Music Game Of The Week - 52 Classroom Puzzles, Worksheets and Activities

Music Game Of The Week

A Year's Worth of Classroom Puzzles, Reproducible Worksheets and Activities

Grades K-6

Bring the excitement of holidays and seasonal celebrations into your music classroom with the "Music Game Of The Week." This comprehensive collection features 52 puzzles, worksheets, and activities—one for each week of the year—designed to make learning music fun and engaging for students in grades K-6.

From well-known holidays to unique observances like National Sandwich Day, each activity uses these special dates as a springboard to reinforce essential music concepts. Students will delve into instrument and composer facts, music terms and symbols, and note- and rhythm-reading through creatively designed games that are perfect for any day of the year.

All materials in this collection are reproducible for single-classroom use, making it a versatile resource for teachers of all musical backgrounds. The included fact sheets extend usability, providing valuable support for educators without a deep music background.

"Music Game Of The Week" is ideal for those times when you need a quick activity to maintain learning momentum and keep students engaged. Whether it's the middle of summer or the heart of winter, these activities ensure that your music lessons are always in tune with the calendar and your students' needs. Perfect for any music educator looking for a fun and effective way to teach year-round!

Contents Include:

1. Music Term Shuffle (Secret Pal Day)
2. Popcorn Pop Quiz (National Popcorn Day)
3. Did You Know (Trivia Day)
4. I Have a Dream (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
5. Birthday Sudoku (Mozart's Birthday)
6. Solve Your Way to the 100th Day (100th Day)
7. Pentatonic Phil (Groundhog Day)
8. Happy Birthday Handel (Handel's Birthday)
9. My Favorite Musician (Valentine's Day)
10. Up Down and All Around (Disaster Day)
11. Shamrock Scramble (St. Patrick's Day)
12. Word Wheel (Chopin's Birthday)
13. Who's in the Basket (Easter)
14. Genius Sudoku (Einstein's Birthday)
15. Foolin' or No Foolin' (April Fool's Day)
16. Earth Day Fast Facts (Earth Day)
17. Upside Down Dilemma (National Pineapple Upside-Down Day)
18. Letter Tile Lingo (Humorous Day)
19. All About Five (Cinco de Mayo)
20. Mother's Day Maze (Mother's Day)
21. Circus Celebration (Circus Day)
22. Go Fly a Kite with Gershwin (Kite Day)
23. Price It Right (Buy a Musical Instrument Day)
24. High or Low (Roller Coaster Anniversary)
25. Instrument Scramble (Egg Day)
26. Fishing with Dad (Father's Day)
27. Juggling Jim (National Juggling Day)
28. Word Wheel (Bicycle Patented)
29. Flags and Fireworks (Independence Day)
30. Birthday Sudoku (Mahler's Birthday)
31. What's the Scoop (National Ice Cream Day)
32. Brain Busters (Puzzle Day)
33. Code Breaker (First Fingerprint Taken)
34. Music Style Shuffle (Relaxation Day)
35. Back to School (Back to School)
36. Up Down and All Around (Roller Coaster Day)
37. Know Your Notes Pumpkin Puzzler (First Day of Autumn)
38. It's Up It's Good (Football Season)
39. No Work Just Play for Labor Day (Labor Day)
40. Hispanic Music and Musicians Word Search (National Hispanic Heritage Month)
41. Spot the Difference (Make a Difference Day)
42. Trick or Treat (Halloween)
43. Style Search (Sweetest Day)
44. Define to Find (Dictionary Day)
45. A Very Verdi Day (Verdi's Birthday)
46. Take a Hike (Take a Hike Day)
47. Let's Talk Turkey (Thanksgiving)
48. Brain Busters (Use Less Stuff Day)
49. Sandwich Stacker (National Sandwich Day)
50. Trim the Tree (Christmas)
51. Cookie Count (National Cookie Day)
52. Music Note Dreidel (Hanukkah)
53. What's the Word (First Crossword Puzzle)