Free Music Teacher Resources
Enjoy these free music teacher resources, created by a real music teacher with over 25 years of classroom experience. I understand how valuable your planning time is, so I created these downloads to support your lessons and help make teaching music easier and more enjoyable.
From printable worksheets and rhythm activities to games and classroom downloads, Plum Rose Publishing provides practical, classroom-ready materials designed to help students build music skills while having fun.
Create a Free Elementary Music Lesson Plan
Use our free elementary music lesson plan builder tool to create fast music lesson plans that include state standards, assessments, differentiation, and more. Sign up for a free account to save and edit your lessons.
Free Music Activities for Elementary Music Students
Explore free classroom resources organized by music concept, skill level, and the Music Animals characters.
Music Animals Activities
Meet the Music Animals! These free activities help elementary students explore important music concepts, including rhythm, dynamics, instruments, and performance skills, through fun, classroom-friendly activities.
Winnie Rat Instrument Families Worksheets 🐀
Have fun with Winnie Rat as you learn about notes and the orchestra with these downloads.
Name the Instrument Music Family Worksheet
Identify instruments and their music families with this fun worksheet.
Instrument Match Worksheet
Find the instrument names with Winnie Rat.
Instrument Cut and Paste
Build confidence identifying each instrument and writing the name with Winnie Rat.
Instrument Scramble
Help Winnie Rat unscramble each instrument name.
How do I Make a Sound
Instrument Worksheet
Identify how each instrument makes a sound with this fun worksheet.
How do I Make a Sound
Instrument (Percussion) Worksheet
Identify how each percussion instrument makes a sound with Winnie Rat.
Instrument Family Worksheet
Help Winnie Rat circle the correct instrument family.
Instrument Word Search
Help Winnie Rat find the instrument words in this fun word search.
Winnie Rat Instrument Note Values Worksheets 🐀
Have fun with Winnie Rat as you learn about notes and the orchestra with these downloads.
Note Values- Adding Notes Worksheet
Solve the puzzle with Winnie Rat by adding the notes.
Draw Quarter Notes Worksheet
Practice drawing quarter notes with Winnie Rat.
Quarter and Eighth Note Search Worksheet
Build confidence identifying quarter and eighth notes with Winnie Rat.
Quarter Note Cut and Paste
Help Winnie Rat make a quarter note and color it!
Note Stem Worksheet
Practice the rule of note stems with this worksheet.
Winnie Rat Fall Pumpkin Color by Note Worksheet
Color this fun fall pumpkin color by note worksheet with Winnie Rat.
Name the Note Worksheet
Build confidence identifying quarter notes on the treble clef with Winnie Rat. Then compose your own composition!
Winnie Rat Flowers Color by Note
Color this fun flowers color by note worksheet with Winnie Rat.
Hillary the Hopping Frog Steady Beat Activities 🐸
Practice steady beat with free printable worksheets featuring Hillary the Hopping Frog. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and elementary music classes.
Steady Beat Worksheet
Identify objects that have a steady beat with this fun worksheet.
Steady Beat Listening Challenge Worksheet
Use this worksheet to direct your class in a listening activity to identify the steady beat.
My First Rhythm Worksheet
Cut out the quarter and eighth notes and paste your own first rhythm composition with Hillary the Frog.
My Rhythm Composition
Create a 4 measure rhythm composition to share with the class with Hillary the Frog.
Leon Leopard Dynamics Activities 🐆
Practice dynamics, loud and soft, with Leon Leopard’s worksheets.
Dynamics Loud or Soft Worksheet
Identify objects that are loud or soft with this fun worksheet.
Dynamics Poetry Activity
Take turns reading this poem with different dynamics in your voice. How does it change the feeling of what is being said.
Dynamics Matching Worksheet
Help Leon Leopard match the dynamic symbol with the correct definition.
Coloring Pages
Enjoy Emmy Elephant’s free coloring page.
Summer Review Color by Music Pages
Have a musical summer with this fun color-by-music review with four fun music worksheets.
Emmy Elephant and Friends Coloring Worksheet
Have fun coloring this Music Animals worksheets.
Matthew Monkey Performance Activities🐒
Grow your concert confidence with Matthew Monkey’s free performance worksheets.
My Practice Journal Worksheet
Use positive imagery and this practical schedule to reinforce good practicing to get ready for the big show.
My Concert Self-Reflection Worksheet
Reflect on your performance and build positive outcomes with this kid-friendly concert self-reflection worksheet.
Matthew Monkey Recorder Worksheets
Soprano Recorder Finger Chart
Use this soprano recorder finger chart to give to students to build confidence on their instrument.
Recorder Notes Worksheet
This fun soprano recorder notes worksheet helps students learn recorder notes.
Free Rhythm Activity PowerPoints
These rhythm PowerPoints help young music learners build vocabulary skills and internalize simple rhythm patterns. Downloads include PDF and PowerPoint versions.
Free Music Theory Activity PowerPoints
Instrument Songbooks
Learn how to play an instrument with these free downloadable lesson books.
Easy Piano Level 1 – Part 1 lesson book FREE giveaway PDF
Seasonal Music Resources
Celebrate the season with these special seasonal downloads.
Christmas Rhythms PowerPoint
Get into the holiday spirit and give young learners a review of Christmas vocabulary with the Christmas rhythm activity.
Back-to-School Rhythm PowerPoint
Welcome students back to school and reinforce vocabulary skills.
Spring Into Rhythm PowerPoint
Usher in the spring with this fun spring rhythm activity.
Fall Pumpkin Color by Note Worksheet
Color this fun fall pumpkin color by note worksheet.
Back to School Color by Note Worksheets Packet
Have fun reviewing music with this back-to-school color-by-music packet with five unique worksheets.
Turkey Color by Music Worksheet – Thanksgiving
This fun turkey Thanksgiving color-by-music worksheet is a great reward for students and will help bring the spirit of the holidays to your classroom.
Christmas Color by Note Worksheets Packet
Have fun with this Christmas color-by-music packet with 5 color-by-music worksheets.
Ready for complete classroom lessons?
These free worksheets are just the beginning. Explore our collection of Music Animals books, printable activities, classroom posters, and teaching resources designed for elementary music teachers.
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