Music Class
Sound Habits
Hear ye! Hear ye! Encourage your young keyboard/piano players to develop sound habits with a resource packet that introduces a dynamic learning method. The free sample lessons, part of a for-purchase program, are designed to be used in a...
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The Piano
Second graders read The Piano and become familiar with racial discrimination. For this racial discrimination book lesson, 2nd graders answer comprehension question to focus on the importance of the book. Students discuss the reader's...
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Performing Gospel Music (Keyboard or Piano)
In this music worksheet, students learn to play a piece of gospel music called "Siyahamba" on the piano or keyboard. Students examine the musical notes written on the staffs and read the helpful hits in the margins. Piano knowledge is...
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Exploring Pentatonic Scales
What better way to teach pentatonic scales than to have them playing while you define them? This slide-show includes simple yet correct descriptions of five note scales in C, G, and F major as well as examples for learners to hear.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab
In this vocabulary activity, learners select the best word choice to complete the sentence. All words begin with the letter "I."
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Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 17
In this beginning sentence completion exercise 17 worksheet, students complete 10 sentences interactively by choosing the correct word(s), with immediate feedback online.
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Say It Loud!: A Celebration Of Black Music In America - Gospel Beginnings
High schoolers identify musical characteristics of gospel and sing a gospel selection. They practice the call and response technique. After going through individual parts, they sing the entire song with piano accompaniment.
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El tiempo presente de los verbos -ar
Introduce your beginning Spanish speakers to regular -ar verbs. On one side of the sheet is a brief review, while the other side contains practice sentences. You could also use this as a review tool and have learners fold the paper to...
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Beginning Paragraph Correction #12
In this paragraph correction worksheet, students read a passage and determine the types of errors that are numbered in sentences. Students choose eight multiple choice answers that correct the errors.
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3-5: Rhythm Beginnings
Students explore tempo. For this rhythm beginnings lesson, students differentiate between steady and unsteady beats. Students clap a variety of tempo and then move to the tempo of a song.
Literacy Connects
Activities to Build Phonological Awareness
Begin your reading program each day with a mini lesson on phonological awareness using these engaging activities listed in the resource. Young ones will enjoy word families, clapping and counting syllables, identifying single sounds and...
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Racing with Sam
This assignment begins with an 8-page article about Sam Berns, a young man who suffers the rare genetic disease called progeria. Progeria is caused by a gene mutation and manifests itself as rapid premature aging. When your biology class...
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Advertisement Analysis
Middle schoolers review magazine ads and take a look at some of the most common advertising techniques. From analyzing these ads, youngsters begin to become aware of how advertisers target specific age groups, gender groups, and how they...
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Intervals
As part of their study of intervals, musicians are asked to draw the interval indicated above the notes provided on the worksheet.
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Classification of Intervals
Major 2nd, Perfect 4th, Minor 3rd. The number and classification of intervals are the focus of a one-page worksheet that asks musicians to write the intervals above given notes and to indicate the classification of others.
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Teaching Your Child How to "Spaghetti Body"
We all feel stressed at times, but we don't have to feel that way for long by practicing a coping skill called, Spaghetti Body. When a high stakes test or presentation is on its way, follow the instructions on this resource to begin the...
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Beginning Spelling - "Music"
For this spelling worksheet, 2nd graders spell 12 words correctly using the definition listed to the right of the jumbled music word.
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Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 34
In this online interactive grammar skills instructional activity, learners examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to complete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Student answers...
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Arranging Patriotic Music for Instruments
Young scholars arrange a short piano composition for a group of four to six instruments of their choice. The musical arrangements should be then demonstrated and analyzed by the class as a unit study.
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Treble Clef Sign
Young scholars explore and explain the purpose of the lines and spaces. They associate up and down on the staff with higher and lower pitches on the piano. Students recall that the G clef touches 5 lines and has 4 spaces.
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Dynamic Fun!
Learners explore musical dynamics. In this music lesson, students define musical terms that relate to dynamics. Learners sing "Little Bunny Foo-Foo" and apply the written dynamics to their singing voices. Students use specific body...
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VH1 Driven: Jamie Foxx, Lesson 2
Students compare and contrast classical piano style with jazz piano style. They watch a segment of the video, "VH1 Driven: Jamie Foxx," participate in a class discussion of the music from the video, and develop a list of adjectives for...
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The Pronoun as Subject
Follow-up a lesson on nominative and predicate pronouns with a activity that provides practice for your young grammarians. Although the activity begins with definitions and examples, the explanations might confuse some of your learners...
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Beginning Analogies 10
In this analogies activity, learners read the pairs of words and select the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 examples.