Students create "Harp" pictures using harp shapes, shoe box lids, paints, old sheet music, and inspiration from Harp music in this inter-disciplinary Art and Music lesson plan for the elementary classroom. Resource links are included...

In this coloring worksheet, students examine a black line drawing of an Irish harp with shamrocks with the title "St. Patrick's Day." Students color the picture

In this harp harmonics workout worksheet, students try 3 challenging exercises. In addition, students read a brief article pertaining to wind harps.

In this harps are amazing instructional activity, students make their way through a lyrical labyrinth maze that is designed to look like an authentic harp.

In this instructional harp learning exercise, students review their knowledge of fingering and placing with regard to playing the harp as they respond to 3 short answer questions and 4 matching questions.

In this pedal harp worksheet, students examine how many pedals a pedal harp has, the names of the pedals, and what pitches each one is used to play as they read a brief description and answer 10 questions.

In this harp music worksheet, students read a brief piece pertaining to the use of pedal diagrams in harp music. Students then match 3 key signatures on the left to the 3 pedal diagrams on the right and complete 4 pedal diagrams.

In this tuning harps learning exercise, students test their knowledge of tuning a harp as they answer 15 true and false questions. Answers are provided at the bottom of the learning exercise.

In this playing harmonics on the harp worksheet, students study how to produce tones by touching a string in the center as you pluck it. Students read the methods for playing harmonics with both the right and hand and the left hand.

In this Harp maze activity, 1st graders complete a maze by drawing a line from the start to the finish openings. This is a wordless activity.

Students examine different types of instruments from Ireland. They view pictures of a fiddle, tin whistle, Uilleann pipes, Mandolin, hammered dulcimer, and harp and listen to a recording of each instrument. At each listening station,...

Students discover the shape-note method of singing. In this reading and notating music lesson, students learn the four shapes of the shape-note method and the tradition of Sacred Harp singers. Students sing the shapes of "Yankee Doodle"...

Students create a piece of art inspired by traditional African pieces.

Assist your youngsters as they learn to visualize the story music can tell us. They listen to the piece "Danse Macabre" while viewing this slideshow. Each slide describes the key instrument and what creature of the dark it represents. A...

In this music worksheet, students match 12 instrument names with their pictures. Instruments include the saxophone, flute, recorder, guitar, and trombone.

In this music worksheet, students read a description and then label the blank sections of a orchestra layout accordingly. Students also shade each section in the appropriate color.

In this music worksheet, students draw quarter notes and half notes. The lesson is dependent on classroom access to a musical lesson from Boombox classroom, found at the Sweet Bird Classics home page.

Students research animal life in the frozen seas. In this researched based lesson, students use the Internet to create a poster about an animal that lives in an Arctic or Antarctic environment. Students will focus on the behavioral and...

Fourth graders explore electricity by examining the life of Benjamin Franklin.  In this biographical instructional activity, 4th graders listen to the teacher read facts of Benjamin Franklin's life and analyze his contributions to...

Young scholars create their own "gift drawings" that are inspired by the dreams and visions of the Shakers. In this gift drawings lesson plan, students learn the history of the Shakers, make their own drawing, and practice elements of...

Students explore history of technological advances in making, recording, and listening to music that have intrigued and inspired musicians and scientists for decades.

Students study about musical instruments and group them into these categories: percussion, strings, woodwinds, and brass. After discussing these instruments, they independently complete the worksheet.

In this orchestra instructional activity, 7th graders follow directions for coloring in a diagram of an orchestra setting. They shade each section according to the type of instrument that would be seated there.

In this ESL musical instruments worksheet, students assemble the booklet and read about various musical instruments. Students then respond to 6 fill in the blank questions and 4 matching questions regarding the information they read.