Halloween Songs and Music Activities for Elementary

An image of the eyes, nose, and mouth of a backlit Halloween pumpkin.
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Find Halloween songs and music activities for elementary music that engage and delight with movement, Orff arrangements, minor scales, improvisation, and more!

And let’s add some fun Halloween games and vocal exploration! Boo! Awoooooo! Bwahaha! AaaaHaaa!!!!!!

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Easy Ukulele Songs for Beginners

An easy-to-use sequential ukulele curriculum that uses songs kids love from today’s hits to classics.

Here’s a sequential curriculum featuring popular, easy ukulele songs for beginners. The curriculum starts with easy-to-play single-chord play alongs, then on to two-chord songs and more.

Chords on this page: C, C6, C7, Dm, F, Am

Ukulele Inspiration


Ukulele History, Parts, Tuning

Ukulele Tuner

Tuner provided by GuitarAPP.

Ukulele Orff Song Pack

Integrate your ukulele method with Orff activities to provide a refresh and re-engagement to direct instruction! Check it out on TPT.

Ukulele and Orff integration for enrichment and engagement.

Fun Ukulele Games

Hot & Cold Ukulele Game

Objective: Find the hidden object by listening to the ukulele!

How to Play:

  1. One player hides an object while another steps out of the room.
  2. The seeker returns and searches for the hidden object.
  3. Ukulele players guide them using strumming: Use just one chord, maybe a new one.
    • Soft & Slow = Cold (far from the object)
    • Louder & Faster = Hot (closer to the object)
    • Very Loud & Fast = On Fire! (right next to it)
  4. The game ends when the object is found.
  5. Switch roles and play again!

Variations:

  • Try using different chords (e.g. F, Am) for hot vs. cold.
  • Try use a two chord pattern that repeats (F, C7)
  • Use dynamics only (no tempo change).

1-Chord Easy Ukulele Songs Using C6, C7, C, Am, and F

C6 A Super Easy Ukulele Chord

O My Ukulele

This charming song by Mr. DelGaudio uses the fabulous, open string C6 chord.

C7 Chord Ukulele Songs

Image of ukulele fingering for the C7 chord

A C7 Backing Track for Ukulele

Lime In the Coconut for Ukulele

Play along to the island breeze!

Island Breezes
Image to accompany Lime in the Coconut

C Chord Ukulele Songs

Image of the fingering for the C chord on ukulele

Ukulele Backing Track on C chord

Ten in a Bed-C Chord

Am Chord Ukulele Songs

Chord Order Idea: teach the F chord next (below) so that all students need to do for Am is lift their index finger.

Image of the fingering for the Am chord on the ukulele

An a minor Backing Track


Just for Me

Just had to throw this 2-chord song in the 1-chord section since we know C and Am!!!


F Chord Ukulele Songs

Image of the fingering for the F chord on the ukulele

The Beat Goes On on F chord

Backing Track on F chord

Make New Friends on F chord

2-Chord Ukulele Songs

Tutorial-Easy change from F to C7

F chord “rocks” DOWN to C7.

C7 chord “rocks” UP to F.

The Duck Song

This I, IV, V7 in F subs a uke tap for the Bb because…WHY NOT? 😎. And now, the cult classic-DUCK SONG!

Buckle My Shoe

Dream Baby

Deep In the Heart of Texas (Coming Back Soon)

Iko Iko with F and C chords

Angel by Pink Pantheress (from Barbie movie)

Here’s a 2-chord F and C7 resource presentation unit with Orff arrangement based on One Bottle of Pop round! Fun!

Best Day of My Life

3-Chord Ukulele Songs

Thunder-C, F, Am

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Good to Be Alive-C, F, Am

Sunflower-C, F, Am

Senorita-C, F, Am

Unstoppable by The Score

There’s a Dm in here but YOU CAN DO IT! Dm is just F with one more finger!!!

Ukulele songs make GREAT concert selections. This Concert How-To Checklist has lots of tips to help.

Unstoppable-F, Dm, Am

Your next ukulele page: Ukulele-G7

You’ll find a G7 how-to and songs with C/G7

  • C/G7 songs: La Cucaracha, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Hush Little Baby, Iko Iko