Share this musical instruments game with your students to assess their ability to sort instruments into their correct orchestra families.
Hit the Right Note With Our Sorting Musical Instruments Game!
This fun and educational musical instruments game helps students learn about the different families of orchestra instruments. With 18 instrument cards featuring real pictures, students will sort the instruments into the correct family—percussion, string, brass, or woodwind. The activity also includes four family banners to organize the instruments and a recording sheet for students to document their answers. This hands-on resource promotes learning through visual and tactile engagement.
Included in this musical instruments game:
- 18 instrument cards
- 4 instrument family banners
- Recording sheet
- Answer key
Playing This Instrument Families Game
This instrument families game is perfect for both individual and group work, making it a versatile addition to your music curriculum. Here is how to prepare and play this sorting musical instruments game:
Preparation:
- Download the resource in the format of your choice.
- Print the resource. (We recommend printing the cards and banners on cardstock.)
- Cut apart the cards and banners and laminate for durability.
- Provide each student with a copy of the recording sheet and a pencil.
Play:
- Students mix the cards, place them in a pile, and spread out the orchestra family banners.
- Students take turns drawing a card and then sorting it under the correct instrument family.
- Students discuss the answer and record it on the provided sheet.
- Once students have sorted all of the instruments, they can consult the answer key to check their answers.
Download Our Sorting Musical Instruments Game
This sorting musical instruments game is easy to download and use! Just click the drop-down arrow on the download button and select either the PDF or editable Google Slides file. Then print and go!
This resource was created by Brittany Collins, a teacher in Indiana and a Teach Starter collaborator.
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