Looking for engaging, ready-to-teach kindergarten music lessons? This four-week music unit helps young learners develop steady beat skills, explore fast and slow tempos, and discover the difference between beat and rhythm through singing games, movement, and hands-on music activities.
Part of a sequential kindergarten music curriculum, Unit 2 includes four complete 30-minute lessons, interactive PowerPoint games, printable activities, MP3 recordings, and step-by-step teacher directions.
No previous unit required! All necessary song materials are included, so this unit can be taught independently or as part of the complete curriculum.
What’s Included?
4 Ready-to-Teach Kindergarten Music Lessons
Each lesson includes learning objectives, step-by-step teaching instructions, warm-ups, singing and movement games, practice activities, optional classical music listening recommendations, and a closing routine.
Lesson 1: Keeping the Steady Beat
Students practice maintaining a steady beat through singing, movement, and interactive activities.
Lesson 2: Fast & Slow Steady Beats
Students explore contrasting tempos while learning that a steady beat can be fast or slow.
Lesson 3: The Beat & the Words
Students experience the difference between the regular steady beat and the changing rhythm of spoken and sung words.
Lesson 4: Steady Beat Challenge
Students demonstrate their growing independence by maintaining a steady beat through movement, singing, and classroom percussion instruments.
Included Music Teaching Resources
Interactive Games & Activities
- Steady Beat Movement Cards
- Steady Beat PowerPoint Game
- Steady Beat Bingo Game
Songs, Chants & Singing Games
- Engine, Engine, No. 9
- Hunt the Slipper
- Five Little Speckled Frogs
- Hickety Pickety Bumblebee
- Hickory Dickory Dock
Song folders include applicable MP3 audio recordings, PowerPoint lyric slides, sheet music, and teaching directions.
Teacher Guide & Lesson Materials
- Complete Unit 2 Teacher Guide
- Four sequential lesson plans
- Kindergarten scope and sequence overview
- Lesson objectives and teaching procedures
- Optional classical music listening recommendations
- National Core Arts Standards alignment
Kindergarten Music Skills Covered
Through active music-making, students will learn to:
- Maintain a steady beat while singing, chanting, and moving.
- Demonstrate steady beat at fast and slow tempos.
- Experience the difference between beat and rhythm.
- Transfer a steady beat between different movements.
- Accompany songs and chants with classroom percussion instruments.
- Develop musical independence through singing games and group activities.
- Strengthen listening, coordination, and ensemble skills.
A Consistent, Easy-to-Follow Lesson Format
Each lesson follows a predictable instructional routine:
Greeting → Warm-Up → Song Introduction or Review → Singing & Movement Game → Practice Activity → Optional Listening → Closing Song
Lessons are designed for approximately 30 minutes of instruction, once per week.
Activities can be shortened, repeated, or extended to accommodate different classroom schedules and student needs.
Part of a Sequential Kindergarten Music Curriculum
This is Unit 2 of a sequential kindergarten music curriculum designed to develop foundational musical skills through singing, movement, listening, and active participation.
Although the lessons build on concepts introduced in Unit 1, Unit 1 is not required to teach this unit. Materials for previously introduced songs are included so teachers can introduce them for the first time if needed.
Use Unit 2 independently or continue building skills throughout the kindergarten music curriculum.
Materials Teachers Will Need
- Basic classroom percussion instruments
- Computer or interactive whiteboard
- Optional frog pictures, puppets, or counters
- Any commercially published music referenced in the lessons
Perfect For
- Kindergarten general music classes
- First-grade foundational music review
- Elementary music teachers
- Homeschool music instruction
- Weekly music classes
- Teachers looking for structured, ready-to-use music lesson plans
Spend less time planning and more time making music! With four complete lessons, engaging singing games, interactive PowerPoint activities, and reusable teaching resources, this kindergarten music unit makes building foundational music skills fun, organized, and easy to teach.
