Here is a tasty topic for a lesson: Christmas candy! Third and fourth graders research classic Christmas candies, then create their very own! They write a descriptive paragraph about their candy, then use KidPix to create an illustration...

Learners read Spelldown, by Becky Mushko and consider how it portrays the Appalachian community. They define and discuss vocabulary presented in the story and write a comparison/contrast paper analyzing two of the story's characters. The...

Young learners record observations about different coin denominations and create a song about coins to the traditional song, "The Wheels on the Bus." This lesson is based on the Tennessee Quarter Reverse, and has all sorts of excellent...

What's the connection between singing and a state quarter? Creative thinking and observation, perhaps. Pupils will observe and take note of all the characteristics found on the Tennessee state quarter. They will then use their...

Students discover how to play chess. In this how is chess played lesson plan, students examine the rules, vocabulary, and tactics of the game of chess. 

Learners perform for an audience. In this performing arts lesson, students explore the work of actor Bill Irwin in a variety of roles. Learners direct and perform a fairy tale in small groups .

Students investigate the different aspects of Medieval Times and the connection to chess.  In this world history lesson, students complete a chart answering questions about the lifestyles of men and women in the Medieval Times....

Young scholars draw animals and plants that are described to them as they read passages of people who traveled across the Gila Trail in the Southwest. In this Gila Trail lesson plan, students also write a letter describing a plant or...

Learners sing a South African song and fill in blank words. They draw images that the song brings to mind while working in groups. Then, they share their art projects with the class.

Students list perspective types, identify views, list uses for perspectives and correctly define terms associated with perspectives.

This extensive glossary explains the vocabulary relating to fashions of the 1700's. Includes links to visual examples.

Searchable glossary of terminology common in tap dance, compiled by Vance Holmes, M.F.A., choreographer, and dance educator. Links to other dance and music dictionaries.

An easy to read glossary of all the terms and phrases concerning Flamenco.

This site is essentially an online music theory dictionary or encyclopedia.It teaches about intervals, chords and scales. Online sound clips really enhance site.

Definitions for more than 3,500 terms, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and cross-references to related terms.

This site from the ArtLex Art Dictionary contains definitions for "mat," "matt,", and "matte" as they apply to art. The last definition given in the bunch is the one for "matte."

An exhaustive resource with everything concerning music theory. From ear training to music history, this site covers it all.

Find an online encyclopedia specializing in microtonal music theory.

This page contains a brief definition for "impasto" and provides some examples of paintings made with impasto technique.

This page contains a definition for "frottage." Read about what it is, when it was first introduced, and view an example of a piece of art that uses the frottage technique.

This page contains a definition for what "glossy" means as it applies to art. Some examples of glossy objects are listed.