Find fun and engaging Valentine songs, games, dances, and activities to fill your K-5 elementary classroom with LOVE! For Valentine’s Day or any time of the year!
Originally published February 13, 2022.
Updated for February 2026.
The classic song, “Who Has Seen the Wind?” has been REMIXED and is ready for winter, spring, summer, and fall windy weather!
This 2-chord song for voice, ukulele, and rainbow instruments (Boomwhackers & bells) is sure to be a hit! There’s no warbling going on here, just cantabile singing!
This song features:
Sheet music is available on my Teachers Pay Teachers page.
Take the classic canon, “Ah Poor Bird”, add new lyrics, and you have the perfect Winter song!
As I worked with this canon, three questions arose. After much research, I still haven’t found any definitive answers. If you have thoughts on it, please leave a comment!
Get your students playing barred instruments with this Orff arrangement (and other ideas) for the Halloween song, Pass the Pumpkin. Halloween is the perfect backdrop for engaging learning activities in music class.
This is a great beat-passing game! Whoever has the pumpkin on the last beat of the song is OUT! Continue playing until there is a final winner. As students get out, they can go get sticks and play to the beat as the game progresses.
Learn more about how to teach beat passing games.
A great piece for mallet practice and tracking, almost all students are able to have immediate success!
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A bubbly, bouncy instrumental piece that is perfect for movement activities. This instrumental piece posted on Youtube in 2014 and became a TikTok sensation, reaching over 1 million plays in 2021.
Here you will find the piece analysis, links, and teaching ideas!
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