Christmas Name the Song Worksheet
Looking for an engaging Christmas music game that reinforces pitch and rhythm reading without extra lesson preparation? Name the Christmas Carol challenges students to recognise ten familiar Christmas melodies from their musical notation.
For: Grades 7–10
Format: Printable PDF | EASEL | Google Apps
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What's included:
- 1 printable Christmas music worksheet featuring 10 notated melody excerpts
- 11 Christmas carol and song titles to choose from
- Answer key for easy checking and review
- 1 TpT Easel digital activity
- 1 Google Slides
How to use:
- Students study the pitch and rhythm of ten notated melody excerpts and match each one to a familiar Christmas song title. One title is not used, providing an additional challenge.
Adapt the activity to suit your students:
- Melody identification: Students read the notation and match each excerpt to its title.
- Play-and-match: Play the excerpts for students who need additional support identifying the melodies.
- Extra challenge: Hide the list of song titles and ask students to identify the melodies independently.
- Composition extension: Invite students to continue a familiar melody for another 2–4 measures/bars.
- Music theory review: Explore rhythms, intervals and melodic patterns using the notated excerpt
