Music manipulatives

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

DIY Composition Manipulatives. Organized Chaos. easy rhythm cards made from foam sheets. great way to get students composing because each card matches the length of the note or rest and each note is a different color.

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

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

Double blog post today, because that's the kind of day I'm having, lol!! I made two batches of muffins for my kids (blueberry and chocolate), bought two new outfits, so things are coming in twos!! This is an idea that I got from two of my friends who teach in my district (Jenna O. & Cathy K.). These are beat strips and are great for rhythmic dictation and notation. They were a little time consuming to make, but I hope to give you some tips to make it go faster and easier! Here's the general…

I did it! I created my own Musical Jenga game. I got the inspiration from the Sing A New Song blog, who in turn got the idea from someone on the Faber Piano Adventures forums. (To view a list of other favorite games with musical spins, click here.) I found an off-brand version of the Jenga game… Continue reading Musical Jenga!

Hannah Zimmermann on Instagram: "Storage hack! Staple an envelope with needed manipulatives to one side of your Manila file, and then staple whatever else you need (a T-Chart, staff, etc) to the other side. This is a GAME-CHANGER and made clean-up so easy for the kids. I can’t wait to do this with more ideas! It doesn’t take up a lot of space, and it keeps everything I need organized. Thank you @jessiq422 😍 Also, my shirt is from the @musicallyminted and @music_for_kiddos collab! It was a…

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!

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!