Music Centers

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.

Learning Objectives

• Memorization and understanding of each music note
• Improved memory and concentration
• Increased creative thinking and problem-solving
• Greater appreciation of music as an art form
• Comprehension of music notes and how they work together
• Increased knowledge of the musical structure and theory

What's Included

This activity pack includes full-color and white background posters, matching cards, and full-page posters for learning and checking answers. Great for centers! Simply print the cards and posters, cut out the note cards, and laminate for durability. Students match the note with the correct letter card. This is a great activity for reinforcing note names.

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

Students will explore the relationship between sound and vibration as they create several hand-made musical instruments.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

As they learn about vibrations and sound, the students will explore the following hands-on topics:

★ "Balloon Drums"

★ "Seeing Sound Vibrations"

★ "Cardboard Kazoos"

★ "Spoon Sounds"

★ "Rubber Band Guitars"

★ "Buzzing Balloons"

The two-week unit will conclude with the students creating their own unique instruments.

This packet also includes pocket chart word cards for many common percussion instruments.

Celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month with 'Harmony of Hope,' an inspiring and educational music analysis resource designed for middle school students (Grades 5-8). This engaging and no-prep-required package brilliantly combines themes of love, hope, and inspiration through the lens of pivotal songs from the Civil Rights Movement.

What's Inside:

• Google Slides Presentation (32 Slides): Each slide is a journey into the heart of the Civil Rights era, featuring seven influential songs: "A Change Is Gonna Come," "Respect," "My Girl," "Get Ready," "What's Going On," "People Get Ready," and "Young, Gifted and Black," along with the powerful "Say it Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud." The presentation includes captivating introductions to each artist, music video, thought-provoking discussion questions, and clear directions for exploring each song.
• Comprehensive PDF Packet (10 Pages): This downloadable packet offers the complete lyrics for each song, alongside a notes section for personal reflections and a CER (Claim, Evidence, Reason) based open-ended writing prompt, encouraging deep analytical and creative thinking.

Perfect For:

• Black History Month and Valentine's Day Thematic Learning: This unique resource combines historical significance with themes of love and resilience, offering a multifaceted approach to February's key celebrations.
• Engaging Classroom Discussions: Spark meaningful conversations among students about history, music, and social change.
• Easy Integration into Curriculum: Seamlessly fits into social studies, music, and English language arts lessons.
• No-Prep Convenience: Simply print the materials and you're ready to go! Ideal for busy teachers looking for ready-to-use educational tools.

Bring the powerful messages of hope, love, and inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement into your classroom this February with 'Harmony of Hope.' Engage, educate, and inspire your middle school students with this one-of-a-kind resource!

Put the STEAM in STEM with this unit! Sound Engineering is a Project Based Learning unit that teaches students the physics and basic concepts of sound engineering, especially as it relates to music. This lesson can be used in Career and Technology classes, Science classes, or Music classes. I have used it with an 8th grade Engineering class.

Students start the unit by reading information about the topic from a handout and answering questions about the reading, as well as defining terms related to sound engineering. In the next phase of the project, they work with a team to utilize a Slinky toy to replicate wave patterns and analyze them. Finally, they work with a team to research and build a musical instrument that demonstrates their learning of the topic. The unit ends with a written reflection on the project.

Files Included with this Unit:

1. Teacher Resources

2. Physics of Sound Reading

3. Introduction to Sound Engineering (research and vocabulary) – includes answer key

4. Slinky Waves – group lab expectations and student worksheet

5. Team sign-up sheet

6. Musical Instrument Building Project – student expectations and resources

7. Team planning sheet (2 versions, color & black and white)

8. Teacher evaluation tracking sheet

9. Project Written Reflection

I hope your students enjoy it!

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THE RACE IS ON!

Perfect for your students who need to work on their Bass Clef Reading, Bass Race is a board game for two or more students to race their way through the Bass Clef Staff and identify notes from Low C up to Middle C.

So, what makes it a race? I'm glad you asked! Scattered throughout the board are music alphabet letters that players land on and ALL players must correctly identify the note on the staff. If they don't (or don't have a card that matches the letter), they lose their next turn! This gameplay is continued until all players land on the ending space.

What's included in this game set?

