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The Best of Baroque

For Teachers 6th
Students study about listening strategies, as well as the culture, music and two prominent composers of the Baroque period, namely J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. They demonstrate their understanding of the content through several assessments.
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CES Rhythms Team

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students get involved with rhythms. They demonstrate routines involving tinikling, lummi sticks, line dancing, ball handling, hoops, and ribbons. They demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a...
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Sea-ing More Clearly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore historical importance of fish as food source, examine works of Robert Harris, create their own fish, and compose accompanying poetry. Students then explore dramatic tradition of Chorus inspired by Greek theatre,...
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Patterns

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate patterns and sequences.  In this patterns and sequences instructional activity, 4th graders use a hundreds chart to build recurring patterns.  Students skip count by threes and fives on a hundreds...
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5 A Day

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study spoken verse vs. sung verse. They examine meter, play on beats two and four while notating the pattern. They sing a song that highlights the importance of eating five fruits and vegetables a day.
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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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My Bones

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils integrate physical activity while studying the names of the bones in the body in a fun game form. They feel the bone in their body as the story talks about it. After doing this, they form a circle and sing the words to the song...
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VH1's When Disco Ruled the World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create their own song with lyrics.
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English Exercises: It's A Small World

For Students 6th
In this countries of the world instructional activity, 6th graders watch a musical video, interactively select the correct words (11) for the lyrics of the song, complete 9 sentences about foreign countries, match 10 flags with their...
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Japanese Song: Fireflies (Hotaru, Koi)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the lyrics of a popular Japanese folk song to focus on the pentatonic scale and how it is used in the musical piece. English and Japnanese pronunciations are practiced in this instructional activity.
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Opera

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Opera instructional activity, students explore the history of opera and identify examples of a recitative. After reading a short conversation between two people, students create their own recitative. They write their own...
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Lesson 56

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice Least Common Multiple in fractions. In this fraction lesson, 6th graders look at two different fractions and find a common denominator. They sing a song to memorize mean, median, and mode. 
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The Bible: The Purpose of Creation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students listen to Haydn's "The Creation" and discuss the purpose of creation.  In this religious studies lesson plan, students reflect on the mood of Haydn's piece and view pictures of human inventions. They will then identify...
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Concert Ettiquette

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of social ettiquette. They complete exercises that are targeted at finding the right kind of behavior to display while performing in a concert setting. They make a list of the most desirable behaviors for...
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Regional Songs in the Southern American Experience

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students write a song about transportation in 100 years after comparing and discussing "Proud Mary" and "The Midnight Special".
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Alligators-Alligators Lesson plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In the lesson, Alligators, students sing a song about alligators. Students explore characteristics about alligators through learning a song. Students follow the teacher's lead by repeating the teacher and then singing as a group. The...
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Jail House Rock

For Teachers K - 8th
Students with disabilities are provided with a dance experience. This could be done as an inclusion activity. They dance to Jail House Rock by Elvis Presley.
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5 A Day

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine the 5 a day program. They sing different songs and discover how to be healthy. They identify different parts of the music as well.
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It's Not My Problem!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine how rivers flow through the country to sea level. Students study how upstream pollution effects the water and people downstream.
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Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss key events of Abraham Lincoln's life. In this Civil War lesson, students discuss the major events of Abraham Lincoln's life and role during this time through a song.
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Only If by Enya

For Students 6th - 9th
In this song lesson worksheet, students learn about the song Only If by Enya. They learn about the song background, as well as the grammar and vocabulary of the song.
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Edit a Friendly Letter

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this letter editing instructional activity, students read a letter to "mom," then recopy it on another sheet of paper and correct all errors found. 
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The Model of Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars measure their physical abilities. In this lesson on staying active, students record their physical abilities and try to improve upon their own results.
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It's All Poetry to Me!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore language arts by analyzing poetry styles. In this writing analysis instructional activity, 4th graders read several sample poems in class and identify similes, metaphors and other figurative language within them....