Need a way to keep kids engaged leading up to winter break? Enter: The Nutcracker! Students of all ages love learning about The Nutcracker. Use it as a thematic unit to teach concepts including rhythm vs beat, ta, ti-ti, and ta rest, and form. Students will follow along to the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy using a listening map, move creatively to the music, and use printable manipulatives to identify the form.

Best of all, these low-prep lessons will help you keep your sanity during the most wild – I mean, wonderful! – time of year!