Elementary General Resources

• Folk Cloud (Original folk and traditional music from groups around the world): https://folkcloud.com/ 

• Teaching Elementary and Early Childhood Music in the Time of COVID-19: https://vimeo.com/485976028 

• Education Through Music: Digital Learning Resources (At home lessons, story time, virtual classes, sing-along, music history, etc.): https://etmonline.org/distancelearning/# 

• MusicPlay Online (Free access for PreK-6th grade music games and activities): https://musicplayonline.com

• Quaver Music (Free resources and materials for PreK-8 teachers and students): https://www.quavermusic.com/info/at-home-resources/ 

• BloomingSongs (Teacher resources from Bloomington, IN): https://sites.google.com/view/bloomingsongs/about 

• Virtual Neighborhood Choir Academy, Indianapolis Children’s Choir (Grades 3-8): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnobQzv0D2TgUlVKZZhlhVYq8KuetgvGT 

• Primary Level

• Concept:  High/Low

• Activity:  The Dinky Donkey by Craig Smith (ISBN:  1338600834)

• The Dinkey Donkey (Part 1)  

• The Dinkey Donkey (Part 2) 

• Interactive Xylophone 

• Concept:  Beat vs. Rhythm

• Activity:  Mince Pie Fly (adapted from Purposeful Pathways, book 1 by Roger Sams and Beth Ann Hepburn)

• Mince Pie Fly (Part 1)

• Drag and Drop Rhythmic Decoding Activity

• Concepts:  Meter, Notation (Quarter Note/Rest, 2 Eighth Notes)

• Activity:  Bubble, Bubble, Bubble (adapted from Purposeful Pathways, book 1 by Roger Sams and Beth Ann Hepburn)

• Bubble, Bubble, Bubble (Part 1)

• Drag and Drop Rhythmic Composition

• Concept:  ABA Form

• Activity:  Bubble, Bubble, Bubble (adapted from Purposeful Pathways, book 1 by Roger Sams and Beth Ann Hepburn)

• Bubble, Bubble, Bubble (Part 2)

• Intermediate Level

• Concept:  Composing with Notation (Quarter Notes/Rests, 2 Eighth Notes)

• Activity:  High Five! (based on the book by Adam Rubin - ISBN:  0525428895)

• High Five! (Part 1)

• Drag and Drop Rhythmic Composition

• Concept:  La-based F Pentatonic Melody

• Activity:  High Five! (based on the book by Adam Rubin - ISBN:  0525428895)

• High Five! (Part 2)

• Interactive Xylophone 

• Concept: Ostinato, ABCA Form

• Activity:  Weevily Wheat (based on the song from Singing Indiana History by Dr. Martha Riley)

• Weevily Wheat (Part 1)

• Drag and Drop Form and Body Percussion 

• Concept:  La-based G Pentatonic Melody, Ostinato

• Activity:  Weevily Wheat (based on the song from Singing Indiana History by Dr. Martha Riley)

• Weevily Wheat (Part 2)