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Middle school Winter literature songs for Google Apps
Figurative Language in 'Surface Pressure' from "Encanto"
Onomatopoeia, similes, and metaphors, GALORE!Sing along with Luisa and study her use of figurative language using her relatable lyrics from the song "Surface Pressure." Possible answers are included. Definitions and terms are included, too. Students can complete electronically or this practice can be printed for students to do on paper!
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5th - 7th
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Digital Let It Snow Secular Winter Song for Voice & Orff Arrangement
"Let It Snow" for voice and Orff is a secular way to practice singing & playing instruments! This simple song can be used for winter concerts, to build percussion & self-accompaniment skills, or even when practicing cooperative learning skills. You can even use these slides to sing acapella and go carolling!It can be simplified or extended to fit differentiation needs of nearly any class!Included in these editable Google Slides:LyricsChant it - Slide 4-5Tap the steady beat - Slide 6-7Mus
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Winter Ukulele Songbook - 5 Secular & Holiday Songs & Chord Charts
Enjoy this winter ukulele song book with a collection secular & holiday songs. These editable Google Slides allow for students to easily play along, access via Google Classroom, Schoology, PowerSchool & more. In addition to a color-coded fingering chart, each song page has a needed chords included:Deck the HallsDreidel, Dreidel, DreidelFrosty the SnowmanLet it SnowWinter WonderlandChordsColor-coded Fingering ChartRubricThank You & TOUFor additional ukulele resources, be sure to ch
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Ukulele Songs, Assessments, Finger Charts, & Decor Bundle (20% off)
Figurative Language Bingo using Music!
Figurative Language Bingo using Known Songs This figurative language activity is to help students to better understand and identify different types such as similes, metaphors, personification, allusion, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. You can play the songs in or out of order that is up to you. You can play Bingo in many different aspects of the unit on figurative language. Check out my figurative language anchor charts that can be used to support this lesson. - This could be played to introduce
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
Spotify Playlist Template for ANY Novel
Use this template for students to create spotify playlists for different characters in any novel! The template allows for students to select 5 songs that a specific character might have on their own playlist (if they were real of course :)). You can decide how the songs should relate--characterization, plot, relationships, etc. On the second page there is space for students to explain and rationalize each of their song choices. I have my students do this assignment electronically so they can add
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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Tone and Mood in Music Analysis - Two Song Comparison - Text Analysis
A fun way to teach students tone and mood - through MUSIC! This lesson has students comparing and contrasting two "love songs" with opposing tones. Lyrics for each song are provided in one column and analysis questions are provided in the other. Get students thinking about:Central IdeaToneMoodCiting Textual EvidenceThemeCompare/Contrast
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7th - 10th
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Bop or Flop Holiday Edition
Enjoy 15 holiday songs in a fun and creative game. Students will chose if a song is a bop or a flop.
Grades:
PreK - 8th
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Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride Bucket Drum Along on Google Slides
Leroy Anderson's light orchestral piece "Sleigh Ride" is a winter staple. Both distance learners & in person learners will have a wonderful time playing along. From getting the wiggles out before or after a winter break to teaching musical form with a fun twist, "Sleigh Ride" is sure to meet your needs!These editable Google Slides feature:Supplies/materials needed for both in person & at-home learners.Rhythm chartLeroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" drum along pattern in Rondo formEmbedded You
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Year Long Music Lessons & Curriculum for 4th Grade Bundle 30% off
Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" | Listening Maps & Worksheets on Google Slides
Leroy Anderson's light orchestral piece "Sleigh Ride" is a winter staple. Both distance learners & in person learners will have a wonderful time listening along with both the instrumental version & narrated icon version. These editable Google Slides feature:Listening Map with instruments & labeled rondo formLeroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" themed listening map with minimalistic narration & graphicsBlank listening map with rondo form labeled for students (color & black/white)Em
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" Music Lessons Bundle
The Nutcracker Unit
A two-three week unit about The Nutcracker. Full of vocabulary, clips of the ballet, play along activities from scarves, body percussion, instruments and more. Could follow this unit up with a field trip to see your local production of The Nutcracker or show a recorded version.
