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Curated OER

Write a Rap Song

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars compose lyrics for a rap song. In this music lesson, students choose a topic, such as "Our School," and use rhyming words to compose a rap song. Young scholars perform the song for their classmates.
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Curated OER

Social Roles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students role play in order to better understand the social roles of the Colonial period. In this Colonial period lesson plan, students guess what role the student is playing based on social role cards.
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Curated OER

VH1 Fan Club

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils connect the diversity of American culture to the music of Dave Matthews Band and then create lyrics that emphasize how diversity pertains to their own life.
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Curated OER

Posture and Pantomime: Total Body Movement

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students analyze posture and pantomime in an analysis of total body movement. In this body movement lesson, students read a chart of movements and the mood or attitude they convey. Students complete several space and observation...
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PBS

Pbs: Improvise a Short Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson incorporates the art of improvisation with writing a collaborative short story. Learners will learn the relationships music has with other disciplines outside of the arts.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Describing Fall Leaves Through Words and Music

For Teachers K - 1st
Students collect, describe, and sort leaves found outside. As a cross-curricular component, they will improvise on musical instruments in a way that they feel describes a dominant leaf characteristic.