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Middle school Winter close reading songs
"Firework" by Katy Perry Poetry Terms Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices/Poetry Terms Identification using Katy Perry's "Firework"Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.Updated to include additional exercises for more in-depth learning and making connections to the text! Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hamilton The Musical - Close Reading About the Revolutionary War
Use Hamilton the Musical to enhance your unit on The American Revolution!
Hamilton fever is strong in my house. My sixteen year old daughter caught it first - singing the songs, proudly wearing her “Young Scrappy and Hungry” t-shirt. I thought it was great, but I also thought it was for older kids. It was only when I saw my 10 year old son singing along with his sister that I started thinking that I could harness the brilliance of Hamilton the Musical to get my 4th graders excited about a
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4th - 6th
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Winter Bucket Drumming
This is built from one of my favorite teaching units – bucket drumming karate, and my desire to bring it to a winter concert setting! The students love showing off their skills, and so do I! My favorite thing is to use popular winter and Christmas songs that I already own and have the students play along! Each song features instructions as well as lyrics and suggestions for how to play along from start to finish (and passing actions if appropriate), followed by a practice rhythm slide for stu
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K - 8th
Analyzing Fahrenheit 451 Through Music Unit - 20+ Songs, Analysis Activities
What better way to connect students with literature than through the music they love? In this novel study for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, students will be able to analyze each part of the novel by listening to, annotating, explaining, and presenting different songs that closely correlate with the novel on many levels. Beat the boredom of study guides and chapter quizzes, and instead engage your students through music to help them analyze—and appreciate—this classic Bradbury work.This engagin
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8th - 11th
Winter Holiday Songs For Guitar! 15 Songs For Music Staff & Tab (Grades 3-12)
Winter Holiday Songs For Guitar! 15 Songs For Music Staff & Tab (Grades 3-12)This WINTER HOLIDAY SONGS FOR GUITAR resource includes public domain Winter Holiday-Themed songs arranged by me for beginning guitar. Each song is arranged with simple, beginner-friendly chords, as well as tablature to help students learn the songs quickly. The TAB has stick notation to help students learn and play rhythms accurately. Also included are two pages of guitar chord diagrams, organized by song so that st
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Paired Passage- Poetry, Song Lyric Questions for "Mother to Son" and "Dear Mama"
This assignment is a set of 8 response questions for a paired reading of "Mother to Son" poem by Langston Hughes and "Dear Mama" song by Tupac Shakur. Poem and song lyrics are not included due to copyright restrictions, but can easily be found online.
Each question asks for a written response that includes text evidence. I suggest using this as a two-day activity in which students spend the first day doing close-readings of both the poem and the song lyrics, and the second day spent writing the
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8th - 11th
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Hello, Winter! Instant Concert (10 Fun, Unison Winter Songs for Elementary)
This new Instant Concert Series book, HELLO, WINTER! is just that – it is chock full of 10 songs about WINTER that can be used individually or used together as a quick and easy “instant” concert! The songs are fun and have a teaching purpose as well. And . . . the songs do not conflict with any holiday season.Piano accompaniment track is available on sheetmusicplus.Table of Contents 1. The Jingle Bell Hop Dance Moves, Jingle Bells 2. Chilly Willy Action Song 3. Crystal Snow Triangles 4. Winter B
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K - 6th
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CHRISTMAS SONG ANALYSIS [ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS] [MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL EDITION]
Are you stumped about what to do with students for the week(s) prior to the Winter Break? Don't worry about it! Let them analyze Christmas/Holiday music! The Christmas Song Analysis& Projects product for middle and high schoolers dispels the end of year chaos for you and adds excitement for them. This product has 6 PROJECTS and assignments, 17 songs with videos, lyrics provided to display on your Promethean OR for annotations, worksheets for the songs in the product, and a general set of que
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: THE CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY BUNDLE
Figurative Language with Encanto's Surface Pressure song
Use the popular song "Surface Pressure" from Disney's Encanto to teach and review figurative language. This song contains so many examples of figurative language: idioms, similes, metaphors, onomatopeias, and hyperboles.Includes a whole group activity with the song and also task cards for student independent practice. Includes answer key for task cards.
