and familiar space objects inspired by the music. There is also a drawing box for students to capture a scene from their imaginations.

Listen and Draw - The Fairy Tale and Space Tale sets have a framed drawing page for listeners to create music-inspired art! Great for younger students or for hosting a classroom art display.

Listening Checkboxes - Students can use the checkboxes to 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! Students can also color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid.

Star Rating Guides - Print one or more copies of the star rating guide to help students choose their rating. Half and quarter stars can also be encouraged! Students can color their own star rating using the black-and-white guide.


Featured Music Activities

Just print and play! You can find the music on YouTube or your favorite streaming services.

Piano Concerto No. 2

Prelude in C-sharp minor

Rhapsody on a Theme

Second Symphony

Third Piano Concerto

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

The Bells, Op. 35

Prelude in G minor, Op. 23


Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

$6.50

Composer Carnival Fun Packs | SEL Classical Music Listening Activities Bundle

By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation

The carnival is here! Students explore five carnival scenes with TEN top composers! These open SEL activities invite students to color their listening experience while hearing the selected music. Each featured piece of music has a unique carnival scene to color and expressive keywords to choose from.

Learning Objectives

  • increased knowledge of popular composers
  • familiarity with a variety of musical periods
  • ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
  • social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
  • creative expression by choosing colors related to a musical theme

You'll find five unique carnival scenes for students to explore: bumper car, rollercoaster, bouncy house, popcorn, and a concession stand. Students choose from emojis and fun-themed images to color. There are no wrong answers!

Featured Composers

  1. John Williams
  2. Johann Strauss II
  3. Clara Schumann
  4. Scott Joplin
  5. George Gershwin
  6. Duke Ellington
  7. Aaron Copland
  8. Johannes Brahms
  9. Ludwig Van Beethoven
  10. Johann Sebastian Bach

These carnival-themed listening activities are easy to implement - just print and play! The music is readily available on YouTube and your favorite streaming services. No musical training is required making these great for sub plans and summer send-home packets!


Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

$12.50
$10.00
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Composer Circus Fun Packs | SEL Classical Music Listening Activities Bundle

By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation

Right this way to the circus! Students explore five circus scenes with TEN top composers! These open SEL activities invite students to color their listening experience while hearing the selected music. Each featured piece of music has a unique circus scene to color and expressive keywords to choose from.

Learning Objectives

  • increased knowledge of popular composers
  • familiarity with a variety of musical periods
  • ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
  • social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music
  • creative expression by choosing colors related to a musical theme

You'll find five unique circus scenes for students to explore: juggling, unicycle, animal friends, trapeze artist, and a clown. Students choose from emojis and fun circus-themed images to color. There are no wrong answers!

Featured Composers

  1. John Williams
  2. Johann Strauss II
  3. Clara Schumann
  4. Scott Joplin
  5. George Gershwin
  6. Duke Ellington
  7. Aaron Copland
  8. Johannes Brahms
  9. Ludwig Van Beethoven
  10. Johann Sebastian Bach

These circus-themed listening activities are easy to implement - just print and play! The music is readily available on YouTube and your favorite streaming services. No musical training is required making these great for sub plans and summer send-home packets!

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

$12.50
$10.00
ViewCollection

African Mask Art Project | Black History Art Projects

By Down in the Art Room

These African Mask art projects will inspire your students to explore their creativity with a cross-curricular lesson perfect for celebrating Black History Month. This resource is designed for 2nd-5th grade students but can easily be adapted for middle school. 

This lesson is highly engaging and contains 4 different projects. Let students choose a project, create multiple projects, or choose a project based on materials on hand while learning about African masks and Black History Month

This project is perfect for Black History Month (February), but can be used in conjunction with a unit on masks, collage, mixed media, or anytime of year. 

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 26 pages.  It includes: 

  • Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 4 projects

  • Suggestions for project variations 

  • Cross-curricular and literacy connections

  • Information on African masks and photos

  • Black History Month facts

  • National Core Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas) for 2nd-5th grades

This lesson allows your students to design & create a piece of artwork to create artwork that makes a stunning display.  It is designed and has been used with 2nd-5th grades but is adaptable for middle school. This lesson includes TEKS (if you are in Texas) and National Core Arts Standards for 2nd-5th grades.

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Art Sub Plans Bundle

I specialize in cross-curricular lessons. More lessons and resources may be found at my TeachShare store.

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Thank you!

Deborah

Down in the Art Room

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Dreamcatchers Art Project | Native American Art Projects

By Down in the Art Room

These mixed media Native American Dreamcatcher projects will inspire your students to use different materials to create unique artwork with a cross-curricular lesson that celebrates Native American Heritage Month.  This project is designed for 2nd-5th grade students but can be easily adapted for middle school students.  

This lesson is highly engaging, multi-disciplinary, and contains 4 different projects. Components of the projects can be mixed & matched to provide a huge variety of projects. Set up stations, let your students choose a project, or let students use these projects to spark their creativity & design their own dreamcatcher. 

This is a great project for Native American Heritage Month (November), but can be used in conjunction with a unit on symbols, or anytime of the year.

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 60 pages. It includes: 

  • Cross-curricular lesson with step-by-step instructions & photos for 4 projects
  • Project & material variations
  • 35 templates (reproducible) 
  • Native American Heritage Month facts
  • Cross-curricular & literacy connections
  • Dreamcatcher facts
  • Guide to using templates for activities
  • National Core Arts Standards & TEKS (Texas) for 2nd-5th grades

Choose a different project for grade levels and hang the artwork together for a stunning display, let students choose their own project, or use templates for a sub activity.  With 4 projects to choose from, differentiation for your students is easy!  

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I specialize in cross-curricular lessons. More lessons and resources including bilingual labels may be found at my TeachShare store.

https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Down-In-The-Art-Room

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Thank you!

Deborah

Down in the Art Room

$6.00

Mary Blair Castle Art Project | Back to School Art Projects

By Down in the Art Room

This resource contains 3 cross-curricular art lessons + 1 collaborative project to learn about the artwork of Disney artist Mary Blair.  Ideal for back to school, this elementary project provides a collaborative project to build community in your classroom & create a collaborative piece of art to display in the first weeks of school!  Perfect for Women’s History Month, an artist study, or any time of year, this highly engaging project can be used with Kindergarten through 5th grade students.

The individual projects can be used with or without the collaborative project.  So many extras are included with this lesson. 

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 19 pages. It includes:

  • Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 3 individual projects
  • Suggestions for project and material variations 
  • Detailed instructions & photos for collaborative art project including tips for incorporating social-emotional learning, assessment, & early finisher activities 
  • Differentiation tips
  • Cross-curricular and literacy connections
  • Information about artist Mary Blair
  • Women’s History Month facts
  • Tips for project success
  • National Core Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas) for Kindergarten-5th grades

Get your year off to a fantastic start with a great collaborative project & artwork display! 

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I specialize in cross-curricular lessons. More lessons and resources including bilingual labels may be found at my TeachShare store.

https://www.TeachShare.com/Store/Down-In-The-Art-Room

To be notified of new products and resources in my store, click here. 

Thank you!

Deborah

Down in the Art Room

$5.00