Downloadable Resources for Your Classroom

Download these kits, print them and use the in your classroom!  These kits are available only as digital file downloads.  You will not receive physical product.   Newest items are added to the bottom of this page.

  Listening Glyphs

A glyph is a pictorial representation of data.  These clever worksheets ask students to color each object based on what they hear.  The glyphs are so versatile that they can work with virtually any listening piece!  Some of the concepts covered:  loud/soft, fast/slow, steady beat/no steady beat, lullaby, march, smooth/separated, mood and more!  Included in the kit are 7 glyphs:  butterfly, penguin, house, Christmas tree, snowman, pizza and gingerbread man.  Also included are suggestions for using the glyphs and a few ideas for listening examples.  This kit contains PDF files.  Click here to sample the Gingerbread Glyph.

$4.00

Listening Kit

This kit contains 5 different worksheets to facilitate a focused listening experience in your classroom. 

Listen Up!-Grades 3 through High School.  This worksheet ask for detailed descriptions of the elements of music with opened ended and multiple choice questions.

Dynamics Listening Sheet-An easy to use worksheet that allows students to circle the dynamic symbol they hear in a musical example that you play or perform.

Puzzle Listening Sheet-This worksheet contains 6 sections that allow for open ended student responses to musical examples.  Students will write about melody, dynamics, mood, tempo, rhythm and tone color.  A guide with detailed questions is also included for this worksheet.

What Do You Hear? This worksheet is picture based and was designed for use with K-1.  It could easily be used with Preschool or 2nd grade.

Primary Listening Journal-This worksheet was designed for the young listener who is learning to read.  It contains two open ended questions where students may write a word or two.  It also contains 3 questions with multiple choice options like "slow or fast".

A guide with suggestions for use is included.

$3.99

    

Music Burger

Music Burger Kit     $7.99

What's a Music Burger?  Its the most delicious way to write about music ever!  This kit contains the bulletin board kit (pictured above) with title letters and a title sheet, a Music Burger worksheet and notes for teaching listening lessons using the Music Burger.  The Music Burger worksheet is a graphic organizer that helps students write a paragraph about a listening selection using music vocabulary.  It works with any piece that you choose.  The listening/writing lesson can be used with students in 2nd grade and up as the design allows for a variety of student responses at varying levels.  This kit contains PDF files in a zipped file.
      

