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These students perform an ostinato while both singing and playing different instruments. Before beginning, their teacher explains her process for teaching the students.

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This link provides several games that are beneficial to the students as they expand on musical notation, rhythm identification, and composition. The settings can be adjusted from beginner to advanced for a greater challenge. As you explore the rest of the website, there are also lesson plans and resources for teachers to use.

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This source provides the teacher with a wide variety of lesson plans, activities, and assessments.

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This resource is ideal for teachers as Dr. Rob Amchin demonstrates the process to teaching the Zemer Atik Folk Dance. This is a great way to allow the students to sing and dance with others, while exposing them to different cultures and languages.

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Rob Amchin—University of Louisville—Zemer Atik Israeli Folk dance  (Process)

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These posters are a fun way to remind the students how to set up their Orff instruments while reinforcing the pentatonic scales.

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Pentatonic Scale Posters and Handouts for Orff Instruments

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We all know that kids love to use mnemonic devices to remember information- and the best way to their heart is through their stomach! So here are some posters and handouts to use with your students to help them remember how to set up their Orff instruments in C Pentatonic, F Pentatonic, G Pentatonic...

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One of the standards requires the students to sing songs that are representative of various genres, tonalities, meters, and cultures (ESGM3.PR.1.c). This fun welcome song is a great singing game that incorporates a Polish melody and body percussion.

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Rob Amchin—SingOrff 2018—Polish Welcome song version 1

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In this video, students use body percussion while singing and moving with others.

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3rd Grade Music - Singing Game Tideo (Fairmont Anaheim Hills Campus)

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This hands-on worksheet helps the student practice identifying standard musical symbols.

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This Body Rhythms worksheet allows the students to perform rhythmic patterns while others are performing contrasting parts. They are also practicing identifying quarter notes and rests. This can be modified to increase difficulty by including note and rest values.

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Reading Rhythms, Clapping and Patting Quarter Notes and Rests for Worksheets by Daniel J. Laubacher - Sheet Music PDF file to download

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Reading Rhythms, Clapping and Patting Quarter Notes and Rests #elmused

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Here is a link that introduces ostinatos. In the activity, the students will learn what an ostinato is, rhythms and movements, and allows them to create their very own!

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This is a fun lesson that will tap into students' creativity! Complete lesson plan is included. Students will: *Learn the meaning of "ostinato" *Learn 4 fun ostinati rhythms with movements, and layer in rhythms as a class *Make their own 4 part ostinati rhythms in groups on a theme of their choice...