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2nd - 7th
Northern Lights Music Lesson for Upper Elementary
Looking for music lesson plans that take you and your older students on an adventure through Norway and the Northern Lights? Then I've got you!In this product, you will find a complete one-hour lesson with corresponding slides. This lesson includes book recommendations, lesson extension ideas, two Meet the Composer slides for famous Norwegian composers (Edvard Grieg and Ola Gjeilo), an orffestration arrangement for the book The Lights that Dance in the Night, link to a video on the science behin
Music Kodaly & Orff Lesson: "January, January" Song, Upper Elementary Music
Bring on the winter fun in Music class with this elementary January winter music lesson with an original song “January, January” and set of activities to teach do, mi, so, la and sixteenth note rhythms as well an an ORFF arrangement with 2 Ostinati. Kodaly elements in this lesson will get students singing, signing solfege too!Sing the song, and have students playing instruments right away. Vocal and Karaoke tracks for easy teaching.*Great for upper elementary students to practice sixteenth note
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2nd - 6th
Also included in: January Winter Music Lesson Bundle of Music Activities K-6
Christmas Music: 25 Music Games for Christmas, Winter and Beyond {2015 Edition}
I’m so excited to present to you this growing bundle of games that can be used at Christmas time, Winter time, and any time of year. The presale price will be the cheapest, starting at $12. Every time a new game is added the set will increase by $1. All the games will be released after the set is complete for $2 or $2.50. When complete, the set will total $37!What you can expect:Each day, between December 1-25, I will add at least one game to the set. You purchase this one time and will have ac
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1st - 6th
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CHRISTMAS HYMNS - 3 Easy Chimes & Bells Arrangements BUNDLE #1
*** CHRISTMAS SPECIAL $5.00 ***The following songs are included:• Away In A Manger• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing• O Come All Ye FaithfulThis product includes the following materials:• Overview and playing instructions• Musical arrangements used for each piece• Individual printable sheets for each assigned chime or bell (G4-E6)Age Appropriate for:• Upper elementary• Middle School• High School• AdultThis product uses a “non-music reading” approach. While it could be used as an accompaniment for si
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Beginning Band Winter (Non-Religious) Bundle | Concert Band
Get your beginning students in the Winter spirit with our simple and easy Winter beginning band bundle. All Winter music is non-religious and not affiliated with any holiday.This bundle includes:Winter Beginning Band Song SheetWinter Rhythm DrillsFour Easy Winter DuetsEach product includes parts for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, trumpet, horn, trombone/baritone/bassoon, baritone T.C., tuba, pitched percussion, unpitched percussion, and a conductor score. Ex
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4th - 6th
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"Coming of Age" Song Analysis Activity
Students will select from a variety of pre-selected songs geared toward the "Coming of Age" and "Value of Work" unit. With a partner, they will explore and analyze the lyrics to find theme, symbols, figurative language, and more. Then, they will create an album cover representing their analysis. This lesson will take 1 hour, however, it can be extended into another day (included with directions). This includes: >Written directions for students for the {Guided Portion} {Song Analysis} {Album C
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7th - 11th
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Beginning Strings Winter (Non-Religious) Bundle | String Orchestra
Get your beginning students in the Winter spirit with our simple and easy Winter beginning strings bundle.All Winter music is non-religious and not affiliated with any holiday.This bundle includes:Winter Beginning Strings Song Sheet - 8 measures eachFour Easy Winter Duets - 8 - 10 measures eachEach product includes parts for violin, viola, cello, bass, and a conductor score. Explore More of Our ProductsQuarter Note Companion Method Book - Level OneQuarter Note Companion Method Book - Level TwoQu
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4th - 6th
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Character Analysis - Sing Movie Characters - Google Slides with Film Clips
The movie Sing provides the perfect text for character analysis. Each character experiences their own journey of self-discovery and self-actualization.In this task, students will examine three characters in depth:Rosita, the pig, a housewife, who dreams of singing and of being appreciated and seen by her family.Johnny, the gorilla, the son of mobster, who does want to follow in his father's footsteps into a life of crime, and wants to be loved and accepted as a singer.Ash, the porcupine, the reb
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6th - 12th
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Winter Rhythms: Composition & Drum Circle Activity
*ORFF-inspired product!*
Looking for a fun rhythm-review activity for your music classroom?
