Preschool Music Concert, Kindergarten Music Program, Elementary Music Show can be tough planning for the music teacher Try a theme! Themes make it fun for you, the classroom teachers and the kids while children learn a lot more than just music! With related science, art, rhyming and reading, even cooking, this can be totally integrated into the classroom curriculum too!
Concert Plans available to music box members, can be purchased in music box downloads. www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com
These are the themes I have published in a book with CD and include instrument making, related arts and crafts, room decoration and theme snacks too. I have concert plans done for these which include printed programs with write ups on the learning objectives and highlights of each song. For these and their related puppets, felts and instruments, check out https://musicrhapsody.com/shop/
Jungle Beat – Rain Forest
Songs of the Sea – Ocean
Farm Songs – Animals, Plants, (Bugs, dirt and worms too!)
Trip to the Mountains – Camping, Trees and Critters, Bears, Owls and Eagles, Picnics
In All Kinds of Weather – Snow, Rain, Wind, Sunshine, Hail, Rainbows
However, a feature that is growing each year in www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com is a huge variety of themes! Ones that have been shared are ones that have been requested by members. Many have not yet been discussed but here’s a few I have enjoyed. Since I have been teaching in schools since 1978, I do have quite a few I’ve tried over the years, just to keep it fun and fresh for me!
These themes are also wonderful for music camps, for weekly plans and to integrate in classroom curriculum.
America
Bedtime
Blues/Jazz
Bugs, Worms and Ladybugs
Critters
The Circus
Colors/Rainbows
The Community, Community Helpers
Flowers and springtime
International/World Music or music from a specific continent, country or region
Love
A Day in the Park
Pond Songs
Transportation
Travel
Wheels
The Wild West
Wings
Work Songs
The State’s History – this has been very popular with 3rd and 4th grade who have requested this. I have an extensive one for California!
Maybe you have some ideas? Please contribute!