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Matisse Cut-Outs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine color and composition by arranging color paper cut-outs without the use of sketches or drawings in this Art lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed upon the "cut-out" art pieces created by Henri...
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Folktales: Uncle Cricket, the Soothsayer Lesson Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the Nicaraguan folktale, "Uncle Cricket, the Soothsayer," prior to participating in various activities. Among the ideas presented here are completing story maps, analyzing characters, summarizing the plot, writing...
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Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology: Video Capture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore multimedia and animation technology. They create an autobiographical film of themselves and an album cover for their CD case. They watch a video and take notes to discover the five camera placements in their practice...
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Making the Changes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the two chords of G/F in the 4/4 meter within the acceptable boundaries. They practice listening and performing the chords using the method of improvisation. Students also recognize the relationship of notes and...
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Soap Opera Unit of Work: KS4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view an episode of "Eastenders." They look at how the programme is structured in terms of individual scenes. Students view the opening of the soap and the significane of the theme music. They look at the characters and trace the...
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The Sound and Feel of the 1920s

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders comprehend the 1920's. They analyze examples of art from 1920's to build an comprehension of the times. They are asked if art reflect or transcend the time in which it was created? Students discuss the common element...
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La Musique

For Students 9th - 12th
In this foreign language worksheet, high schoolers find the words that are related to music and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Be Healthy for School

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this health worksheet, students learn the importance of healthy eating and fitness to do well in school. Students read the information and answer 6 essay questions about healthy foods and sports they enjoy.
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How Not to Conduct an Interview

For Students 7th - 8th
In this interview learning exercise, students read a sample dialogue from a poorly conducted interview. Students learn what not to do when they interview their musical career choices.
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Voices of Louisiana Worksheet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this voices of Louisiana worksheet, students choose at least three quotations from the Voices of Louisiana webpage and look for clues about each person's folk groups and the genres they mention; for example, oral tradition, folk...
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African American Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this African American music history worksheet, students research the history of African American music. Students then answer the fifteen questions.
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Nouns

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this nouns instructional activity, students use the following nouns to complete the sentences: lance, optician, nutmeg, clown, pen, trumpet, eagle, hoe, mechanic, and stetson. Students then make a list of all of the nouns in the...
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Beginning Analogies 10

For Students 4th - 5th
In this analogies worksheet, students read the pairs of words and select the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 examples.
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Salt Lake City, Utah

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research the history of the Salt Lake City. In this geography lesson plan, students select an activity in Salt Lake City to research, such as snow skiing. Students write a research report.
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Slang Words Beginning With F

For Students 6th - 8th
In this slang learning exercise, middle schoolers complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the meanings of slang expressions beginning with letter F.
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ESL: Forming Simple Past Tense

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL learning exercise, students fill in the correct form of given verbs to complete a simple paragraph. Students may click on either a "check answers" or "show a letter for help" button.
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K-2: The Second Grade World of Louis Armstrong

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore Louis Armstrong's music. In this language arts instructional activity, 2nd graders research different resources so that they can write a report on Louis Armstrong and his music. Additionally, students create...
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Breaking News English: Stone-Age English Phrasebook a Possibility

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Stone-Age English Phrasebook a Possibility," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Joy2 Learn: Jazz With Wynton Marsalis

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour about jazz with jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. Through video segments, you'll learn about the trumpet, the history of jazz and key famous jazz legends.
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Pbs: The Story of Jazz

For Students 9th - 10th
A supplement to a ten-part film series on jazz, this resource describes the growth and development of jazz music from the gritty streets of New Orleans to the Lincoln Gardens on Chicago's south side, where Louis Armstrong first won fame,...
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National Museum of American History: Smithsonian Jazz

For Students 9th - 10th
Smithsonian Jazz is home to several online exhibits, an interactive "Duke Ellington class," recordings, publications, oral histories, and similar resources.
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Pbs: Black and Blue: Jazz in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ralph Ellison was a musician who later became a writer. His book Invisible Man is written like a jazz composition. In this lesson, students will interpret key themes and concepts in Invisible Man that are also found in jazz music.
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International Association for Jazz Education: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Perhaps the country's foremost organization dedicated to jazz education. The site is quite user friendly and has huge, well organized list of weblinks.
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Pbs: Jazz Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
With this timeline, learn about how the history of slavery, Jim Crow laws and other forms of racial oppression impacted the rise of jazz in America. Also highlights the achievements of women, including Viola Smith in this world of music....

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