Music Teaching Method Lesson Plans

Students research Eakins' teaching methods. They incorporate research to prepare and present a verbal argument. They understand and articulate a perspective and develop their own opinion.

Students study geometric shapes and practice naming them properly. In this geometry lesson, students work in groups to give definitions of the vocabulary to each other in their own words. Students also visit a lower grade and teach a basic shapes lesson.

Students review the style techniques related to the American Method Acting and practice using them in groups. Using various scenes from films, they try to recreate the scene using props. In groups, they discover the proper way to get into character and use improvisation to develop a skit.

Eighth graders teach Grade 3s. They exercise their potential to be role models for younger students and begin to understand the importance of building self-esteem in themselves and others. They speak publicly, share knowledge and learn actual teaching strategies. They participate in active evaluation of their own work and the work of the Grade 3 students.

Students explore topics of interest for an experiment. The student's topics are arranged into original questions to be tested according to the scientific method. Students carryout their experiments and communicate their data properly to their classmates.

Learners explore importance of accuracy in reporting, focusing particularly on articles documenting scientific discoveries, and practice scientific method by conducting experiments to test and report on scientific hypotheses.

U.S. immigration is the focus of a unit on social justice. Integrated into the content of a school year, young historians read a variety of texts to learn about four waves of immigration that have occurred over time in the U.S. An emphasis on perspective, cultural values, and character education weaves throughout. 

Students discuss the Western method of teaching and learning music and compare that to the aural transmission method used around the world. They practice singing two songs using aural transmission and watch a video showing musicians learning this way.

Students explore advertising and consumer buying. In this marketing lesson, students view the video-clip "Tricks Used by Advertisers" through United Streaming. Students identify methods used in previously taped advertisements. Students create an item that could be sold at school and an advertisement for it.

Students study the basic processes by which cells divide and transfer their genetic information. They recognize and distinguish possible inherited traits and through the discovery method of the facts and principles of inheritance.  this comprehensive activity contains a lot of information and teacher resource content