Students develop an appreciation of melody. They gain enjoyment from singing. They participate in an art activity.

Students differentiate between metallic and non-metallic sounds. In this music lesson, students listen to the audio clip of "March" and march in time with the music. Students identify the metallic sounds in the music piece. Students...

Students recognize and orally name all of the letters of the alphabet when shown each letter individually. They pronounce words correctly when orally. Students decode words to orally speak the correct pronunciation. Students discuss...

Students listen, clap, compose and identify various rhythms.  For this rhythm lesson, students practice rhythm with rhythm cards.  Students become familiar with stick notation. Students glue Popsicle sticks to illustrate rhythms.

Students learn to sing a song in another language.  In this music activity, students learn a song about rain in English and Spanish.  Students listen to the song Que Llueva in Spanish and It's Raining, It's Pouring in English,...

Students explore the function of the ears. For this sense of hearing lesson, students read the book Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear and discuss the things the Polar Bear heard. Students construct simple musical instruments and...

Students perform fundamental movement activities for flexibility and motor skills. In this movement lesson plan, students perform physical activity for all grade levels.

Learners identify animal names and put them into alphabetical order. In this word study lesson, students recite the names of animals and alphabetize the names. Learners complete a worksheet as a follow-up activity.

Students thank their freedom fighters. In this Veteran's Day instructional activity, students honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces by designing a program to pay tribute to them. Students use technology tools to conduct interviews, take...

Students make bookmarks by cutting cardboard into strips about 5 inches long by 1 1/2-2 inces wide. In this art lesson, students then glue their pictures on the strip.

Students create a paper chain link out of the red, green and white strips of paper. In this art lesson, students staple or tape the rings. Students also staple a square on each link with the numbers 1-24 written on the squares. Students...

Students practice traffic rules. In this traffic rules lesson, students gain knowledge about the colors of traffic lights and their meanings. Students sing a song about traffic lights.

Students study rhythm and rhyme. In this rhyming lesson, students read Scrambled Eggs Super! by Dr. Seuss. Students explore the rhythm of rhyming words found in the book. The students decorate eggs and place rhyming words inside to use...

Students respond to the story of Little Red Riding Hood. In this Red Riding Hood lesson, students retell and discuss story elements.  Students practice phonic sounds.  Students role play, make predictions, use picture...

Students listen to a story about helping others. For this citizenship lesson, students investigate a group of animals that do not want to help an ant. Students learn about elephants and sing songs about the elelphant in story.

Pupils examine healthy behaviors to avoid the flu. They repeat words that rhyme, sing a song, and repeat a chant and act out the verses to reinforce healthy behaviors to avoid the flu.

Students begin each school day with a song, starting the day on a happy note. They choose the songs, which change each month with each new unit. The words and music are given here for the busy bee song.

Pupils explore the concept of rhythm in music. In this music lesson, students listen to a series of claps in any rhythm and repeat the rhythm back. Pupils create their own clap rhythm and add stomps to the pattern.

Learners use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. For this stamped art lesson, students use a stamped shape as a starting point to create their own imaginative piece of art that incorporates the stamped shape.

Students are introduced to a song in which they practice echoing. During the song, they sing a song in which they give their name and their classmates say their name back to the original person. They practice singing to each other in...

Students create mice using heart shapes, construction paper, yarn, markers, scissors, and glue in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. The activity is an excellent alternative for use during the Valentine's Day season.

Young scholars create and decorate paper mache maracas.

Pupils create a sculpture with a theme using a balloon and flour and water paste.

Learners use coffee filters, pipe cleaners and markers to create butterflies.