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Bravo!!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and experiment with rhythm and sound. In pairs, they practice reading and performing simple melodies from sheet music. Individually, they choose one piece to perform for the class.
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Keep Your Lamps

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice their singing using the correct posture. Using music, they practice reading it and using the correct rhythm. They are introduced to a Oratorio and stretching exercises to use before beginning a song. They share their...
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Composing with Non-Chord Tones to Ornament a Melody

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop melodies based on a simple chord progression. They develop the tools need to begin to compose their own music. Students explore the qualities of each NCT and identify them in a composition. They develop listening skills...
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Seeing Doubles

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners work with dominoes to recognize the number of spots on each side as they relate to addition facts. In this seeing doubles lesson, students make triangle shaped flash cards for the double facts. Learners represent the correct...
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General Music Methods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work as a class to compose an original four-measure rhythm. After a brief review of a sight reading Gordon rhythm patterns, students compose their own rhythm with each student selecting a part for the composition. All...
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Using Tens Frames To Build Basic Facts of Five

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the basic addition facts of five. Through modeling and instruction and the use of ten frames, they discover the various ways numbers can be added together to equal five. (4+1, 2+3, etc.) They repeat with facts...
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One Person's Garbage, Another Person's . . .?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list many, different and unusual items that could be constructed out of refuse and found objects.
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A Wing and a Prayer

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders improvise missing harmony accompaniment for a soloist performing "The Star Spangled Banner." Groups select several familiar melodies that they can produce while individual students take turns improvising a new harmony part.
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Mammoth Sunflower Problem

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss the directions on a package of seeds. They open the package, count the seeds, and determine the planting requirements for the seeds.
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The Rhythm of Life - Episode 2 - Melody

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students complete a unit on melodies from various cultures. They watch an online program, analyze various melodies, write a short original melody, complete a worksheet, and compare/contrast three versions of "Amazing Grace."
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Sakura

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders perform the song "Sakura" from the Standard of Excellence book for peers and are assessed based upon that performance in this lesson plan for Beginning Band. Emphasis is placed upon positive comments and public performance.
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Place Values - Subtracting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of subtracting a number from a place value. For this subtracting from a place value lesson, students subtract numbers from a particular place value.
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The effect of hunger on children and graphing

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students research the effects of hunger on society.  In this Current Events lesson, students create a graph to present their findings. 
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Pythagorean Theorem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students solve right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem.  For this solving right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem lesson, students find the missing side of a right triangle.  Students find the hypotenuse given two legs of a...
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Tune Up Your Ears!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss meaning of pitch, listen for different sounds in classroom, hallway, and outdoors, and listen to sounds played on piano and on computer to determine high or low pitch.
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Cube Combinations

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, given 5 number cubes, roll the cubes and record the data.
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Pythagorean Theorem Proof

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate the Pythagorean Theorem. Then they type up a formal paragraph proof of a proof of their choice.
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Composing From a Thread

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students listen to music composed in the 20th century and discuss varying interpretations. They play a contemporary piece of music and explore techniques available to a modern composer.
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Music Drama & Richard Wagner: The Lord Of The Ring

For Teachers 7th
Students study Richard Wagner and his idea of "Music Drama". Students listen to his music, pantomime, and lead "music dramas" to discover Wagner's idea of the world of composition and drama.
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Flow Rates of Faucets and Rivers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work together to discover the flow rates of faucets and rivers. They relate their results to engineering and applied science concepts. They make predictions on the flow rate of a nearby river in their local community.
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Simple Gifts

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the concepts of half notes, quarter notes, whole notes, and musical phrases by performing the Shaker song "Simple Gifts". Emphasis is placed on movement with music and meeting national standards for the arts.
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Melodic Rhythms of India

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to and dance to the music of India. After listening to the music again, they identify the different types of instruments playing the melody. They explain the tabla tarang and view photographs of people performing the music.
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Form, Rhythm, and Melodic Motives: Fiber

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine basic song form and 4/4 meter. They sing a song about diet and nutrition while identifying examining the rhythm of the song. They discuss why fruit and fiber are important to health.
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Squares and Square Roots II

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils evaluate squares and square roots. Through practice, they discover the inverse relationship between squares and square roots. Students take notes, solve square root and square root problems, and classify numbers as rational or...

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