Music Color by Notes & Symbols Worksheets - Peter and the Wolf Music Sub Plans

Need a stress-free music sub plan to reinforce music theory?

These Music Color by Notes & Symbols Worksheets combine basic music theory practice ( Notes, Rests, Staff Symbols, Dynamics, Treble & Bass clef notes) with engaging coloring activities inspired by Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. It’s the perfect low-prep solution for substitute days, review lessons, music centers, or early finishers.

Students identify rhythm symbols and color the picture using the provided key — keeping them focused, independent, and learning the entire time.

⭐ What’s Included:

7 designs in this set in 2 education levels (14 pages in total ):

🎼 Level 1 – Symbol to Symbol

Students match rhythm symbols directly to colors.
Great for beginners and early rhythm practice.

🎼 Level 2 – Symbol to Term

Students read rhythm names and match them to symbols before coloring.
Perfect for deeper understanding and reinforcement.

+ 7 answer pages.

+ 7 blank pages to create your own music worksheets.

⭐ PAGES INCLUDED:

• 1 – PETER – color by musical symbols
• 2 – THE BIRD – color by music symbols

(Symbols used: staff, time signature, bar line, double bar line, repeat, treble clef, bass clef, natural, flat, sharp, fermata.)

• 3 – THE DUCK – color by notes and rests
• 4 – THE CAT – color by notes and rests

(Notes used: whole note, half note, dotted half note, quarter note, dotted quarter note, eighth note, 2 eighth notes, 4 sixteenth notes.

Rests used: whole rest, half rest, quarter rest, eighth rest.)

• 5 – GRANDFATHER – color by dynamics

(Dynamic symbols used: fortissimo, forte, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, piano, pianissimo.)

• 6 – THE WOLF – color by treble clef note names

(C first – A second octaves).

• 7 – HUNTER – color by bass clef note names

(E first – C second octaves).

🟢 Perfect for:

✔ Elementary music lessons (Grades 2 - 5)

✔ Substitute teacher plans

✔ Music centers and independent practice

✔ Peter and the Wolf unit.