Need quick & easy elementary music lesson plans for subs and teachers? The Sing & Move Day video playlist is perfect for no prep lessons, brain breaks, class starters, or subs! It includes lots of current, trending songs!
Get your kids moving & grooving with a series of videos alternating singing videos with moving videos.
Originally published February 26, 2022
Latest Update September 3, 2026
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What makes these elementary music lesson plans for subs and teachers EASY is the video format alternating types of videos.
- The videos alternate between sit-down SINGING videos and get up and MOVE videos.
- Pick and choose the videos that are most appropriate for your students.
- Some videos are more K-2 and some more 3-5!
- Scroll past the ones that don’t work and head for something you know your kids will love!
Disclaimer: You should preview any video before showing it to your students.
List of Sing & Move Videos (A Growing Playlist)
- 🎤 Sing: Dai Dai (Shakira), I’ll Be There (Michael Jackson), Go Live It (Descendents: Wicked Wonderland), 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton), No Place Like Home (Wicked: For Good), Girl in the Bubble (Wicked For Good), Zoo (Zootopia 2), Golden (Demon Hunters), Takedown (Demon Hunters), What Is This Feeling? (Wicked), Popular (Wicked), Believe (from Moana 2), Nursery Rhymes Done Right (BlackMediaPresents), Sky Full of Stars (Sing 2), Steal the Show (Elemental), Part of Your World (Little Mermaid), The Wish (Disney Wish), All of You (Encanto), See You Again (Charlie Puth), Happier (Marshmellow), Don’t Give Up On Me (Andy Grammer), See You Again (Wiz Khalifa), How Far I’ll Go (Moana), Can’t Stop the Feeling (Trolls), Into the Unknown (Frozen), Surface Pressure, Golden & Takedown (KPop Demon Hunters)
- 🌀 Move: One Short Day Body Percussion (Wicked), Thick of It by KSI (body percussion), Uptown Funk Body Percussion, Boom, Snap, Clap (Kinderlieder), Go Bananas (Prek-1), Shake It Off (Kidzbop), Gross Motor Freeze Dance, DJ Raphi Old MacDonald, Waka Waka, Cheerleader, Levitating, Mario Freeze Dance (Coach Corey Martin), Dance Monkey, Ghostbusters, Bruno (Encanto), My Own Drum (Vivo), DJ Raphi Follow the Leader, High Hopes, Happy, Move to Jazz, Silent Movement (Mr. DelGaudio), Move to Beat/No Beat, We Will Rock You (body percussion)
Many of these songs come from the Trending Clean Pop Song List!
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When to Use These Elementary Music Lesson Plans for Subs and Teachers
These elementary music lesson plans for subs and teachers are video selections, great for an entire class period or for shorter needs such as:
- you have a non-music sub or it’s an emergency situation
- class starter, class closer
- quick go to when a disruption keeps you from continuing your current lesson
- an easy one-off lesson or partial lesson when you see a class for only a portion of their period
- when you’re ill, lost voice
🎤 Dai Dai (Shakira World Cup)
🎤 I’ll Be There (Michael Jackson, Jackson 5)
🎤 Go Live It (Descendents: Wicked Wonderland)
Check out lyrics here.
🎤 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton) Sing Along
🎤 No Place Like Home (Wicked: For Good)
🌀 One Short Day-Body Percussion (Wicked)
🎤 Girl in the Bubble (Wicked: For Good)
🎤 Zoo (Zootopia 2)
🎤 Golden (KPop Demon Hunters)
🌀 Jam Session Primary Song Medley
🎤 Takedown (KPop Demon Hunters)
🎤 What Is This Feeling? (Wicked)
🌀 Thick of It by KSI (Body Percussion)
🎤 Believe (from Moana 2)
🌀 Uptown Funk Body Percussion
🎤 Nursery Rhymes Done Right
🌀 Boom, Snap, Clap Body Percussion
🎤 Steal the Show from Elemental
🌀 Shake It Off Dance
Read First With Golden Books!
Another idea for easy elementary music lesson plans for subs and teachers is reading related BOOKS!
Use these Golden Books to add a reading connection to your music activities and variety to the lesson plan.
🎤 Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid
🌀 Freeze Dance
🎤 This Wish from “Wish”
🌀 Bananas
🌀 Old MacDonald
🎤 All of You from Encanto
🌀 Waka Waka Dance
- If you aren’t sitting in chairs/stools, tap foot on ground or stand up and step in place.
- Kids could pedal a pretend personal bicycle at 2:19 where players as a group create the bike.
🎤 See You Again by Charlie Puth & Wiz Khalifa
🌀 We Will Rock You Body Percussion
🌀 Cheerleader Dance
🌀 Moving to Jazz Creative Movement
🎤 Happier by Marshmello
🌀 Levitating Dance
🌀 Mario Freeze Dance
🎤 Don’t Give Up On Me by Andy Grammer & PS22 Chorus
🌀 Moving to Beat & No Beat
🌀 Dance Monkey Body Percussion
🎤 See You Again by PS22 Chorus & Isaiah G
🌀 The Clown, Movement by Mr. DelGaudio
🎤 How Far I’ll Go from Moana
🌀 Ghostbusters Dance
🎤 Can’t Stop the Feeling from Trolls
🌀 My Own Drum Dance
🌀 Follow the Leader Dance
🌀 High Hopes Dance
🎤 Into the Unknown from Frozen
🌀 Happy Dance
🎤 Surface Pressure from Encanto
