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Curated OER
Bird Banter
Students listen to examples of common bird songs of birds found in Illinois. As a class, they discover the importance between the differences in songs and calls. They practice making their own bird calls and songs to end the lesson.
Curated OER
History of World Religions
First graders listen to a variety of Noah's Ark, based on the story in the Old Testament. They hear another "flood story" for comparison.
Curated OER
Spiral Breeze Catcher
Third graders participate in a creative project in order to investigate how a tornado moves. The use of a spiral catcher is used to model the movement of a tornado. Students also watch "The Wizard of Oz" to create context for the lesson.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: The Sound of Numbers [Pdf]
For this lesson, students will explore numbers and their relationships through rhythm and learn how every aspect of music can be described mathematically.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Rhythmic Experiences [Pdf]
In this lesson. learners will learn that musical symbols have numerical values as they divide beats and meters, perform and create rhythm patterns, and practice operations with fractions.
PBS
Pbs: Mathline: Tessellations Wow! [Pdf]
An integrated geometry lesson plan on spatial sense in which young scholars identify and use different shapes to create a tessellation. "Through a variety of modalities such as writing, music, art, poetry, and literature, students are...