Rather than a lesson, this resource is a list of poetic forms and young poets are encouraged to try their hand at composing poems of various types.

Learn about each of the major players that contributed to each genre of modern/contemporary music. This slideshow covers the last 100 years in American music, from Gershwin to Michael Jackson, Folk to Reggae. Tip: It would be great to...

Take only 46 seconds of your time to show this vibrant video, focused on the letter "Z". Your class will be dancing along to the /z/ sound!

Several little boys rap about the number 11. The boy is lost until he find the number 11 on a street sign and an office building.

Your resource or special education class will have fun with this interesting approach to learning about integers. They use rap, movement, and an interactive online game to reinforce the rules of integers. A well-rounded lesson plan that...

Students write a rap or hip-hop lyric about the life of a famous Black American. They explore famous Black Americans in history and explore how the rap form compares to other forms of poetic expression.

Fifth graders write a character rap. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders select a character trait and create a four to six line poem focusing the chosen character trait.

Students read about Calligraphy of Thought, a collection of poetry linking Islam to the West. For this art and poetry lesson, students read about the poetry collection and complete a culture flower.

Third graders write a classroom rap. In this multiplication lesson, 3rd graders are divided into groups and are assigned a number from 1-10. Each group writes a rap about their number multiplied by 4. The groups combine their raps to...

Students identify examples of philanthropy in poetry or song. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students examine several poems such as Give by Carrie A. Thomas and identify concepts of philanthropy in the poem. Students...

In this pie chart worksheet, students transpose musical genre data to the charts and then answer questions about the results.

Sixth graders listen to recordings and study jazz and the blues music. They identify the instrumentation and explore the 12-bar blues progression. After experimenting with different sound, 6th graders create their own arrangement, with...

Students examine the elements of rap by listening to two songs. They then compose a rap song that focuses on environmental issues typing it using a word processor and using WordArt for the title and graphics. They practice using the...

Young scholars are able to demonstrate the ability to identify, contrast and compare the music of different places and regions, and the ability to recognize music as a resource for information about places and regions.

Third graders create a rap using basic AB form composition. Evaluation of performances are based on rubric formed during the first lesson by all students. This three to four day lesson culminates in student performances and evaluation.

Students analyze the different charateristics of frogs and toads. Students analyze how frogs/toads live, what they look like, where they live, their stages of life and how they compare to each other. Students create in small groups...

Students examine how composers use their personal background to create music and gain insight into how rap music tells both a personal and cultural story. They then write an autobiography using a rap rhyme scheme.

High schoolers analyze several pieces of music and videos to examine how popular musicians and their music affect us as individuals and as a society. The perception of society's ideals, hypocrisy in government, and injustice are explored.

Learners discuss the societal roots of music from times of slavery and black spirituals, and compare it to the emergence of Rap and Hip Hop music.

Students examine messages in popular music, and observe the musical elements of the Rhythm and Blues and Rap genres.

Students write a rap song with &couplets.; students examine how raps are talk songs. They are spoken, not sung and have a heavy beat and a lot of rhyme. There might be original music, "scratching," and parts of other peoples' songs.