Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Two by Two Guitars!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars play three simple chords on guitar while singing American folk songs.
Worksheet
abcteach

Learning Number Words in Spanish

For Students 1st - 7th
Combine Spanish vocabulary with a little bit of math. Learners practice the numbers one through twelve in Spanish by completing the sentences on the page. Various other vocabulary words are included in each sentence.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

GUITARS AS SCULPTURE

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss guitars, pointing out different parts of the guitar, compare/contrast guitars from different times, imagine they are designers hired to build a new age guitar, create many preliminary sketches, choose one, and begin...
Lesson Plan
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The Blues, B.B. King, Muddy Waters

For Teachers 6th - 9th
B.B. King and Muddy Waters are two of the most famous blues performers of all time. In this music lesson, middle schoolers study the early careers and lasting musical contributions of both artists, each of whom carried the blues on to...
Worksheet
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The Guitar Family

For Students 6th - 7th
In this music worksheet, students analyze 5 pictures from the guitar family. Students also see how many parts of the guitar they can label by drawing a line from the correct word to the picture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Cigar Box Guitar

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners correlate string tension with sound pitch. They describe how string mass (thickness) effects sound pitch and demonstrate an understanding of the physics of the acoustic guitar. They see that sound is produced by vibrations.
Lesson Plan
Mathematics Assessment Project

Matching Situations, Graphs and Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th Standards
What do guitars, candles, and helicopters have in common? They're all in this resource. Learners complete an assessment task to determine the amount of profit made in a guitar class based on given information regarding variable...
Lesson Plan
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Folk Rock Singers and Songwriters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to and analyze songs of folk rock musicians of 1970 and then compose and perform a song in a popular or folk style for acoustic guitar and voice or for two acoustic guitars.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Groovy Guitars

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this guitars lesson plan, students use rubber bands, a milk carton, and pencils to make guitars. Students follow 6 sets of directions and answer 1 question.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Electric Guitar: Then and Now

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of the electric guitar. In this electric guitar lesson, students use print and Internet sources to research the history of the electric guitar. Students use their research findings to create PowerPoint...
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J. Hines, Ed Prgms Intern

Comma Usage

For Students 4th - 10th Standards
Sometimes it feels like young writers just place commas as they please! Ensure that your pupils uses these important punctuation marks properly by requiring them to study the information here and complete the grammar exercise....
Lesson Plan
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FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the rhythm instruments as part of a rhythm band to accompany the well-known poem, "Five Little Pumpkins." They study instrument names, playing techniques, and playing at the appropriate time. They study how to perform a...
Lesson Plan
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Painting Modern Life

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Examine three Cubism art pieces by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque with your students. They will research how Cubism was advanced due to Picasso and Braque. and then compare and contrast Cubist works through image based discussion. Your...
Handout
San José State University

Transition Words

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Translate transition words for your class with this handout and brief exercise. Fairly straightforward and informative, it includes sample sentences and a working link to a more complete list of transition words. There are two different...
Lesson Plan
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VH1 Classic Presents: Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Lesson 3

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils in a guitar class perform the Beatles song, Eleonor Rigby and study it's melodic and harmonic structures. They discover the process of arranging the song for a 4-part guitar ensemble.
Worksheet
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Key Points about English Folk Music Worksheet

For Students 5th - 7th
In this music worksheet, students read key points about English folk music including what it is, what instruments are played, its history, and two of its important styles. They answer 10 questions using full sentences before writing a...
Worksheet
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Predictions by Famous People in History

For Students 7th - 9th
For this prediction worksheet, students read 5 predictions made by famous historical people. They decide if the predictions became true or if it turned out to be false. They use a word bank at the bottom of the page to aid in comprehension.
Worksheet
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Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison: Quiz

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison worksheet, students answer fifteen multiple choice questions about plot, characters, and theme as well as identify quotations.
Lesson Plan
Acoustical Society of America

Musical Instruments

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Mix it up and engage learners in a instructional activity on music and physical science. Using cups, strings, guitars, and voice, the class will experiment with sound vibration and frequency. They'll use each instrument and fill out a...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Isolating, Final Phoneme Find

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This phonics activity engages listening skills and concentration. Young scholars listen to a teacher-made recording and use the provided worksheet to number the final phonemes they hear.
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Waves & Currents

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Challenge your young readers with a passage about physical science. After reading about sound waves and electric currents, kids answer five reading comprehension questions about what they have read.
PPT
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Beyond Mendel's Laws of Inheritance

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Mendels laws of Genetics are extended here with examples of traits that are completely controlled by just one gene. Malfunctions such as albinism and baldness can therefore be tracked and will demonstrate inheritance patterns to your...
Lesson Plan
Science Friday

Make a Speaker

For Students 6th - 8th
Make science come in loud and clear. Pupils learn about how a speaker works by building one. The scholars first learn about electromagnetic fields by building an electromagnet. Using that knowledge, they build a crude speaker using a...
Lesson Plan
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Using Garage Band to Enhance 2nd Grade Composition

For Teachers 2nd
Your second graders can become composers with a little help from the Garage Band software. You pre-select several drum, piano, and guitar loops for the groups to choose from, then they put them together following an ABA looping pattern....