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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students sit blind folded in a chair in the middle of the room and try to guess an instrument by its sound. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students gain a basic knowledge of musical instruments. Through this activity students develop a greater appreciation of music and the different instruments involved in its creation. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students identify the various instruments by name. They categorize each instrument as belonging to one of these categories: woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students explore ballet, music and movement through Tchaikovsky's, The Nutcracker Suite. They listen to music, read about ballet, analyze how muscles work, examine artwork by Edgar Degas, and create a still life. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the science of predicting the weather. They observe and describe weather changes, construct a Sling Psychrometer to measure relative humidity or dew point temperatures, and make predictions using a web-based weather simulator. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research an instrument. Similarities and differences are looked at among various instruments. One could select the instruments a student researches or one could assign the instrument. When comparing the instruments students look at pitch, range, tone and will also increase their awareness in speaking orally. A game that is suggested that be played is instrument charades as well. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students examine the history and art of music using the book "The First Music" by Dylan Pritchett. They define symphony, then listen to the book and answer story comprehension questions. Students then create a musical instrument and complete a word search. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students explore a variety of instruments to discover their sound. After watching an orchestra play, students discover the categories of instruments such as woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion. In teams, they listen to music and guess the instrument that matches the sound. Students create posters describing a particular instrument. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students listen to a book, "Meet the Orchestra." They observe a PowerPoint presentation, listen to the sounds in "Peter and the Wolf" and then match illustrations of instruments to their specific sound. Students identify instrument families and create a chart. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students listen to and identify the different sounds of a variety of musical instruments. They take turns sitting blindfolded in a chair in the middle of the classroom, as students play a selected instrument. The blindfolded student walks in the direction they hear the music coming from and identify the sound and the instrument making the sound. Full Review »
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