Thanksgiving Music Sub Plans

Do you need Elementary Music Sub Plans for a non-music sub, in November, during the Thanksgiving season? This Thanksgiving-Themed Elementary Music Sub Plan Set for Kindergarten-Fifth Grade makes it quick and easy to plan for an absence. Not only will these Elementary Music Sub plans make the decision to put your own or your family's health first and take the time you need off, but they ensure that your students are still getting lots of engagement and musical learning even when you're not there!

This Thanksgiving-Themed Elementary Music Sub Plan Set includes:

--A Google Slides™ lesson for Kindergarten, with:

• A song for students to watch ("Turkey Hop")
• A Thanksgiving vocal exploration video
• Directions for a Thanksgiving vocal exploration worksheet
• Directions for a Thanksgiving rhythm composition worksheet (students can complete without knowing the term "rhythm")
• A slide about a book (The substitute reads the slide, then reads the book

--A Google Slides™ lesson for First and Second Grade, with:

• A song for students to watch ("Turkey on the Table")
• A Thanksgiving vocal exploration video
• Directions for a Thanksgiving vocal exploration worksheet
• Directions for a Thanksgiving rhythm composition worksheet (students can write with pictures, then with quarter and eighth notes)
• A slide about a book (The substitute reads the slide, then reads the book

--A Google Slides™ lesson for Third-Fifth Grade, with:

• A Thanksgiving rhythm reading video (a video for sixteenth notes is embedded, but there are also links for ta and ti-ti, quarter rest, half note, and eighth/ quarter/ eighth)
• A listening video for "Autumn Leaves"
• Directions for a listening response worksheet
• Directions for a Thanksgiving rhythm composition worksheet (students can write with pictures, then with quarter and eighth notes, or quarter, eighth, and two sixteenth/ one eighth)
• A slide about a book (The substitute reads the slide, then reads the book)

The set also includes:

• An editable sub plan packet with procedures, a schedule, and more...simply edit in Google Slides and print!
• Worksheets for the sub plans
• Directions, including picture book suggestions for the sub plans

All materials needed except for the picture books are included in the set! If you'd like to not purchase anything, you could use a Thanksgiving-themed picture book from your own collection, or leave that activity out of the sub plan.

**PLEASE NOTE: In order for substitute teachers to use this, they will need to be fairly comfortable with technology, as they will have to be able to access the file in Google Slides (either through you sharing it with them, or typing the link.)

Looking for Fall-themed sub plans? Check out these!

If you are looking for Sub Plans that do not require technology, you can get these:

Music Sub Plans {No Tech Lessons for the Elementary Music Room}

Interested in more music sub plans for non-music teachers? Check out these:

Singing with a Sub {Set 1}

Singing with a Sub {Set 2}

Please email me at mrsmiraclesmusicroom@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.

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