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Introduction To Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover the use of melody in music and how it relates to simple songs and music notation. Students sing and move throughout this instructional activity. Emphasis is placed upon group and individual practice interpreting...
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The God Ganesha

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are introduced to Indian Art in the form of carvings and metal sculptures of the god Ganesha. They comprehend the meaning behind the Hindu beliefs of Lord Ganesha. Students draw Ganesha's likeness to the best of their ability.
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Why Is Water So Important to My Community?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read and listen to stories and sayings in New Mexico families. Using the text, they discoer the values and beliefs of a culture. They reflect on the meanings of symbols related to water. They discover the importance water has...
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Music

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to the ABA form of music through singing and playing instruments. Using music, they practice reading the notations and improvising melodies. They also sing in duets and trios in various keys to end the...
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Mirror Image

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create and act out mirror images of their partners and the movements they make. They focus on spatial awareness skills associated with this activity, including exercising in large and small movements. Students observe...
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How Do You Rate?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make a graph. In this pulse rate lesson, 5th graders estimate their pulse and record it. Students measure their pulse while at rest and after physical activity and record it. Students use the internet to graph their results...
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The Tadpole and the Frog

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the life cycle of the frog, and research frogs of the Nez Perce reservation and their requirements for survival. They observe the development of frog eggs and record their observations in science journals.
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Traditions of Spain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the different Spanish customs. They compare and contrast customs found in the United States verses those found in Spain. They participate in a game in Spanish over what they have discovered from the lesson.
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AIR PRESSURE

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify air pressure and how it affects objects. They experiment with one hard boiled egg in a bottle and the affects of air pressure on the egg.
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CIRCUS HIGH WIRE

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students construct a tightrope setup, learn the basics of tightrope walking, and explain a little more about the physics behind balancing!
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Disco - Voices of a New Generation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students analyze lyrics of selected Disco songs for content, theme and vocabulary. They write an extended response citing specific lyrics in response to three general themes.
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And You Don't Stop - 30 Years of Hip-Hop

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss the role of the rapper in Hip Hop music and how the rapper promoted their group's DJ. They compose a short rap about a fellow student highlighting that student's accomplishments and good traits.
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Master Pieces: Collaborative Mural

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a master work mural from matrix grid. Prior to this lesson, 8th graders have had color theory and know all of the color plans and what colors work best to match value scale. They become familiar with the artist,...
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Make it Snow

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate snow using pieces of literature, experimentation, and studying images by Wilson Bentley. They view snow from its artistic, geometric and literary expressions.
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Fractured Fairy Tales

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use familiar characters, plots, and settings from traditional fairy tales to create "fractured" versions, while experimenting with satire, irony and parody. A fractured fairy tale is designed to be humorous by changing the story...
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Haydn 's Surprise

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the background of Haydn's Surprise and the texture of the music. The teacher uses mouse and lion puppets to demonstrate soft and loud music. They tiptoe and stomp to display the concept. and play a soft/loud singing game.
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Population Needs vs. Population Deeds

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the recent population explosion of the world. After watching a demonstration on closed systems, they identify the role humans have on the depletion of natural resources and lowering the standard of living. To end the...
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Friday and Friends: A Prospectus of the Mexican Family through Children's Literature

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils use literature to examine how the structure of families in Mexico has changed over time. In groups, they examine how their life now relates to their ancestors and the Spanish conquest of the area. As a class, they are read...
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Introduction to Primary and Secondary Sources

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to primary and secondary sources. Using examples of each type of source, they work together to identify which are primary and which are secondary sources. They end the lesson by reviewing the...
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Creepy Crawlies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in several insect-themed activities. They read stories on bugs, write stories about insects with student-made illustrations, sing bug-themed songs, design creepy crawlies with typical insect characteristics and make...
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Math and Native Americans

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore how math is relevant to Native Americans. Students investigate Indian culture through geometry. They describe and create geometric polygons and patterns. Students problem solve with tangram patterns to make Indian...
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Nebraska's Wild Weather

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the weather in Nebraska. Using this information, they describe the cause and effect relationships in the environment based on these changes in weather. They write various types of poems with weather themes and share them...
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Selling of the West, or The Portrayal of Emigrant Travel on the Oregon Trail

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students compare and contrast the realistic and romantic art and literature about experiences on the Oregon Trail. Using this information, they compare their viewpoints and write messages on what they believe it was like on a trip down...
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The Places We Love

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine how they and others express themselves. Using various writings and art, they discover the places they like to go in the world and share them with their classmates. They paint their favorite place and share their...

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