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Low Brass: Tibet, Switzerland and Haiti

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify sounds played on instruments from around the world. For this music lesson, students listen to music played on various low brass instruments from Tibet, Switzerland and Haiti to determine the differences in pitch...
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Making Paper Figures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students develop fine motor skills. In this paper folding lesson, students make a person out of paper. Students use different shapes of paper for the body and used curled paper for the hair.
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice their reading comprehension while investigating vegetables.  In this children's literature lesson, students are read The Tale of Peter Rabbit in class and analyze the concept and themes.  Students complete...
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Haring Man Mural

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students work in teams and paint a figure mural. In this figure mural lesson, students view the works of Keith Haring and create a whole class mural project. Students answer questions about what they've observed.
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Music Listening-What's The Sound

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this lesson plan, Music Listening-What's The Sound, students practice playing different instrument. Students listen as the instruments are played to determine the sound of each instrument. Students will match the instrument to the...
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Sharing Our Knowledge

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students evaluate their participation in an animal welfare service project. In this animal welfare lesson, students reflect upon their experience by using their feelings and descriptions in their writing. Students share their experiences.
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Growing Gold

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore a folktale from India. In this folktale lesson, 1st graders read the tale, Growing Gold and discuss facts about India. Students construct the national flag of India from construction paper. Students also participate...
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Rhythm Stars

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen, clap, compose and identify various rhythms.  In this rhythm lesson, students practice rhythm with rhythm cards.  Students become familiar with stick notation. Students glue Popsicle sticks to illustrate rhythms.
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Low and High with Ives

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the Poem "The Elephant" by Shel Silverstein and create a descriptive web in the shape of an animal. In this cross curricular music lesson plan, 1st graders recite a poem with rhythm, then listen to the song...
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Folk Dancing Fun

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss different kinds of music they have heard. They listen to a short selection of folk music and discuss where they think it is from. Using a globe, the teacher shows students where the music is from. They spread out on...
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Why We Count

For Teachers K - 4th
Students visualize census data on a map and use a map key to read a population map. For this census lesson, students use a map of the Virgin Islands and corresponding worksheets to gain an understanding of population density.
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NGA Kids Inside Scoop Spring 2008

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students view the artwork of Martin Johnson Heade.  In this Heade artwork lesson, students answer questions about the sensory images in the artwork.  Students design a series of designs for a postage stamp in the style of Heade.
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Que Llueva! It's Raining, It's Pouring!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students learn to sing a song in another language.  In this music instructional activity, students learn a song about rain in English and Spanish.  Students listen to the song Que Llueva in Spanish and It's Raining, It's...
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All the Colors We Are

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars make a hand print mural. In this painting lesson, students read the book All the Colors We Are and describe the color of their skin.  Young scholars learn how to mix paints to create various skin tones, create their...
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How is Chess Played?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students discover how to play chess. In this how is chess played lesson, students examine the rules, vocabulary, and tactics of the game of chess. 
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How is a House Built?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the equipment and people needed to build a house. In this professions lesson, students construct a KWL chart on the topic of "Who builds a house?" Students read the book How a House is Built. Students add facts to the...
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Eggs-tra Special Sounds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore different sounds. In this sound instructional activity, students participate in an egg hunt. The eggs are filled with different materials and hid around the room. Students find the eggs and chart the different sounds...
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See how They Grow: Butterfly

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars view butterflies and participate in a butterfly activity to learn needed vocabulary. In this butterfly life cycle lesson, students access prior knowledge of butterflies.  Young scholars listen to a butterfly life...
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Taking a picture Walk

For Teachers 1st
First graders use question words to answer comprehension questions.  For this reading strategies lesson, 1st graders use picture cues and predict events in a story. Students use context clues to understand unfamiliar words....
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The Heart of Human Experience: Cultura Azteca

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore Aztec culture to gain understanding of relationship between music, recreation, and culture. Seven lessons on one page.
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Animation Flip Books

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students investigate examples of animation made from a flipbook technique in order to learn how to create their own flipbook and to learn how this process looks like an animated cartoon. In this animation lesson plan, students will...
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Photoshop for Fifth Graders: the Basics

For Teachers K - 5th
Students review the basic tools for Adobe Photoshop.  In this Photoshop instructional activity, students choose a picture and discuss its properties.  Students use tools to see how pictures are altered. Students use layers to...
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Friendship

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore human psychology by reading a book in class. In this friendship lesson, 1st graders identify the benefit of friends and strong relationships while reading the book The Rainbow Fish. Students analyze the images from...
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Haring Style Drawings

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students recognize the characteristics of a Keith Haring artwork.  In this Keith Haring artwork lesson, students draw a picture and outline with oil pastel in the style of Keith Haring. Students answer questions about the...

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