Mother’s Day Pre-reading Activity

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This is a Mother’s Day activity for the young beginner. I had a lot of fun making it and I hope it’s not over the top with all the pink hearts!

When I wrote this, I decided to make the tune very easy with only one measure containing steps and skips. I didn’t put any instructions on the sheet so students can present it to their Moms as a Mother’s Day present.

If this activity seems too easy for your students and students are familiar with pentascales,  choose a challenging key.  In the flowers at the bottom of the page, the student can either fill in finger numbers or note names. Since the composing section is so short, encourage your student to move up or down octaves and not just stay in one hand position. My students love to try something different even if it doesn’t make a lot of musical sense and I’m very accepting because that will encourage them to compose more.

If you want a pretty way  for students to present this to their Mother,  trim off the white border, laminate it, and add a pink bow. Or you could print it off on sturdy card stock or glue it to foam board.  If you have any other ideas, let me know!