• Title and Instruction pages
• 1 Full-Color Game Board
• 1 Page of 30 different movers
• 8 pages of note/wild cards (4 cards per note, Low C to Middle C)
• 8 pages of card backs
• 6 pages of action cards (Blue Action Cards, Red Movement Cards, Green Question Cards).

Your support of a small business is greatly appreciated! Please note, this game is studio-licensed and you can make copies as needed, but you may not share the product with other schools or teachers.

Catalog: MTP-BRBG-DG

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Use these chants to introduce more literature into the classroom and make the books you are using relevant to music! Use the chant to "Freeda the Cheetah" to explore movement and play along with rhythm sticks. Follow up with a lesson on rhyming words. The chant for "One Lonely Fish" is perfect for keeping a steady beat and making this book more engaging for your little ones. Use the chant in "Pokko and the Drum" to play along with Pokko the frog on her adventures. "The Very Quiet Cricket" is great for teaching whisper voice. Finally, try to wake up the elephant from his sleep in "Wakey, Wakey, Elephant"! Use the additional activities with the some of the chants to extend your lessons. Can be used across several grade levels PreK-2nd grade.

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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.

Learning Objectives

• Memorization and understanding of each music note
• Improved memory and concentration
• Increased creative thinking and problem-solving
• Greater appreciation of music as an art form
• Comprehension of music notes and how they work together
• Increased knowledge of the musical structure and theory

What's Included

This activity pack includes four sets of full-color and white background posters, matching cards, and full-page posters for learning and checking answers. Great for centers! Simply print the cards and posters, cut out the note cards, and laminate for durability. Students match the note with the correct letter card. This is a great activity for reinforcing note names.

Themes Included:

1. Spring Bunnies
2. Spring Sheep
3. Spring Frogs
4. Spring Chicks
5. Easter Bunnies
6. Easter Chicks
7. Easter Peeps
8. Easter Garden

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

✝️ Calling all homeschool heroes and Sunday school superstars!

We offer a treasure trove of free Christian worksheets, activities, posters, and more – all designed to nurture student faith, ignite a love for learning, and integrate Christian values into your classroom and homeschool. Check out the growing collection of free resources here!

Get ready to ROLL with this new interval review game... INTERVAL ROLL!

Interval Roll is a quick-fire interval review game where students have to correctly identify intervals based on cards that are drawn.

Gameplay is simple! Each play turns over a note or letter card and places it on the board creating an interval, then both players roll their own die until it lands on the interval displayedon the cards!

The first player the roll the interval wins that round and keeps the cards. Gameplay continues either until cards or time run out.

Included in the document is:

• 1 Instructions and Assembly Page
• 2 game boards (one in full color, one ink-friendly)
• 1 Set of Music Alphabet Cards (A-G, eight of each letter)
• 1 Set of On-Staff Note Cards from Bass C upto Treble C (Four of each note)
• Color Card Backs for each page of cards
• 1 Page of Ink-Friendly Card Backs

This product is our print version of the game (meant to play in-person). We are working on a digital version of the game you can play online!

Your support of a small business is appreciated! Interval Roll IS a reproducible resource, but you may not share it with other teachers or schools outside of the original purchaser. If you have a colleague who likes the game, send them here to purchase their own copy!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Catalogue: MTP-IRBG-DG

"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.

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 Astrobright paper!

Product Includes:

• Instruction page
• 25 Caller Cards (6 per page)
• 30 BINGO game boards - each one contains the same characters but have slightly different layouts.

Use mini-erasers, bingo chips, or other fun items as space markers. Students get 5 in a row to win!

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 Blank Sheet Music

The Nutcracker Music Notes Match

The Nutcracker Listening & Match Bundle

The Nutcracker & Festive December Bundle

► 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!

Have you been DREAMING about a quick game you can play with your students to review DYNAMICS?

Well, QUIT DREAMING! It's reality! Say hello to DREAMING of DYNAMICS: A game board to review dynamics.

Dreaming of Dynamics has students review (or learn) dynamics based on their:

• Italian Names (Pianissimo, Piano, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Forte, Fortissimo, and Crescendo.)
• Abbreviated Symbols (pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff, and <)
• and their function (very soft, medium loud, growing louder, etc).

However, there's a twist that could cause you to wake up from your daydream!

On the board are two blue "Dream" spaces where students can ride clouds up the board to move closer to the end of the board.

