5th Grade Music Activities

Are you looking for something fun and different for your students? Maybe you need some extra activities for early finishers...well look no further!

Entertain your class while integrating music and language with Music Wordle! This resources includes 46 Music Wordles that you can assign to your students or play together as a class. You could even hold a competition to see who can solve each Worldle first! There is lots of flexibility on how you can use this resource. I created this in Google Sheets. Your Music Wordle Google Sheet will include links to each of the 46 Music Wordle Puzzles. I've included a solutions tab as well as a table that includes puzzle hints, if you choose to share with your students. Each hyperlink is set up for you to make a copy of the Music World Puzzle before you play.

No Prep! Word search activities offer many benefits for students. They can help students learn new vocabulary, improve spelling skills, and develop problem-solving abilities. These word search activities are great for reviewing musical concepts in a fun and challenging way! Word search activities also make engaging brain breaks and bell-ringers.

Students search for Leonard Bernstein-themed words in this 15x15 word grid! Sixteen words can be found up, down, or across. Answer key included.

Sixteen Vocabulary Words

• up
• down
• across

Word Search Benefits

• Vocabulary: introduces learners to new words and their meanings, which can help to expand their vocabulary.
• Spelling: teaches the correct spelling of words.
• Visual perception: students scan a grid and identify patterns, which can help to improve their visual perception skills.
• Problem-solving: helps students develop problem-solving skills by challenging them to find words that are hidden in a grid.
• Focus: Word searches can help students focus and concentrate, which can be helpful for other academic tasks.
• Memory: helps improve memory by requiring students to remember the words that they have already found.

No Prep! Word search activities offer many benefits for students. They can help students learn new vocabulary, improve spelling skills, and develop problem-solving abilities. These word search activities are great for reviewing musical concepts in a fun and challenging way! Word search activities also make engaging brain breaks and bell-ringers.

Students search for Pyotr Tchaikovsky-themed words in this 15x15 word grid. Fifteen words can be found up, down, or across! Answer key included.

Fifteen Vocabulary Words

• up
• down
• across

Word Search Benefits

• Vocabulary: introduces learners to new words and their meanings, which can help to expand their vocabulary.
• Spelling: teaches the correct spelling of words.
• Visual perception: students scan a grid and identify patterns, which can help to improve their visual perception skills.
• Problem-solving: helps students develop problem-solving skills by challenging them to find words that are hidden in a grid.
• Focus: Word searches can help students focus and concentrate, which can be helpful for other academic tasks.
• Memory: helps improve memory by requiring students to remember the words that they have already found.

Word search activities offer many benefits for students. They can help students learn new vocabulary, improve spelling skills, and develop problem-solving abilities. These word search activities are great for reviewing musical concepts in a fun and challenging way! Word search activities also make engaging brain breaks and bell-ringers.

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

♫ "Study Bach. There you will find everything." - Johannes Brahms ♫

More Johann S. Bach Resources!

Johann S. Bach Bundle

Johann S. Bach Music Note Matching

"Adagio" Listening Sheets

Bach Fun Pack!

"Little Fugue" Listening Sheets

Bach Composer Pack

Bach Composer Activity Pack (Pre-K+)

Bach Family Bundle

Brandenburg Concertos Listening Sheets

► We know you'll love helping students create meaningful connections to classical music, so we are happy to share these free listening activities with you today!

Word search activities offer many benefits for students. They can help students learn new vocabulary, improve spelling skills, and develop problem-solving abilities. These word search activities are great for reviewing musical concepts in a fun and challenging way! Word search activities also make engaging brain breaks and bell-ringers.

Fifteen musical terms are hidden within! Clef, sequence, theme, note, key, and more. There is one puzzle included with four color variations, including an ink-friendly greyscale design. Choose your favorite! Answer key provided.

► It can be hard to keep track of all the dates and eras in classical music history, so we created this freebie to help you out! Grab this six-page guide of composers sorted by musical period. Birthdates, birthplaces, and their famous compositions included. Get this instant download delivered right to your inbox!

