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Kindergarten Music Units

Unit Plan 15 (Grade K Music): Music & Feelings

Kindergarten music unit on identifying emotions in music, connecting beat and tempo to feelings through listening, movement, and classroom routines.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade K Music): Singing with Expression

Kindergarten music unit on expressive singing using dynamics and tempo to match moods, with feedback, echo songs, and mini performances.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade K Music): Creating Rhythms

Kindergarten music unit where students create short clap/tap rhythms, explore rests and steady beat, and organize patterns using simple icons or recordings.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade K Music): Rhythm Echoes

Kindergarten music unit where students echo rhythm patterns with voice and instruments, keep steady beat, and organize rhythms with simple icons.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade K Music): Instrument Sounds

Kindergarten music unit where students describe instrument sounds, compare timbre, and share personal preferences through guided listening activities.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade K Music): Classroom Instruments

Kindergarten music unit exploring percussion instruments, steady beat, loud/soft contrasts, and safe handling through echo patterns and guided play-alongs.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade K Music): Sharing Music

Kindergarten music performance unit building confidence through peer sharing, expressive singing and movement, and respectful audience routines (listening, start/stop cues, and clapping) aligned to MU:Pr6.1.Ka–Kb.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade K Music): Sound Exploration

Kindergarten music unit where students explore instruments and found sounds, create simple sound patterns, and organize musical ideas with icons and pictures.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade K Music): Music & Movement

Kindergarten music unit where students move fast and slow to tempo changes, clap a steady beat, and use movement to show how music speed affects how we move.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade K Music): Beat in Songs

Kindergarten music unit where students sing familiar songs while keeping a steady beat, use feedback to improve timing, and share favorite songs for beat practice.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade K Music): Finding the Steady Beat

Kindergarten music unit where students move, clap, and play instruments to keep a steady beat, distinguish beat from random sounds, and build listening-and-movement routines using favorite songs and simple “music heartbeat” cues.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade K Music): Loud & Soft Sounds

Kindergarten music unit on dynamics where students safely identify and demonstrate loud/soft sounds using voice, instruments, and movement, while listening for expressive changes and applying simple loud/soft plans in class songs.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade K Music): High & Low Voices

Kindergarten music unit using voice and movement to explore high and low pitch, melodic contour, and simple up/down patterns.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade K Music): Singing vs. Speaking Voices

Kindergarten music unit exploring singing, speaking, whispering, and calling voices while practicing high/low and loud/soft contrasts safely.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade K Music): Music Routines & Listening

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Literacy Stations: A Dynamic Approach to Differentiated Reading Instruction

Differentiate reading instruction with literacy stations—structured, skills-based rotations for phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and writing that boost engagement while teachers deliver targeted small-group guided reading.

Grade 1 Music Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade 1 Music): Music Sharing Day

Grade 1 music unit culminating in a “Music Sharing Day,” where students perform familiar songs for classmates with confident voices, expressive choices, and respectful audience/performer etiquette while building classroom music community.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 1 Music): Preparing to Perform

Grade 1 music unit using feedback and rehearsal strategies to refine songs and perform with improved accuracy and expressive singing.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 1 Music): Independent Music Centers

Grade 1 music unit with independent centers to practice steady beat, melodic contour, and improvisation while building confidence and creativity.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 1 Music): Expressing Preferences

Grade 1 music unit where students share music opinions using simple vocabulary and choose songs that fit classroom purposes like reading or celebration.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 1 Music): Favorite Songs

Grade 1 music unit where students rehearse favorite songs using simple strategies to sing with expression and perform for classroom purposes.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 1 Music): Music & Imagination

Grade 1 music unit using imagination, movement, and improv to connect music to stories, feelings, and personal interests and share creative scenes.

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Parent Tips: Raising Self-Advocates—Coaching Kids to Ask for Help the Right Way

Teach kids self-advocacy with scripts, email templates, and checklists to help them ask for help, request extensions, and speak up confidently at school.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 1 Music): Organizing Musical Ideas

Grade 1 music unit where students use drawings, symbols, and simple recordings to document, organize, remember, and share their own musical ideas.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 1 Music): Rhythm Games

Grade 1 music unit using fun rhythm games to practice steady beat and simple patterns, helping students improve accuracy with rehearsal strategies.