Carnival of the Animals Bundled Set               $12.50	Carnival of the Animals Bulletin Board      $5.99
This bundle includes: Carnival of the Animals Bulletin Board Carnival of the Animals Coloring Books-Set of 3 Carnival of the Animals Crafts Carnival of the Animals Listening Logs You save 25% by purchasing these products together!	This colorful bulletin board set features Camille Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals.   Included in this kit are posters of each piece in Carnival of the Animals.  The photo shows a partial kit.  The posters feature the subject of each piece as well as icons for the instruments that you’ll hear in each piece.  Title letters are not included in this kit, but a colorful title sheet is included.   Titles in this display appear as follows: Royal March of the Lions, Hens and Roosters, Wild Donkeys, Tortoises, Elephant, Kangaroos, Aquarium, Personages with Long Ears, Cuckoo in the Woods, The Aviary, Pianists, Fossils, The Swan, Finale   This kit comes as a PDF.  It is recommended that you print your kit using colored ink and laminate it for durability.   This kit could also be projected as a visual aid while listening to the music of Carnival of the Animals.  Check your printer settings for the ability to print 4 pages to one sheet and create a set of listening cards for your whole class!
Carnival of the Animals Coloring Books-Set of 3        $4.00	Carnival of the Animals Crafts          $2.50
I’m always looking for ways to keep students listening to the delightful music of Saint Saens’ Carnival of the Animals.  One of my favorite ways is to provide a coloring sheet while listening to a piece from this collection over and over.  It helps the students associate the music with the character they are coloring.   This download features a set of 16 coloring pages.  You could provide a single sheet at a time or you could copy and staple them together to create coloring book.   Included are pages for each of the pieces in Carnival of the Animals, a title sheet and a page about the composer.   Three sizes are included:  full sheet pages, 2 coloring sheets to a page and 4 coloring sheets to a page.  Multiple formats will allow you to customize the use of the coloring sheets to fit your classes, your copying limits and your time constraints.   Titles in this set appear as follows: Royal March of the Lions, Hens and Roosters, Wild Donkeys, Tortoises, Elephant, Kangaroos, Aquarium, Personages with Long Ears, Cuckoo in the Woods, The Aviary, Pianists, Fossils, The Swan, Finale   The coloring pages come as PDFs in a zipped file.	Looking for a creative activity for students to do while listening to Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals?  Search no more!  These four craftivities are perfect.  These activities are perfect for K-3.  Included in this kit: Paper Plate Lion (Use while listening to Royal March of the Lion.) -directions for creating this craft   Funky Fish (Use while listening to Aquarium.) -template and directions for creating this craft.   Tortoise (Use while listening to Tortoises.) -template and directions for creating this craft.   Fossil Fun (Use while listening to Fossils.) -dinosaur template and directions for creating this craft.   Each craft contains photos and ideas for substituting materials so that they can work with your students and your time restraints.   This product comes as PDFs in a zipped folder.  You will receive 4 instruction sheets and 3 templates.  Download the preview for more information.
Carnival of the Animals Listening Logs     $4.00	Nutcracker Listening Glyph         $5.00
This collection of 13 listening logs for Carnival of the Animals is versatile . This collection contains several different formats of the same kind of listening logs so that you can choose the one that will work best in your classroom and with your time constraints. In order to use these in your classroom you will need to have recordings of each of Saint-Saen’s pieces in the Carnival of the Animals collection. Included in this set: Listening Log (pitch, dynamics, tempo) 5 to a page Listening Log (pitch, dynamics, instruments) in 3 formats (5 to a page, 10 to a page, 12 to a page) Listening Log (pitch, dynamics, instruments) includes song titles Animals in Disguise (guess animal of each piece) in 2 formats (14 to a page and 5 to a page) Sketch a Song (draw what you hear) 2 formats (6 to a page and 4 to a page) Predict the Performance 1 (lion, hens and roosters, tortoise, kangaroos) Predict the Performance 2 (aquarium, aviary, fossils, swan) Primary Writing Worksheet Primary Writing Worksheet (blank lines) This kit comes as a PDF. It was designed for use with students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade.	A glyph is a pictorial representation of data. These clever worksheets ask students to color each object or portion of the picture based on what they hear. These glyph were designed for use with Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and ask students to listen for 4-5 things in a piece. Some of the concepts covered: loud/soft, fast/slow, lullaby, march, smooth/separated, mood and more! Listening glyphs are included for: March from the Nutcracker The Christmas Tree (aka The Decorating of the Tree) The Battle with the Mouse King Chinese Dance Spanish Dance Russian Dance Dance of the Reed Pipes Waltz of the Flowers Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Waltz of the Snowflakes This product comes as a PDF.
John Williams Listening Glyphs      $5.00	Nutcracker Writing Prompts       $3.00
A glyph is a pictorial representation of data. These clever worksheets ask students to color each object or portion of the picture based on what they hear. These glyphs were designed for use with the music of John Williams and ask students to listen for 4-5 things in a piece. Music is NOT included. Some of the concepts covered: loud/soft, fast/slow, lullaby, march, smooth/separated, mood and more! Listening glyphs are included for: “Main Title Theme from Superman” “Flying” (Theme from E.T.) “Main Title” from Star Wars “Jurassic Park Theme” “Theme” from Jaws “The Raiders March” from Raiders of the Lost Ark “Hymn to the Fallen” from Saving Private Ryan “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone “Duel of the Fates” from Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace This product comes as a PDF.	Have you watched the Nutcracker with your students? I'm sure the beautiful costumes and amazing music inspired them, so what can you do now? Let's get them writing! In this download you'll get 5 writing prompts inspired by the Nutcracker ballet. Also included are 5 blank writing sheets. Give your own writing prompt orally or write it on the board and have students use the blank sheets for their responses. Color the pictures and add these to your bulletin board or hallway display.

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