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K - 8th
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Junior 4-6 Music - FULL ACTIVITY - Something Told the Wild Geese
Created by a seasoned music teacher, Something Told the Wild Geese is a beautiful Winter-themed Orff Arrangement & lesson sequence for Junior grades (4-6) that is engaging, musically satisfying, and challenging. The Orff arrangement and composition activity enhances manual dexterity, creativity, and musical understanding. Ultimately, this piece is perfect for any winter concert with enough learning involved to be a multi-week or month part of your lessons. This activity can also be connected
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4th - 6th
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Winter Guitar Songbook - 5 Secular & Holiday Songs, Chord Charts, & Rubric
Enjoy this WINTER GUITAR song book with a collection secular & holiday songs. These editable Google Slides allow for students to easily play along, access via Google Classroom, Schoology, PowerSchool & more.In addition to a color-coded fingering chart, each song page has a needed chords included:Deck the HallsDreidel, Dreidel, DreidelFrosty the SnowmanLet it SnowWinter WonderlandRubricThank You & TOUFor more guitar lessons aligned with National Core Arts Standards (Music), check or t
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Sarasponda
I have put several objectives into these slides. You will want to present these over the course of several lessons or pick and choose. I have incorporated steady beat, rhythm, and solfege into this lesson. You choose what your students are ready for and have fun singing!
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Deck the Halls | Winter Song for Xylophones, Orff Instruments, Boomwhackers
Looking for winter holiday music for a concert or classroom performance that meets Core Arts Standards, is easily differentiated for a variety of musicians, and fits your theme? Look no further! Deck the Halls is a piece that has all the lovely holiday vibes and serves as a secular way to practice singing & playing instruments! This simple song can be used for winter concerts, to build percussion & self-accompaniment skills, or even when practicing cooperative learning skills. You can
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Musical Choice Board | Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride"
Enjoy Leroy Anderson's light orchestral work "Sleigh Ride" this winter in a variety of ways from a single page! These editable Google Slides allow students to follow a listening map, color by rhythm, drum along, listen, & more! With printable & digital components, embedded audio, and games for you and your students to explore, "Sleigh Ride" is sure to bring joy to your classroom!The 6 activities are from these extended lessons:Sleigh Ride Cup Game - Rondo form, simple repeated patternsS
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Figurative Language Lyric Search
This activity will not only be fun and engaging for students, but you will get a view into their musical taste and abiltiy to recognize devices of figurative language! Students work can work independently or in partners to search their favorite songs for seven different devices of figurative langauge.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Self Grading Taylor Swift Mystery Picture Literary Device Find!
This highly engaging self grading google sheet has students identify literary devices in 10 lines from Taylor Swift lyrics. Each correct answer will reveal one piece of the puzzle picture until the whole picture is revealed!ANSWER KEY:1 anaphora2 metaphor3 allusion4 paradox5 simile6 metaphor7 allusion8 simile9 simile10 metaphor
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Metaphor Lyrics Activity
Students will read sections of song lyrics. They will then analyze the metaphors. The songs are linked in the activity as well.
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6th - 9th
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Strange Fruit, Systemic Racism, and the Roots of Racist Violence
In this Google Slides compatible lesson, your students will analyze the lyrics of the iconic "Strange Fruit" and discuss what the song has to say about systemic racism. There are a few multiple-choice questions after the reading (with answers in the notes). After viewing a TED Talk featuring Megan Ming Francis, students will complete a thesis paragraph answering the question, "How does Strange Fruit reveal the roots of racist violence." This unit includes a template for the kids and a sample pa
Grades:
8th - 12th
Characterization: S.T.E.A.L. Through Song / A Boy Named Sue by Shel Silverstein
Includes lyrics from Shel Silverstein‘s “ A Boy Named Sue“. Hyperlinked with the song sang by Johnny Cash. Some “rough” themes and language that is prefaced with kiddos. Includes follow up questions and a temperature check.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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