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Manipulatives for Music Activities
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items Using manipulatives in the music classroom can make the music concepts accessible for young students and help spark creativity in musical exploration or composition. This list contains affiliate links. I only recommend the products I know and love.
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Classroom Manipulatives
Music Teacher Supplies
Student Incentives
Classroom Manipulatives
Fun manipulatives that I have used to engage students in active general music lessons.
Great for juggling, steady beat, and other movement activities, these 24" square Juggling Silk Dance Scarves are bright and colorful. (Affiliate Link)
Juggling Scarves
Great for group activities, steady beat, creating shapes, boundaries, etc.
Bear Paw Creek Extra Large Stretchy Band, Latex Free
Plastic cups for cup games. These 8 ounce Plastic Kids Cups are a stiffer plastic and a smaller size. Perfect for small hands to grip!
24 Pack 8 Oz Reusable Plastic Kids Cups
Finger puppets are great for vocal play and improvisation! Wiggly Eyeball Finger Puppets are child-sized and perfect for creative music play.
100 PCS Wiggly Eyeball Finger Puppets
Colorful, flowing nylon ribbons to enhance movement activities.
Discount School Supply® Rainbow Dancing Wrist Bands - Set of 6
Steady beat & movement activities, tossing games.
Colored Beanbags - Set of 12
Letter tiles are great for reinforcing spelling of music terms. (Those music words are all LONG and often in Italian! Spelling them is a challenge!)
Eureka Tub Of Letter Tiles, 1'' x 1'', 176 pc
Zoo Animal Finger Puppets are great for vocal play, improvisation, and creative story telling. This set is plastic, so much easier to clean and sanitize than plush puppets.
2" Zoo Animal Finger Puppets
The best ways I have found to enhance my Peter & the Wolf unit. sallysseaofsongs.com/2022/09/free-inexpensive-resources-Peter-and-the-Wolf-Lessons.html
Sally's Sea of Songs: Free & Inexpensive Resources to Strengthen Your Peter & the Wolf Lessons
Fun pirate-themed activities to reinforce rhythm & melody. https://www.sallysseaofsongs.com/2022/09/aargh-x-marks-spot-for-pirate-music-treasure.html
Sally's Sea of Songs: Aargh! X Marks the Spot for Pirate Music Treasure!
I loved teaching harmonica! These Hohner Clearly Translucent harmonicas are great for kids. The colors are appealing, the plastic is good quality, and the reeds are still brass reeds just like the metal harmonicas.
Hohner Harmonica (CCH48)
Music Teacher Supplies
Save paper! Use these dry erase pockets for completing practice worksheets.
Amazon Basics Dry Erase Ticket Holder, 25 Pack
Use for music dictation, composition activities, classroom games, and more!
Set of 12 Double Sided Dry Erase Boards 9"x12"
Finer point is useful for music writing activities.
48 Magnetic Dry Erase Markers w/ Erasers (Black)
These are great for organizing center activities ahead of time. Please note that they are 11"X8", so a regular full size paper will not fit. It works great for task cards and small manipulatves, though!
16 Pcs Plastic Craft Trays for Kids (11x8x1 Inch)
Oversized pockets will easily hold those copy paper worksheets! Save paper and reuse the worksheets by putting them into these pockets and completing with dry erase markers.
SUNEE 30 Packs Oversized Dry Erase Pocket Sleeves
Havng a notebook handy to write those quick notes to self or to other teachers is a must! I love using color paper so my notes don't get lost amongst the reams of white copy paper worksheets & memos.
Amazon Basics 5x8 Narrow Ruled Note Pads, 6 Count
Having a personal amplifier helped me so much! Saves the voice!
ZOWEETEK ZW-Z258 Mini Voice Amplifier for Teachers
Music teachers use these pen holders to store mallets for Orff xylophones.
10 Pack Self Adhesive Pal Pen Holders
The chisel tip is great for writing rhythms!
Keebor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, 72 Pack
Great sturdy bins that are big enough (not much wiggle room) to collect papers. Use to manage that paperwork for many classes or to store small instruments & manipulatives.
Humble Crew Large Plastic Storage Bins, 4 Set
Student Incentives
Great for gifts or special incentives.
100 Pack Colorful Treble Clef Music Pencils
Use these music pencils for prizes or for classroom use.
Chinco Music Note Pencils Bulk with Eraser
Inexpensive gifts for music students.
Silicone Music Inspirational Bracelets, 3 Styles