Music manipulatives

Like most teachers I am such a fan of dollar stores. I can shop there to organize my classroom, create new workstations and add a little flair to my bulletin boards. I'd like to share with you just a few of my favorite finds! Flyswatters My kids are always a little in awe when they see my collection of flyswatters. (This pictures shows most of my collection.) I sometimes use them as pointers when projecting things on my white board, but most often these are used for Swat the Staff or Swat…

Using manipulatives helps elementary students develop a “concrete concept” of music reading and demystifies learning to read music.

Unlike teachers of other subjects, music teachers have a few more things to consider when choosing manipulatives. We have hundreds of students each week.

Use pop tubes in music class with these 5 easy ideas. elementary music education, pop toobs, fidget toys, music classroom, music manipulatives.

Music Rhythm Twister game-Could use this as an end of the year reward or incentive game!

Four easy music games for toddlers and preschoolers

Lego is such a brilliant toy! Teachers often use it to teach maths and so it’s also an excellent way to teach rhythm and notation with these lego beats music manipulatives. How To Use Lego Music Manipulatives Younger children find the chunky ‘Duplo’ easier to manage so it’s best to start off […]

This DIY Magnet Music Notes activity is so easy and cheap to make, and in these days of digital overload it has a refreshingly retro appeal.

Introducing *drum roll please* NOODLE NOTES! You may remember that I purchased a bunch of pool noodles at the beginning of the school year to make noodle ponies. Well, the noodles are out again! This time I created a way for students to compose with rhythms. In the activity below, first graders were asked to group notes in sets of 4 beats. We introduce the term "bar lines" and used the small yellow noodles to represent them. Today we used only notes that fit in one beat like a quarter note…

Kodaly Inspired Classroom: Monday Music Manipulatives

Things to Make This Summer for Your Classroom Next Year. Organized Chaos. DIY projects for elementary music teachers.

Lena Leon | Elementary Music Class Made Fun on Instagram: "Here’s an easy and engaging way to bridge the gap between fine motor skills and gross motor activities. One of my favorite ways to engage my K-1 students is by using manipulatives with action songs. It’s amazing to see how these hands-on tools help them connect with the music on a deeper level. I usually use the floor rings, plastic animals, and puppets. Once they’re comfortable with the actions using the manipulatives, we put…

Mini erasers can be a valuable manipulative in the music classroom. Use them for rhythm activities, pitch work and workstations. Learn more and start collecting!

A primary goal of education should be to develop and nurture children’s innate curiosity and desire to learn about the world around them.

...enhanced learning through tactile means. Here are a few of the most frequently used music manipulatives in my elementary classroom...

4 DIY Music Manipulatives perfect for centers-- and easy to make! These simple music activities can be used to help students learn about rhythm and melody.

Note Value Bowling is a fun music workstation that reinforces note values and causes lots of smile! Use a toy bowling set and the free Note Value Bowling score sheets to bowl your students over to reading music!