This is a tried-and-true lesson plan that upper elementary and middle school kids will love!
Included in this lesson are:
- 9 winter-themed rhythm flash cards
- rhythm flash cards without the words
- small flash cards (to be used on composition sheet)
- student worksheet for composition
- lesson plan for implementing the winter rhythms into a composition and drum circle activity
Enjoy! And happy mu
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3rd - 8th
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Crazy Jingle Bells! Winter Music for Orff Ensemble and Percussion
Add some musical humor to your next winter holiday performance! Arranged in the spirit of Leroy Anderson and Spike Jones, CRAZY JINGLE BELLS is a fun and comical version of the classic holiday song and gives students a chance to use cartoon-type sound effects that are incorporated into the music. Your audience is sure to love this entertaining rendition! Compressed "zip" file includes full score, Instructional notes, individual instrument parts and full audio listening track. For grades 4 or 6.I
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4th - 6th
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Eminem Lose Yourself Poetic Devices
Practice identifying poetic/literary devices with the first section of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" - students LOVE this! They especially begin to understand identifying different types of rhyme and assonance, areas that in traditional poems are often hard to identify.If you like this, please see my Plot and Character presentation materials, suitable for 9th and 10th graders.
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8th - 11th
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Troika! A Russian Sleigh Ride, Winter Classroom and Concert, for Orff Ensemble
A crowd-pleasing and student favorite! Troika is an original work for Orff instruments intended for winter programs yet suitable for any year-round performance or instrument activity. The galloping sound of the wood block combined with the sound of the sleigh bells gives this work an undeniable feeling of winter, and its compositional style and sound is reminiscent of traditional Orff instrumental works. The piece also gives students a chance to build their mallet skills, utilizing double strok
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4th - 6th
Reading Fluency Passages Bundle (Distance Learning)
Reading Fluency Passages for Upper Grades is a collection of poems, songs, quotes, and speeches that teach about America’s history as students focus on reading fluency. Common Core Anchor Reading Standards posters can also be used to remind students of the strategies they are using while working on their fluency. Poems by Robert Frost and songs about westward expansion help students understand about different time periods and introduce them to many different vocabulary words. Students learn to r
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3rd - 6th
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Encanto & Moana Mock STAAR 2.0 EOC w/ Google Form (all 3 essay types included)
This product is a MOCK EOC English STAAR Exam. It includes 45 questions that are from 1 song from Moana, 1 song from Encanto, 1 paired selection, 1 Non Fiction Opinion Piece, 1 revise & edit section, 1 persuasive prompt, and 1 expository prompt. Both STAAR versions are included in the pdf. STAAR 1.0 and 2.0 have their separate ready to go exam with answer keys included. Both also come with a link for each version for a Google form for online or virtual testing.
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7th - 12th
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Christmas Carol Music Games - December Song Activities - Music Bingo - Sub Plan
Do you need a quick and easy sub plan or a great Christmas Carol activity? Christmas song games are a fun way to reward your music class this December. Play a music bingo game, figure out a crossword carol, and guess the Christmas song title from picture clues. PDF - BW - Digital version for Let's Go Caroling only.Let's Go Caroling!Students will love the Christmas songs guessing game Let's Go Caroling! Students guess the title of the Christmas songs from picture clues. Post the song pictures ar
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3rd - 8th
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