Print & Play! Do you need engaging music appreciation activities? Highlighter Poetry combines classical music, mindful listening, and social-emotional learning!

While listening to the selected music, students color or highlight keywords (arranged refrigerator magnet-style) including colors, emotions, seasons, and instruments that best describe their mindful listening experience.

These super low-prep activities are great for adding to your composer studies or serving as fun brain breaks and bell ringers.

There are no wrong answers! These mindful listening activities give students meaningful keywords to use in further class discussions about each piece of music.

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music

Highlighter Poetry Listening Boards

1. Symphony No. 9
2. Symphony No. 5
3. Bagatelle No. 25 "Für Elise_"_
4. Piano Concerto No. 5
5. Violin Sonata No. 9
6. String Quartet No. 15
7. Piano Sonata No. 31
8. Symphony No. 1
9. 'Moonlight' Sonata
10. Piano Sonata No. 8

The music can easily be found through your favorite streaming services. Just print and play!

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!

Print & Play! Do you need engaging music appreciation activities? Highlighter Poetry combines classical music, mindful listening, and social-emotional learning!

While listening to the selected music, students color or highlight keywords (arranged refrigerator magnet-style) including colors, emotions, seasons, and instruments that best describe their mindful listening experience.

These super low-prep activities are great for adding to your composer studies or serving as fun brain breaks and bell ringers.

There are no wrong answers! These mindful listening activities give students meaningful keywords to use in further class discussions about each piece of music.

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of American composer Duke Ellington
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music

Highlighter Poetry Listening Boards

1. Take the 'A' Train
2. It Don't Mean a Thing
3. Mood Indigo
4. In a Sentimental Mood
5. Perdido
6. Rockin' in Rhythm
7. C-Jam Blues
8. Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
9. Caravan
10. Blues to Be There

The music can easily be found through your favorite streaming services. Just print and play!

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!

Word search activities offer many benefits for students. They can help students learn new vocabulary, improve spelling skills, and develop problem-solving abilities. These word search activities are great for reviewing musical concepts in a fun and challenging way! Word search activities also make engaging brain breaks and bell-ringers.

Fourteen terms related to string instruments are hidden within this word search! There is one puzzle included with four color variations, including an ink-friendly grey scale design. Choose your favorite! Answer key provided.

► It can be hard to keep track of all the dates and eras in classical music history, so we created this freebie to help you out! Grab this six-page guide of composers sorted by musical period. Birthdates, birthplaces, and their famous compositions included. Get this instant download delivered right to your inbox!

Print & Play! Do you need engaging music appreciation activities? Highlighter Poetry combines classical music, mindful listening, and social-emotional learning!

While listening to the selected music, students color or highlight keywords (arranged refrigerator magnet-style) including colors, emotions, seasons, and instruments that best describe their mindful listening experience.

These super low-prep activities are great for adding to your composer studies or serving as fun brain breaks and bell ringers.

There are no wrong answers! These mindful listening activities give students meaningful keywords to use in further class discussions about each piece of music.

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi and The Four Seasons
• familiarity with the composer's works
• ability to recognize, and engage with, popular pieces of music
• identify different instrument sounds
• social-emotional exploration of feelings and moods within the music

Highlighter Poetry Listening Boards

1. The Four Seasons
2. Spring
3. Summer
4. Autumn
5. Winter

The music can easily be found through your favorite streaming services. Just print and play!

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!

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This listening bundle features Symphonic Poems by Tchaikovsky, Karłowicz, Dvořák, and Liszt!

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 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.

Antonín Dvořák Symphonic Poems - Classical Music Listening Activity Pack

Printable Listening Sheets Include: (two pages per piece)

1. Symphonic Poem, in A minor, Op. 14
2. Vodník (The Water Goblin,) Op. 107
3. Polednice (The Noon Witch), Op. 108
4. Zlatý kolovrat (The Golden Spinning Wheel), Op. 109
5. Holoubek (The Wild Dove), Op. 110
6. Píseň bohatýrská (A Hero's Song), Op. 111

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!

