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Musical Art

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils create pieces of Abstract art by listening to various genres of music and reacting to the music with a pencil on a piece of paper and their eyes closed. This activity is intended for a middle-level Art class and can be used as a...
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Curated OER

Social Studies: Canadian City Comparison

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research Canadian population distribution while comparing and contrasting the quality of life in two cities. They discuss issues and problems that cities and rural towns face. Students apply various methods, such as graphs and...
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Curated OER

Social Studies: Ramadan Observance

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss Ramadan and the practice of fasting. Working in groups, they visit Websites and complete worksheets about the Muslim holiday. Students write letters role-playing as someone unfamiliar with a celebration and then write...
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Writing for Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students receive instruction in a variety of dance skills. Upon completion of the dance unit, they write a Pen Pal letter to describe their personal experience during the dance unit. They do their own research to explore 2 dances of...
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Curated OER

Elements of Music

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify three of the essential elements of music: rhythm, melody and harmony. They discover a simple song which will illustrate these three elements separately and bring them together in a final form. They analyze and critique...
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Curated OER

Worm Posters Presentations and Worm Box Part 2

For Teachers K
Students work in small groups to investigate the topic, make a visual aid, and present to the class. They are given the following four topics: Worms and other decomposers, taking care of a worm box, waster and recycling, and...
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Curated OER

Shake, Rattle and Erupt

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study myths regarding four earthquakes myths. They receive a list of supplies each family should have at home to prepare for an earthquake and construct an "Earthquake Preparation" poster showing some of the most important items...
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Curated OER

Translating Traditions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze art reflective of traditions and cultural heritage. In this art analysis lesson, students complete image based discussion.
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Curated OER

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Pantomime

For Teachers K
Students investigate acting and performing arts by portraying a story in class. In this pantomiming instructional activity, students read the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and discuss the characters amongst themselves. Students...
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Susan Kramer: Body Mind Rhythmic Movement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Susan Kramer's online book is available as a free resource for teaching basic movements and dance skills. The text is broken down into seven sections. You can access information on anatomy, rhythms, creative movements, rhythmic...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Realizing the Power of Your Own Creativity [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students interpret a poem called 'The Little Blue Engine' by adding music, movement, visual art, and drama. After performing their creation, they will discuss any mathematical and/or scientific connections that have a...
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Creative Science Centre

Creative Science Centre: 6 Generators

For Students 9th - 10th
Apart from the piezo generator, all of these generators are based on the same simple design, where magnets are rotated near to coils of wire (Faraday Induction). There is no coil switching so these are AC generators. On magnet movement,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Waddle Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan connects literacy, creativity and movement! Learners act out different animals in the book "Waddle" as the teacher reads aloud. Students listen carefully for the animal name and the verb describing how that animal moves....
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sight Word Spelling Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this activity students explore with movement and creativity to make words come alive! Using sight word flashcards, students use their bodies to spell out simple sight words.
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Himama: Early Childhood Education Blog: Creative Expression Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Being able to communicate social-emotional learning visually or through movement, sound and words is not only an essential developmental skill, but it can also be a lot of fun for preschoolers. These creative expression activities for...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Weather and Wind

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here's an engaging activity to incorporate dance into your science lessons on weather! Students study wind, and various weather patterns, then create their own dance to illustrate what they have learned. Provides links to more...
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mythology, Movement/ Drama Unit for 5th Gr

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site is a drama unit for fifth graders created by the Yale New Haven Teachers Institute. The site provides plenty of background information, a bibliography, and much more.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Telling a Story Through Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan from ArtsEdge, pupils focus on the ballet, "Nutcracker," while learning about storytelling through dance and movement. Provides assessment criteria, a list of sources and links to use for references.
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Baertracks

Creative Quotations: Eugene Delacroix

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Creative Quotations contains a brief list of quotes from the artist. A very short biographical sketch is also available. An interesting site, and worth checking out.
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Library of Congress

Loc: African American Odyssey: Harlem Renaissance and the Flowering of Creativity

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the African-American literary and musical boom known as the Harlem Renaissance after World War I and before World War II. Profiles some of the prominent figures involved in the movement.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Ecosystems in Action [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th
In this lesson, 4th graders explore animals and plants that inhabit ecosystems by using movement to deepen the retention of vocabulary. After reviewing the ecosystem players, students will play a call and response game by responding with...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Using Dance to Explore Electricity [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
After analyzing examples of conductors and insulators, 5th graders will work in small groups to craft a dance that depicts an electrical current and how it is affected by a conductor or insulator. Students will present their dances to...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: British Lit: 20th Century Postmodernism: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to a unit on 20th Century Postmodernism in British poetry and short stories. Although the works in this unit vary in style and themes, each reflects disorder and an attempt to create a new reality. The unit looks...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad Challenge: Balloon Drive

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hands-on challenge "to make a helium balloon hover in one spot, then move it through an obstacle course using air currents". Provides full list of materials with ideas on how to design, build, and test the balloon's movement. Activity...

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