Music Class Sub Plans with Six Ready Lessons

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What's inside this resource

Six ready-to-use substitute lesson plans cover music class for Kindergarten through fifth grade, each built around a repeatable Welcome/Greeting, Song or Game, Read-Aloud, Activity, and Wrap-Up sequence so a non-specialist substitute can run the period without music training. Grade-specific selections vary the songs, games, and read-alouds — for example, Kindergarten uses 'Apples and Bananas' and 'Music Would You Rather,' while fifth grade pairs 'Music and the Movies' with 'The Story of Rap' and a Song Maker digital activity. Every grade level ends with an editable Star Student Spinner for the wrap-up, and several plans link to online tools such as Incredibox, Chrome Music Lab, Groove Pizza, and Song Maker for the hands-on activity portion. The set functions as a full folder of six distinct grade-level plans rather than a single lesson.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Participate in a grade-appropriate music class routine including a greeting, song or game, read-aloud, and hands-on activity.
Explore beat-making or music-creation tools (e.g., Song Maker, Groove Pizza) appropriate to grade level.

Teaching tips

Keep the plan folder in an easily accessible spot for substitutes, since each grade level is self-contained and requires no music background.
Preview or bookmark the linked digital tools (Chrome Music Lab, Groove Pizza, Song Maker, Incredibox) before the day begins in case internet access is limited.
Edit the Star Student Spinner to reflect your own class roster before printing or displaying it.

Skills covered

Substitute-ready lesson delivery — a non-music teacher follows a repeatable Welcome/Song/Game/Read-Aloud/Activity/Wrap-Up structure for each grade level.
Music appreciation through varied media — students engage with songs, read-alouds, and digital tools (Incredibox, Chrome Music Lab, Groove Pizza, Song Maker) appropriate to their grade.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Do the Kindergarten through fifth-grade plans all follow the same lesson structure?

Not exactly -- Kindergarten through second grade follow a Welcome/Song/Game/Read-Aloud/Activity/Wrap-Up format, while third through fifth swap the greeting song for a greeting video and the game for a group movement activity before the read-aloud.

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Core concepts

music substitute lesson plans
elementary music education
classroom music activities

Topics

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