Elementary Music Planning Kit
If you’ve ever wondered…
“What should I teach?”
“When should I teach it?”
“What strategies should I use?”
“How should I map it out?”
“How will I apply it?”
This is a comprehensive guide to the entire lesson planning process that moves from the big picture, down to the small details.
If you’ve ever wondered…
“What should I teach?”
“When should I teach it?”
“What strategies should I use?”
“How should I map it out?”
“How will I apply it?”
This is a comprehensive guide to the entire lesson planning process that moves from the big picture, down to the small details.
If you’ve ever wondered…
“What should I teach?”
“When should I teach it?”
“What strategies should I use?”
“How should I map it out?”
“How will I apply it?”
This is a comprehensive guide to the entire lesson planning process that moves from the big picture, down to the small details.
**This product is included inside the Planning Binder subscription ($29). Current members can find it in the Bonus Section.
Planning lesson-to-lesson doesn’t work. Here’s a new approach.
This kit walks through each step of long-range planning, so you never have to wonder what to teach in a daily lesson. It gives you:
A comprehensive and flexible blueprint for your entire curriculum
so you know what to teach, and when to teach it
Engaging repertoire and teaching progressions for active musical learning
so you know what materials and strategies to use
An intentional week-to-week lesson planning guide
so you know how to map out your lessons
How it answers your questions:
What will I teach?
A curriculum outline is a broad overview of your entire curriculum across all grade levels. Inside this kit, you’ll get:
An Orff-inspired curriculum outline example
A Kodaly-inspiired curriculum outline example
An editable curriculum outline template
A guide to how to put together your own curriculum outline
When will I teach it?
A scope and sequence tells when to teach each concept throughout the year. Inside this kit you’ll get:
A 1st Grade scope and sequence example
An editable scope and sequence template
A guide to how to plan your year with a spiraled curriculum, and a student-discovery model
What will I use to teach?
The repertoire is the curriculum! Inside this kit you’ll get:
A 1st grade song collection (ready to print PDFs)
A 1st grade concepts and songs list example
An editable concepts and songs list template
An editable classroom use activity map
A guide to how to choose high-quality repertoire
A guide to analyze a song for musical content and classroom use
What strategies will I use?
A concept plan gives strategies for the entire learning process. Inside the kit you’ll get:
A kindergarten concept plan example
An editable concept plan template
A guide to crafting your own intentional learning sequence
How will I map it out?
A monthly plan maps out the thread of each lesson. Inside the kit you’ll get:
A Kindergarten monthly plan example
An editable monthly plan template
A guide to how to make monthly planning work for you
How will I apply all of this?
Daily lesson plans are easy to write when you follow this process! They are just the implementation of the strategies and sequences you’ve already outlined. In this kit you’ll get:
A complete lesson plan example
Nine editable lesson plan templates, complete with National Music Standards for pre-k - 6th grade general music, plus an editable template with just the National Core Arts Anchor Standards.
Transition ideas for musical, textual, and non-verbal transitions
A guide to pacing your lessons so students are more focused the entire time
What’s the difference between this product and The Planning Binder?
This product is included with The Planning Binder Subscription.
The Planning Binder is a long-range planning subscription. Each month, fresh general music curriculum is released to members.