There are also two "WAKE UP" spaces where students ride the clouds down and fall backward on the board.

And of course, what game wouldn't be complete if students have to wait their turn?! There are three yellow spaces with a Fermata where students skip their next turn if they land on the space.

Included in the game is a cheat sheet to help students out when playing the game.

Also included in this set are 30 different movers that you can cut out and laminate for students to use that are themed to the game. These movers are Clouds, Suns, Moons, Stars, and Lightening Bolts in the colors Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple, and White.

This product is our print version of the game (meant to play in-person). We do have a digital version of the game you can play online!

Your support of a small business is appreciated! Dreaming of Dynamics IS a reproducible resource, but you may not share it with other teachers or schools outside of the original purchaser. If you have a colleague who likes the game, send them here to purchase their own copy!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Catalogue: MTP-DODG-DG

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.

Learning Objectives

• Memorization and understanding of each music note
• Improved memory and concentration
• Increased creative thinking and problem-solving
• Greater appreciation of music as an art form
• Comprehension of music notes and how they work together
• Increased knowledge of the musical structure and theory

What's Included

This activity pack includes full-color and white background posters, matching cards, and full-page posters for learning and checking answers. Great for centers! Simply print the cards and posters, cut out the note cards, and laminate for durability. Students match the note with the correct letter card. This is a great activity for reinforcing note names.

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

Are you skipping and stepping around intervals with your students? Well plant your feet and pick up a copy of STEP & SKIPPING STONES so you can start working with your students on their intervals!

Step & Skipping Stones has students review (or learn) the intervals of:

• Steps - interval of a 2nd
• Skips - interval of 3rd
• Leap - interval of a 4th or 5th (depending on your teaching of a leap).

In the document, you'll find:

• Title Page (for you to put in the front of an envelope or box)
• Instructions and Assembly Instructions
• Full-Color Game board
• Board game back
• Step and Skip card fronts
• Card Backs
• Leap and Wild card fronts
• Card Backs
• 1 Page of movers (shaped as different stones)
• back page of movers

Gameplay is based on student's knowledge of the music alphabet and their movement is dictated by the playing cards included in the set, so you don't even need a die!

Because the game uses the music alphabet letters, there's no need for students to know the notes on the staff just yet and you can play the game as soon as students know the music alphabet.

Also included in this set are 30 different movers that you can cut out and laminate for students to use that is themed to the game.

This product is our print version of the game (meant to play in person). We do have a digital version of the game you can play online!

Your support of a small business is appreciated! Step and Skipping Stones IS a reproducible resource, but you may not share it with other teachers or schools outside of the original purchaser. If you have a colleague who likes the game, send them here to purchase their own copy!

© 2023 ZS Music Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Catalogue: MTP-SSSG-DG

Do you need fun & engaging activities for your John Williams unit? Match the music to the correct movie! Cut & laminate the full-color popcorn pages and empty popcorn boxes. Each piece of popcorn will match its own movie popcorn box. Great for a group activity or music center. Answer key is provided for students to check their answers or use as a reference.

Learning Objectives

• increased knowledge of John Williams' most popular movie scores
• 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

Printable Listening Sheets Include:

1. Princess Leia’s Theme (Star Wars: A New Hope)
2. The Imperial March (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back)
3. The Throne Room (Star Wars: A New Hope)
4. Somewhere in my Memory (Home Alone)
5. Journey to the Island (Jurassic Park)
6. Jurassic Park Theme (Jurassic Park)
7. Harry’s Wondrous World (Harry Potter, Sorcerer’s Stone)
8. The Quidditch Match (Harry Potter, 2001)
9. Yoda’s Theme (The Empire Strikes Back, 1980)
10. The Force Suite (Star Wars: A New Hope)
11. Secrets of the Castle (Harry Potter, Prisoner of Azkaban)
12. Across the Stars (Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
13. The Raider’s March (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
14. You are the Pan (Hook)
15. E.T. And Me (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial)
16. Reunion of Friends (Harry Potter, Chamber of secrets)
17. Anakin’s Theme (Star Wars: Phantom Menace)
18. Mom Returns (Finale) (Home Alone)
19. Schindler’s Theme (Schindler’s List)
20. A Tree for my Bed (Jurassic Park)
21. Saying Goodbye (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial)

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.