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The Letter Uu

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore letter Uu. In this letter recognition instructional activity, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main ...
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The Letter Vv

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore letter Vv. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page. Students...
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The Letter Ww

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore letter Ww. For this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page. Students...
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The Letter Yy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore letter Yy. In this letter recognition lesson plan, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson...
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Environmental Conditions: Friend or Foe

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research and answer questions on how organisms are classified and how their needs are met through their environment. They work in small groups and create a poster, chart, rap, PowerPoint, or brochure demonstrating how organisms...
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The Letter S

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore letter Ss. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, safety, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page. Students explore the...
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The Cherokee: The Principal People (Ani-Yunwiya), 1700 - 1838

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners read passages and research the Cherokee Tribe and write an account of a typical day as a Cherokee Native American. In this Cherokee lesson plan, students listen to Cherokee music, read Cherokee passages, fill out worksheets, and...
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ABBA - Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify and notate the musical device known as a "hook". They notate and perform rhythmic and melodic patterns in the ABBA song "Mamma Mia".
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: Exploration of Live vs. Recorded

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the differences between live and recorded music using the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
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Global Harmony

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars listen to world music samples and try to identify the countries of origin; students work in small groups to design an online "world music caf??."
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Rondo with B-A-G

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore music notes. In this music lesson, students sing the song "Hot Cross Buns" and practice playing it on melody bells to find the letter and rhythm notation. They create a new phrase to the rhythm of this song. 
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Magical Moments Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write magical moments about human compassion and enter the examples on a global, multilingual website. In this global communication instructional activity, students create their own message about human compassion. Students then...
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Commemorations Across Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore how different cultures commemorate people and events. They research how commemorations are created through music, painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, and poetry. In collaborative, students create a...
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Baroque Presentation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners use Microsoft Publisher to create a concert program of music featuring a Baroque composer of their choice. They research their chosen composer using the provided internet links. They then create a computerized presentation.
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Behind the Movie Chicago

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the genre of the musical film and its history. They draw conclusions on relationships between a stage musical and a musical film. They share the results of their research as a class.
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Exploring the Families of Instruments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the families of instruments. In this instrument lesson, students discuss how each instrument family makes their sound. Students then make their own instruments. Students write a paragraph about their favorite musical...
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Wagon Train

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students use educational software to examine the hardships and problem solving skills needed by the pioneers as they endured frontier life. They work as teams while using the game simulation. They work a number of project while not on...
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The Bartered Bride

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the ways music is used to convey ideas about a culture. They define folk art by viewing and comparing visual folk and fine art. Then they analyze the musical piece," The Bartered Bride" and relate it to how folk art can...
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VH1 Storytellers for Save the Music Starring Billy Joel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine recordings of Billy Joel.
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Repetitive Song Form

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover different concepts for identifying musical structure and song form.  In this Music History instructional activity, 8th graders compare and contrast a Red Hot Chili Peppers song to an Andrea Bocelli's song. 
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The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Looking for a simple and straightforward reference on the Enlightenment for your young historians? Check out this list of key terms and important figures from the period, followed by a traditional assessment where your learners will be...
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Rhythm Sticks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders experience artistic perception of rhythm in music and see how to move their bodies and tap their sticks to the rhythm of a particular song.
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Book Week Campout

For Teachers K - 5th
Students end the celebration of Book Week in their gym class. As a class, they follow directions to move along with a song and how to use their stuffed animals to move to the music. To end the lesson, they participate in a pillow fight...
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Rhythm - "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice rhythm and beat. For this music lesson, 1st graders sing and clap to the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy".  They find the rhythm of the music and practice making rhythm with other instruments.