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10,641 Art and music Lesson Plans

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Grade Range
1st - 2nd
Rating
5 Stars

Students explore the concept of slavery and the development of the blues in music, art, and literature. This is a highly creative multidisciplinary unit for younger students to gain an understanding of African-American history. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th
Rating
3 Stars

Students discover the meaning of rhythm, patterns, color, and texture by creating a class symphony. They can create this symphony to a historical work of art also. They make sounds and music individually, which the teacher conducts as a symphony. Full Review »

Grade Range
1st - 4th
Rating
3 Stars

Students create a drawing while listening to four different types of music. They discuss the types of music, and describe their picture to the class. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
5 Stars

Students compare the principles of art and music and demonstrate their understanding by creating an original work of art inspired by a musical composition from a specific time period. They present the music and art in a class iMovie project. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
4 Stars

Students investigate how art and music define and unify a social movement. They decide how art and music can act as symbols of protest. They view both contemporary and historical examples of art as a tool for protest and design an art project and an opera about a current social issue. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th - 8th
Rating
3 Stars

Students identify the characteristics of the Impressionist period. Using art and music, they discover similarities between the two mediums and discuss whether there was a common language present. They use the internet to gather more information on artists from this era. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 8th
Rating
3 Stars

The purpose of this unit is for students to make the rich set of connections between astronomy and the rest of science and technology, language arts, cultural studies (social studies), math, art, and music. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
4 Stars

Students examine how art and music help to define and unify a social movement and also how they can function as symbols of protest. They watch KQED program "And Then One Night: The Making of Dead Man Walking" and discuss what happens when art takes on a social issue. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 5th
Rating
3 Stars

Students examine the role of art throughout the 20th century. Using the internet, they research various pieces of art and music and present their information to the class to convey a point of view. They discuss the various cultures that contributed to the arts to end the lesson. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 8th
Rating
3 Stars

Students discuss how the musical composition was created. They listen to "Pictures at an Exhibition." Students discuss how the Promenade in the beginning of the opus is based on Mussorgsky walking through the exhibit of paintings. Students discuss the fact that art and music can be created based on a wide variety of influences. Full Review »