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Pre-Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 18 (PreK Music): Performing with Confidence

PreK music unit building confidence through singing, movement, and simple performances, teaching kids to start/stop, face an audience, and share songs proudly.

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Unit Plan 17 (PreK Music): Musical Turn-Taking

PreK music unit teaching start/stop cues, turn-taking, and listening skills through fun games and instruments to build teamwork and musical sharing.

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Unit Plan 16 (PreK Music): Tempo—Fast & Slow

PreK music unit on fast and slow tempo, helping children move, play instruments, and describe how tempo changes how music feels through active listening and movement.

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Unit Plan 15 (PreK Music): Music & Feelings

PreK music unit exploring happy, sad, excited, and calm sounds, connecting music to children’s feelings and real-life experiences through listening and movement.

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Unit Plan 14 (PreK Music): Singing with Expression

PreK music unit on expressive singing—use facial expressions and loud/soft dynamics to show feelings, describe emotions, and perform for classmates.

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3-5 Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan (Grades 3-5): Storybook Statistics - A Comprehensive Grades 3–5 Data & Literacy Unit

I. Introduction Lesson Title: Storybook Statistics Grade Level: Grades 3–5 Subject Area: Mathematics (Data & Statistics) and Literacy Overview In Storybook Statistics, students integrate literacy and mathematics by using a narrative context to collect, represent, and interpret data. Over five sessions, learners will: 1. Engage with a counting- or

The Admin Angle

The Admin Angle: Why Principals Should Centralize Student Discipline - Not Delegate It to Teachers

Why principals should centralize discipline to ensure consistency, equity, and teacher support with clear classroom vs. office behavior thresholds.

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Pre-Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 13 (PreK Music): Making Rhythm Patterns

PreK unit where children create rhythm patterns with clapping, tapping, and instruments while repeating, sharing, and echoing musical ideas.

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Pre-Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 12 (PreK Music): Rhythm Echoes

PreK rhythm unit for echoing and creating simple patterns with clapping, body percussion, and instruments to build listening and steady beat skills.

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Pre-Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 11 (PreK Music): Instrument Sounds & Names

PreK unit for instrument detective listening, naming sounds, describing loud/soft and high/low, and sharing favorite instrument sounds.

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Unit Plan 10 (PreK Music): Exploring Classroom Instruments

PreK students explore percussion instruments safely—drums, shakers, sticks, bells—creating simple patterns, matching sounds to movement/feelings, and building listening skills.

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Unit Plan 9 (PreK Music): Sharing Music with Others

PreK music unit where children perform songs and movements, practice turn-taking, and learn respectful audience skills through joyful music sharing.

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Unit Plan 8 (PreK Music): Sound Exploration Stations

PreK sound exploration unit where children play instruments and found sounds, copy patterns, and create simple sound pieces while practicing sharing and listening.

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Unit Plan 7 (PreK Music): Music & Movement Play

PreK tempo unit with fast/slow movement and freeze cues to build listening and movement skills.

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Unit Plan 6 (PreK Music): Beat with Songs

PreK steady-beat singing unit builds rhythm through clapping, patting, movement, and simple instruments while students echo beat patterns and stay together in familiar songs.

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Unit Plan 5 (PreK Music): Finding the Beat

PreK unit on steady beat using walking, clapping, and instruments to build rhythm skills, start-stop control, and joyful music-making.

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Unit Plan 4 (PreK Music): Loud & Soft

PreK music unit exploring loud and soft sounds with voices, instruments, and movement, building dynamic awareness, safe sound use, and expressive listening.

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Unit Plan 3 (PreK Music): High & Low Sounds

PreK music unit exploring high and low sounds with voice, movement, and listening games to build pitch awareness and playful musical responses.

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Unit Plan 2 (PreK Music): Using Our Voices

PreK voice exploration unit where children practice speaking, singing, whispering, and calling voices through playful songs, echo games, and movement—building vocal control, safe voice choices for school settings, and confidence using voice types in music.

Pre-Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 1 (PreK Music): Music Routines & Listening

PreK music routines unit that teaches classroom rules, listening bodies, and safe instrument use through songs, movement games, and sound exploration—building awareness of loud/soft, fast/slow, and instrument sounds for confident, respectful music participation.

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Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade K Music): Music Celebration

Kindergarten music celebration unit for expressive singing and movement, building confidence, performance skills, and real-life music connections.

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Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 35 (Grade K Music): Preparing to Perform

Kindergarten music unit on performance routines and respectful audience behavior—practice start/stop cues, posture, feedback, and joyful classroom sharings.

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Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 34 (Grade K Music): Independent Music Centers

Kindergarten music centers for independent exploration of beat, high/low, loud/soft, and creative sound patterns using picture directions.

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Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 33 (Grade K Music): Expressing Music Opinions

Kindergarten music unit where students share song preferences, use simple music words to explain why, and practice respectful listening and turn-taking.

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Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 32 (Grade K Music): Favorite Songs

Kindergarten unit singing favorite songs with steady beat, clear words, expression, and rehearsal strategies to build confident classroom performances.