No Prep! Word search activities offer many benefits for students. They can help students learn new vocabulary, improve spelling skills, and develop problem-solving abilities. These word search activities are great for reviewing musical concepts in a fun and challenging way! Word search activities also make engaging brain breaks and bell-ringers.

Just print these word searches and they're ready to go. Great for early finishers or including with your sub plans. Each word search has 3 different styles, ranging from color to black & white. Answer keys are included.

Activities Include:

1. John Philip Sousa 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.
2. Johann Sebastian 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.
3. Musical Instruments Word Search Fourteen terms related to string instruments are hidden within this word search! There is one puzzle included with four color variations, including an ink-friendly design. Choose your favorite! Answer key is provided.
4. Music Vocabulary Word Search Fifteen musical terms are hidden within! Clef, sequence, theme, note, key and more. There is one puzzle included with four color variations, including an ink-friendly design. Choose your favorite! Answer key is provided.

► It can be hard to keep track of all the dates and eras in classical music history, so we created this freebie to help you out! Grab this six-page guide of composers sorted by musical period. Birthdates, birthplaces, and their famous compositions included. Get this instant download delivered right to your inbox!

Right this way to the circus! Students explore five circus scenes with top composer Aaron Copland! 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 Classical Music

1. Appalachian Spring
2. Down a Country Lane
3. Midsummer Nocturne
4. The Dance Symphony
5. An Outdoor Adventure

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!

Right this way to the circus! Students explore five circus scenes with top composer George Gershwin! 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 Classical Music

1. Rhapsody in Blue
2. An American in Paris
3. Someone to Watch Over Me
4. Concerto in F
5. Foggy Day

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!

Right this way to the circus! Students explore five circus scenes with top composer Duke Ellington! 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 Classical Music

1. Take the 'A' Train
2. In a Sentimental Mood
3. It Don't Mean a Thing
4. C-Jam Blues
5. Harlem

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!

Right this way to the circus! Students explore five circus scenes with top composer Scott Joplin! 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 Classical Music

1. The Entertainer
2. Maple Leaf Rag
3. Augustan Club Waltz
4. Kismet Rag
5. Ragtime Dance

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!

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This listening bundle features Symphonic Poems by Tchaikovsky, Karłowicz, Dvořák, and Liszt!

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 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.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphonic Poems - Classical Music Listening Activity Pack

Printable Listening Sheets Include: (two pages per piece)

1. The Storm, Op. 76
2. Fatum, Op. 77
3. Romeo and Juliet
4. Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
5. The Tempest, Op. 18
6. Hamlet, Op. 67a
7. The Voyevoda, Op. 78

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!

Right this way to the circus! Students explore five circus scenes with top composer Johannes Brahms! 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 Classical Music

1. Hungarian Dance No. 5
2. Wiegenlied
3. Horn Trio
4. String Quintet No. 2
5. Cello Sonata No. 1

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!

Just print & play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This listening bundle features Symphonic Poems by Polish composer Mieczysław Karłowicz!

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 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.

Returning Waves Symphonic Poems - Classical Music Listening Activity Pack

Printable Listening Sheets Include: (two pages per piece)

1. Returning Waves, Op. 9
2. Eternal Songs, Op. 10
3. Lithuanian Rhapsody, Op. 11
4. Stanisław i Anna Oświecimowie, Op. 12
5. A Sorrowful Tale, Op. 13
6. An Episode during Masquerade, Op. 14

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!

Right this way to the circus! Students explore five circus scenes with top composer Clara Schumann! 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 Classical Music

1. Piano Trio in G Minor
2. Sonata in G Minor
3. Romanze in A Minor
4. Lorelei
5. Piano Concerto No. 1

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!

Right this way to the circus! Students explore five circus scenes with top composer John Williams! 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 Classical Music

1. The Imperial March
2. Hedwig's Theme
3. Journey to the Island
4. The Throne Room
5. The Raiders March

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!