Give your Kindergarten and 1st Grade students a strong musical foundation with this collection of 14 ready-to-use elementary music activities!
The K–1 Music Foundations Bundle combines interactive games, listening activities, movement, vocal exploration, seasonal warm-ups, and hands-on learning to help young musicians develop essential beginning music skills.
Students explore steady beat, high and low, fast and slow, loud and quiet, vocal exploration, singing voice, and same/different listening skills through developmentally appropriate activities designed specifically for young learners.
Use it all year long! With resources for whole-group instruction, interactive whiteboards, movement, listening, vocal exploration, and seasonal lessons, you can return to this bundle throughout the school year.
Skills Covered
Steady Beat
Help students hear, feel, and maintain a steady beat through movement, listening, and interactive games.
High & Low
Develop beginning pitch awareness as students listen for high and low sounds and explore pitch direction with their own voices.
Fast & Slow
Introduce tempo through engaging listening and interactive activities.
Loud & Quiet
Give students practice recognizing and responding to contrasting dynamics.
Vocal Exploration
Encourage healthy, playful vocal exploration with singing pathways, seasonal warm-ups, and a creative My Singing Path craft.
Singing, Speaking, Whispering & Shouting
Help young musicians recognize and demonstrate different ways they can use their voices.
Listening & Aural Discrimination
Strengthen careful listening with same/different activities and opportunities to identify and compare musical sounds.
14 Resources Included
The bundle includes steady beat movement, listening and Bingo activities; Fast & Slow, High & Low, and Loud & Quiet activities; a Same or Different rhythm listening game; Singing, Speaking, Whispering & Shouting resources; the My Singing Path vocal exploration craft; and five seasonal vocal warm-up sets for Back to School, Fall/Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Spring.
Perfect For
Kindergarten music • 1st Grade music • Elementary general music • Music centers • Whole-group lessons • Interactive whiteboards • Listening activities • Movement activities • Vocal exploration • Music sub plans • Beginning music concepts
Please note: Some interactive activities require Microsoft PowerPoint and must be played in Slide Show/Presentation mode for the interactive features to function.
