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Reviewing Good Playing Habits

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The string section of your school orchestra can get a proper form make-over by incorporating this lesson. They reestablish proper playing form, posture, and sound as they compose an essay on how to maintain good playing habits during...
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Words in the News First Woman Leads Baltimore Orchestra

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete vocabulary activities including worksheets in order to read an online article. They discuss typical male and female roles in a variety of situations.
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The Couplet

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create the sounds of a thunderstorm with a symphony of body percussion to compose a couplet about rain using Microsoft word to publish. They are introduced to rhyming dictionaries and thesauruses and use Internet sources for...
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Simile Practice

For Students 6th - 8th
Inspire creative writing by studying similes. This sheet provides learners with 10 different topics, and they must create a simile for each topic. Example topics include: favorite teacher, the waterfall, a parrot, the first day of...
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Vocabulary Review

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary building worksheet, students read 8 sentences that have a missing word. Students analyze 4 possible answers and check all possible completions.
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Verbs: Present Tense

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this present tense verb activity, students read about occupation activities in sentences with bold print nouns. Students complete seven sentences inserting the verb that goes with the bolded noun in the first sentence.
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Which Word Doesn't Belong?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing categories worksheet, students read groups of four words and identify the one that does not belong in each group. Students choose 10 answers.
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Feel the Music

For Teachers K
Students identify and demonstrate a positive learning attitude. They also demonstrate responsible emotional and cognitive behaviors and identify how to communicate clearly in oral, artistic, written, and nonverbal form. Finally, students...
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Reading the Waves

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view video segments which reveal the parts of sound and what factors control sound. The viewing and post-viewing activities serve to reinforce the video segments using worksheets and hands-out experiments.
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Which Word Does Not Belong in Each Group

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word classification worksheet, students examine 10 sets of three words. They determine which word does not belong in each group and bubble in the circle next to that word.
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Worksheet 11 Vocabulary Review: Making Comparisons

For Students 4th - 5th
For this completing sentences worksheet, students read ten sentences with a missing word. From four choices, students check all possible completions.
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Verbs: Occupation Activities

For Students 3rd
In this verbs worksheet, 3rd graders practice their verb usage skills. Students complete seven sentences about occupations by placing a verb in the blank provided.
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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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San Francisco Symphony

Lesson Ideas for Any Music

For Teachers K - 12th
Music is a wonderful tool you can add to enhance the learning process for every subject. Here is a list of music selections that are categorized by subject, along with some neat teaching suggestions. You'll find songs suited to...
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DYNAMICS IN CONCEPT AND IN ACTION

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform grade appropriate literature utilizing the specified dynamic indications and respond accurately to the cues of the director.
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Salt Lake City, Utah

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners research the history of the Salt Lake City. In this geography lesson, students select an activity in Salt Lake City to research, such as snow skiing. Learners write a research report.
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Punctuation

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar learning exercise, students punctuate ten sentences with either commas or semicolons. Students check their answers when finished.
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Wolfgang Mozart

For Students 4th - 6th
For this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about the life of Wolfgang Mozart, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Read Works: Musical Instruments: The Symphony Orchestra

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the instruments in a symphony orchestra. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.