Baseball Game

One of my studio's favorite games is the Baseball Game.  I use a printable baseball field as the game board, though you could just put post its to represent Home Plate, 1st, 2nd and 3rd base.  Next I have my student choose four players.  I have an assortment of erasers they choose from, but you could use any tokens, coins, candy, etc. . .  The student lines up his players and puts the first token (player) on home plate.

Then using any kind of flashcards you want, you have the student identify the concept.  It could be staff notes, chords, keys, musical vocabulary, rhythm, etc. .   Teachers could even use spelling words, addition problems, the possibilities are endless.  If the student fails to identify the concept correctly, they get "Strike One".  The student gets two more chances "Strike Two" and then "Strike Three, YOUR OUT!"

If the student correctly identifies the flashcard then they pick a baseball card.  The baseball card tells them if they hit a single, double, triple, home run or foul ball.

Single: Advance one base
Double: Advance two bases
Triple: Advance three bases
Home Run: Every token (player) goes home and scores                                
Foul Ball: Player must identify another card

Play progresses and you can make the game stop when the player hits a certain score or when you have finished the flashcards.

Helpful Tip:  I review Staff Notes frequently with this game, so to save time I wrote  S, D, T, HR, FB on the back of the flashcards.  Students identify the note and then turn the card over to see what they got a S (Single), D (Double), T (Triple), HR (Home Run) or FB (Foul Ball).  Now Play Ball!

Reader Suggestion:  One of my readers, Jacki, had a great idea to make the single, double, triples and home runs into rhythms.  So on the back of her cards she wrote a quarter note (single), half note (double), dotted half note (triple) and whole note (Home Run).  You could also use rest or rhythm addition.  Thanks for the great idea!
Baseball Game on TPT

Google Docs: Baseball Game


Google Docs: Baseball Cards

Old McDonald Rhymes

Here is a fun song with a take off of Old McDonald.  I have included a visual aid sing-a-long sheet and some cards for practice with rhyming.  You could print the cards front to back and just turn the card to show the rhyme.  You could challenge your students to come up with other rhymes or animals as well.

Google Docs: 

Old McDonald Sing a Long Chart

Google Docs: Old McDonald Cards

Train Game

To play this fun game, print out the train and put it together to make one long train.  Then use staff cards or the Suitcase Staff Cards provided to match the note to the correct train car.  

Game idea: Take turns placing the notes on the train.  Whoever gets the last card on the train wins that pile.  Whoever has the most piles wins!  I made extra suitcases so you can have at least five of each note.  You can also make extra copies to have the number of presents you need

Alphabet Train Game on TPT

Google Docs: Alphabet Train

Google Docs: Suitcase Notes

New UNO Game: Flower Version

The UNO Game last fall has been one my most popular games. 



I decided to put a new spring background to the game with flowers.  Of course the game is played the same as the normal UNO game.  Directions for UNO can be found here.  Students are given 7 cards and must match the color or note to play.  They must say the note name to play.  Whoever is out of cards first wins.  Have Fun!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q1ate5tkHtPPPkTnCD9XD2MQiUid3Id84A/view?usp=sharing

New Printables Page

I have created a new Prinables Page to make it easier to download and print my various resources.

I am always looking for ways to improve my blog and make it easy for viewers to access my materials.  If you ever have any trouble printing or downloading my materials please feel free to leave a comment or send me an email (my3redhead@gmail.com) and I will be happy to send you a copy.


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Easter Songs

Jelly Beans in My Tummy Sung to "Skip to My Lou"

Red jelly beans yum, yum, yum

Red jelly beans yum, yum, yum

Red jelly beans yum, yum, yum

Jelly beans in my tum, tum, tum

Teaching Ideas:

1. Change the color of the jelly bean having your studnets idenify the color.  Use real jelly beans or ones cut out of construction or foam.  I have included the visual aids I use below

2. Use the flavor to sing about the jelly bean.  Strawberry jelly beans yum, yum, yum

Jelly Bean Countdown

5 little jelly beans I wish I had more

I'll eat the (color) one and now there are four

4 little jelly beans tasty as can be

I'll eat the (color) one and now there are three

3 little jelly beans only a few

I'll eat the (color) one and now there are two

2 little jelly beans, eating them is fun

I'll eat the (color) one and no there is one

1 little jelly bean, the last one for me

I'll eat the (color) one I'm as happy as can be

See the Easter Bunny Sung to "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush"

See how the bunny hops along, hops along, hops along

See how the bunny hops along On a Easter morning

This is the way he wiggles his nose

This is the way he flops his ears

This is the way he jiggles his tail

This is the way he eats his carrot

Hippity Hoppity “Sung to Shortening Bread”

Here comes a bunny, hip-hop-hop

See how his long ears, flip-flop-flop

See how his nose goes, Twink-twink-twink

See how his eyes go wink-wink-wink

Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny Hippity Hoppity Flip Flop Flop

Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny Hippity Hoppity Flip Flop Flop

Funny little bunny goes, hop, hop, hop

Funny little bunny, please stop, stop, stop

Wiggle your ears and crinkle your nose

Then wiggle, wiggle, wiggle right down to your toes.

Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny Hippity Hoppity Flip Flop Flop

Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny Hippity Hoppity Flip Flop Flop

Hop, little rabbit, hop, hop, hop

Hop little rabbit, flip, flop, flop

Hop, little rabbit one, two, three

Hop little rabbit, hop to me

Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny Hippity Hoppity Flip Flop Flop

Hippity Hoppity Easter Bunny Hippity Hoppity Flip Flop Flop

Teaching Ideas:

1. Act this out and have fun with it.  Do a conga line and hop around the room.

Can you find the Easter Egg? Sung to "Mary had a little lamb"

Can you find the Easter Egg

Easter egg, Easter egg

Can you find the Easter Egg

The bunny hid today

Look up and down and all around

All around, all around

Look up and down and all around

For the Easter Egg

Teaching Idea

1. Have a student(s) look for the Easter eggs you have hidden around the room.

2. Have the student identify the color of the egg or a concept that you have placed in the egg.  You could put letters, numbers, addition problems, etc. . . in the egg for the students to find.

Recommended Reading

1. Easter Egg by Jan Brett

2. The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing

3. Happy Easter, Mouse by Laura Numeroff