Description
Ukulele is a great instrument for the music classroom! Are you looking for a way to incorporate the ukulele into your elementary or early middle school music classroom? Looking for a great motivation system for students and a wonderful curriculum in the music classroom? Look no further! This Rainbow Ukulele megabundle is for you!
Also, be sure to check out the Rainbow Ukulele FREEBIE! to see how I set up the program.
**Now includes British term version (student and teacher) and Google Slide (teacher presentation)**
Rainbow Ukulele is a system for teaching Ukulele in the elementary general music classroom. In this system, students are systematically taught the history of the ukulele, the parts of the ukulele, how to tune, reading music (TAB and traditional notation), fingerstyle, and chords. Students are systematically taken through playing 50 songs using C7, C, F, and G7. When you get your kids started on ukulele, you will not believe the joy that comes into your classroom!
You will receive the following:
STARTER KIT
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Ukulele brand recommendations.
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Sample Letter to send home to students if you would like students to order their own Ukulele.
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Sample Instrument rental agreement.
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Sample Instrument fee assessment.
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Recommendation on using tuners.
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Recommendation on successful colored dot program to learn chords.
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Teacher Ukulele recommendations.
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Seating arrangement recommendation and sample letter to request donations.
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Replacement strings recommendation.
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How to make a Ukulele strap.
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How to implement the Rainbow Ukulele Bead Motivation system (think of it like a ukulele karate system but with beads instead of belts!).
TEACHER EDITION
- Amazing teaching presentation to guide students through the lessons. Each song has the sheet music and lyrics with chords available.
- COMPLETE Lesson Plans for you to print for your plan book and yet, still completely editable for your needs!
- Blank page template to add your own information.
- Editable bead checklist (explained in (explained in the the free intro packet)).
- Strumming Patterns – this is a collection of strumming patterns I have used over the years – feel free to copy and paste to change up how you are teaching the songs to students!
- Essential Questions to post in your room (Editable template too!)
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MP3 accompaniment files for every song, including options for full tempo, counting in, and a slower practice tempo.
STUDENT EDITION
- Reproducible student method book.
- Student Key packet for assessments in the book.
- Blank page template to add your own information.
- Editable bead checklist (explained in the free intro packet).
- Strumming Patterns – this is a collection of strumming patterns I have used over the years – feel free to copy and paste to change up how you are teaching the songs to students!
Songs covered by Rainbow Ukulele
TAB/Fingerstyle
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Going Down the Lines
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Down and Back Up Again
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Green Cats Eat Ants
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
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London Bridge
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The Farmer in the Dell
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Baby Shark
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Yankee Doodle
Chords
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Lime in de Coconut (note: song not actually included – link to resource on YouTube due to copyright restrictions)
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Rain, Rain, Go Away
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Bow, Wow, Wow
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There’s a Hold in the Bucket
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The Farmer in the Dell
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The Down-Up Song
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The Wheels on the Bus
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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
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Apples and Bananas
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Hush Little Baby
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Michael Finnegan
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Paw-Paw Patch
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The More We Get Together
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Star Light, Star Bright
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Doggie, Doggie
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Little Tom Tinker
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Cool Song
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A Ram Sam Sam
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Did You Ever See a Lassie
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Fish and Chips and Vinegar
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Frere Jacques
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
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A Tisket, A Tasket
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He’s Got the Whole World
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
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Oh Where, Oh Where Did My Little Dog Go?
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The Mulberry Bush
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Here We Go Looby Loo
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Hot Cross Buns
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Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
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Kum Ba Yah
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Twinkle, Twinkle
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This Old Man
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When the Saints Go Marching In
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The Muffin Man
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
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Pease Porridge Hot
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Barnyard Song
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On Top of Old Smokey
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I’ve Got Peace Like a River
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Amazing Grace
Also available but not included:
Rainbow Ukulele Dots
Rainbow Ukulele Picks
Rainbow Ukulele Chord Charts
Rainbow Ukulele Chord Fretboard Insert Cards
Rainbow Ukulele Hard Copy Student Books
Should you have any questions, concerns, or requests, please contact me before leaving feedback at [email protected]. I want to ensure you have a wonderful experience with my products and my store!
Rainbow Ukulele ® is a registered trademark of Shelley Tomich.
andrealgarcia.piano –
I haven’t used this product in the classroom just yet, but I am so happy with all of the content I received. I know that this resource is going to make this school year ukulele unit so much easier than me doing it all on my own!
Pitch Publications –
Wonderful thank you so much!!!
Cheryl Pfister –
Thank you for such a well laid out program. Everything I needed to start was here. I decided to start with students playing the C chord right away and singing along to Row Row Your Boat and Are You Sleeping to get the initial excitement out of the way and we are now digging into your wonderful resource. AMAZING!!!!
Pitch Publications –
Thank you so much for the feedback, Cheryl! 🙂 I’m so glad you and the kiddos are having a great time with it!!
Anonymous –
Pitch Publications –
Thank you!
Jennifer Swan –
We are absolutely loving it!!! So easy to use and follow! LOVE the Power Point!
Pitch Publications –
Yay! Thanks so much, Jennifer!! 🙂
jenfilipiak –
I cannot say enough about how much this resource helped me! I got a grant for ukuleles and had NO CLUE where to start. Rainbow Ukulele to the rescue! I learned what I needed to help my students be successful from the beginning. There’s lots of information included: music theory, ukulele playing info, note reading, and strumming. My students really enjoyed the songs that were included and found the whole curriculum to be motivating. Thank you!
Pitch Publications –
Thank you and so glad you found it helpful for your program!
Rachel Tanenblatt –
I’ve taught ukulele before, but always with materials I had hodgepodged together. My kids had a basic understanding of the instrument, but never knew about the theory or background of the instrument. Now that I’m using Rainbow Ukulele, I have a complete curriculum to present to my students! This program is so thorough, including a huge collection of songs that my students will love. There are lots of bonus add-ons, like accompaniment recordings to go with each song, a huge resource of strumming patterns, great music theory and background info, lesson plans, and more! This is by far the most valuable ukulele program available to music teachers today.
Pitch Publications –
Thank you so much, Rachel!!! I am so glad it is helping bring ukulele to your kiddos!
mwarshany –
If you’re teaching uke in class, you’ve got to get this curriculum. This has saved me TONS of time. Everything is laid out in a way that easily allows students to progress through a logical sequence. Love RU!
Pitch Publications –
Aww, thanks! So glad it helps!
laurensumma –
I adore this product! I teach in a Title I public school and see students in large groups. This curriculum has worked beautifully with my diverse student population. My students in grades 3-5 love ukulele days, and they feel like rock stars when they play along with the included song accompaniments.
My favorite thing about Rainbow Ukulele is that it comes with an abundance of resources for you and your beginner players. There is so much material that I have the freedom to pick and choose what will work best in my classes. Customization is easy!
Thanks for this outstanding resource! We love it!
Pitch Publications –
Yay! I am so glad it is working for you and your kids!
sutley1358 –
There are so many things to love about this bundle! The student books are packed full of one and two-chord songs to get beginners off to a great start, progressing to more advanced folk songs at the end. Add in the tuning and tab songs and you have a great beginner course. I love having access to the accompaniment tracks and presentation materials, which are very helpful when working with a class full of students. It’s crazy how much the students love playing even the simplest of songs like Green Cats Eat Ants! Love Rainbow Ukulele!
Pitch Publications –
Thank you so much, Sally!! =)
Megan Burczynski –
Pitch Publications –
Thank you!!