In this creative writing lesson, pupils listen to the song "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More", read the book adaptation titled I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!, and pay close attention to the rhyming scheme, punctuation and illustrations. ...

Students discover their musical talents by singing with their class.  In this musical appreciation lesson, students attend a camping trip with their classmates and sing songs from memory around the campfire.  Students are...

Students have fun and investigate about the nature and history through songs, skits, and other activities. They sing songs, and act out skits. Students decide what songs or skits that they are going to sing. They sit around a campfire...

Students study dotted eighth/sixteenth note rhythm pattern using percussion instruments and alternating from "corral to corral" in groups of 4-6. They play the pattern while listening to selected American western theme songs.

Students read a verse from the song, "Home on the Range," and determine if 7 statements about the verse are true or false. An interesting activity using this classic song.

Students investigate cultural traditions. In this multi-cultural instructional activity, students discuss various cultures and research their traditions.

In this cowboy poetry worksheet, students read about stories and poems in the American West. Students read the lyrics of "Home on the Range". Students answer 7 multiple choice questions.

For this vocabulary worksheet, students examine a word bank pertaining to camping. Students study the 24 words. There are no directions on the page, but students could use this as a tool in writing.

Students watch a video with Wyclef Jean. They identify lawful uses of copyrighted materials and explain the interrelated roles of composer, lyricist, publisher, performer, agent, and record company.

After celebrating (and singing) some of the delightful songs from Alan Katz's "Take Me out of the Bathtub" and listening to songs by Weird Al Yankovic, like "Eat It," students will discuss the concept of parody. To practice writing a...

Students will study the rhythm of the old campfire song, "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," and they will study how Karen Beaumont borrows the rhythm for her book I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! Students will create their own lyrics that can be...

In this lesson students will re-create a campfire song with internal rhyme and rhythm.

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