Students explore the musical concepts of rhythm, melody, expression, and tone color in a three-instructional activity unit about the William Tell Overture. They identify dynamics and tempo and play a vocal tone color singing game.

Students analyze the William Tell Overture for meter and conducting, among other musical concepts in a three-lesson unit. They practice conducting patterns and identify eighth and quarter notes and chord roots.

Learners explore school secretaries. In this ELL vocabulary and language development lesson, students look at pictures of school secretaries performing various jobs and give oral descriptions of what they see. Learners visit the school...

Students explore family backgrounds and traditions while discussing how memories are preserved. For this patchwork quilt lesson, students create a keepsake by compiling pictures, drawings, and magazine clippings of things that are...

Students view Rembrandt's etching, View of Amsterdam. They compare commerce and trade of 17th-century Amsterdam to modern day. They create self-portraits of themselves as children with birthday gifts during the 17th century.

Learners research an African American person of interest to them. Once the research is complete, they share the information with the class. They also create a visual or written portrait of the person to show their character and...

Young scholars explore written communication of different cultures, practice identifying letters of the alphabet, and recognize and create patterns with beaded letters.

Students design fans with organic shapes and contrasting colors. They recognize t'aeguk design as a visual element of Korean culture.

Students examine the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. They complete a class KWL chart, and watch a PowerPoint presentation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Next, they use a digital photo of themselves to create a self-portrait...

Learners create wrapping clothes using paper or cloth scraps being sure to find or make geometric shapes. They create a visually balanced composition including symmetry,and repeated patterns.

Students create a rainstick decorated with repeated patterns of shape and color, out of paper towel tubes.

Students discuss why day and night occur after visualizing a teacher-led demonstration.

Students, using a story for inspiration, create their own demon mask. They are to use lots of color, texture and imagination.

In this pre-printing practice instructional activity, students trace a set of straight lines on a picture, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.

In this pre-printing practice learning exercise, students trace a set of straight lines from top to bottom, both on a picture of a kite and at the bottom of the page, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.

In this pre-printing practice activity, students trace along dotted lines and along lines shown on a picture of a drum and then color. Page has multiple links to additional activities.

In this pre-printing practice worksheet, learners trace a set of curved lines on a picture of a rainbow and on lines at the bottom of the page, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.

In this pre-printing practice worksheet, students connect a set of diagonal lines by connecting the dots. Page has multiple links to additional resources.

In this pre-printing practice worksheet, students trace along the dotted lines of a picture of a crown and then color. Page has multiple links to additional activities.

In this pre-printing practice worksheet, learners trace a set of dots forming a picture of a flower, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.

Students create a quilt-like fabric swatches using Crayograph crayons, emery paper and rubbing plates.

Students listen to a piece of music called "March of the Siamese Students." They discuss the country and people of Thailand. Next, they sing the song, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, and talk about things they do each day.

Students explore what messages lyrics give to their listeners. They use music from Tony Bennett and the Backstreet Boys.

Students learn the basic elements of blues and different lyric structures.