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Advise and Consent

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students survey people of the community to collect opinions regarding a problem. In this philanthropic lesson, students understand the philosophy of Andrew Carnegie about giving back. Students study a problem and propose a solution.
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"Mambo" from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students encounter and study "Mambo" from "West Side Story," by Leonard Bernstein. They practice utilizing musical elements (instrumentation, tempo, and dynamics) to create a certain mood for a scene with music. Each student interprets...
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Locomotion, Time And Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice the concepts of time and rhythm using drum beats. They also create body shapes using verbal cues. The shapes made include stretched, curled, angular, or twisted. The rhythm of beats is increased or decreased to...
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Being in the Noh: An Introduction to Japanese Noh Plays

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze the conventions used in Noh plays and write an introduction to a Noh play of their own. In this Noh play lesson, students identify the conventions of the Noh form and analyze the realizations the main character achieves....
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Looking at Ritual and Ceremony

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore Edward Curtis' photos of a Native American ritual and practice documenting their own religious rituals. In this photography analysis lesson, students analyze an Native American ritual in Curtis' photo. Students discuss...
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Rhythmic Movement Skills

For Teachers K - 1st
Students participate in series of rhythmic movements to demonstrate skill in dance elements. In this rhythmic movements lesson plan, students answer sequentially developed questions which include clapping and marching to explore...
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Bob Marley - Legend Episode #3 - Lesson 4

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze and describe Reggae music using correct musical terms to discuss tonality, instrumentation, meter and tempo. They experiment with singing and dancing to Reggae music in a style appropriate to the genre.
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African Music

For Students 6th - 10th
In this African music learning exercise, learners read about how family life, community music, and rhythms are part of the culture and music of Africa.
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Rhythmic Movement Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice using their physical skills while performing physical activities.  In this physical education lesson, students participate in musical orchestrated dances with their classmates.  Students utilize a jump rope...
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Introduction To Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover the use of melody in music and how it relates to simple songs and music notation. Students sing and move throughout this lesson. Emphasis is placed upon group and individual practice interpreting musical melodies.
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Masks

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine how weather masks were used and design their own. In this weather mask lesson, students look at examples of weather masks before planning one of their own. They sketch the mask on the associated template and build it...
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Landscapes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore landforms and landscapes. They demonstrate an appreciation for and examine how to recognize the attributes of landforms and landscapes. Students create a landscape and reflect on their painting.
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"In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb"

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the story "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett. They discuss weather forecasting and create an art project to go with the saying about March weather: "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb".
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Wycinanki and Polish Folktales

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students, with the use of the Internet among various other resources, research/locate Polish folktales and re-tell the Polish folktales in their own words. In addition, they examine the art of Wycinanki, Polish paper cutting.
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers K
Students explore the concept of communication. In this communication lesson plan, students create collages featuring their likes and dislikes. Students present the collages to their classmates. 
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Snakes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students follow directions to make a snake out of patterns. They research a specific snake and present it to the class in a group. They listen to a presentation about the King Cobra snake prepared by the teacher.
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Drama: A Streetcar Named Desire

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine all the descriptions of costumes, props, movement, lighting and music in the stage directions of A Streetcar Named Desire. They begin to imagine this drama as a production, not simply a script. Students perform...
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Demystifying Stereotypes and Understanding Contemporary Cultures

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare and contrast folk songs from different cultures. In this music instructional activity, 4th graders listen to and list the attributes of selected Japanese and American folk songs. Students discover the customs,...
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Mexican Charades

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore communication by participating in a game of charades. For this visual storytelling lesson, students utilize their acting abilities and physical prowess to communicate Mexican imagery to their classmates without the use...
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The Tadpole and the Frog

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the life cycle of the frog, and research frogs of the Nez Perce reservation and their requirements for survival. They observe the development of frog eggs and record their observations in science journals.
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Movement Adventure

For Teachers K
Students discover movement and pantomime techniques in this adventurous story telling experience for kindergarten. Assessment is done through a short question and answer session and students drawing the "adventure".
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Moving to Music Self-Assessment

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Louisiana musical landscape worksheet, students evaluate that they learned about folk movement or dance by scoring themselves using on 18 performance elements.
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Malambo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use appropriate terms to reflect a working knowledge of the musical elements and use terminology from music and dance to analyze and compare structures of musical and other artistic works. They also identify the purpose of...
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Culture Ads

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars examine cultural differences in picture books. In this cultural diversity lesson, students identify cultural differences in picture books about children from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and...

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