K12 Reader
Adverbial Phrases
What is the purpose of adverbial phrases? Find out what questions adverbial phrases answer with a worksheet that focuses on grammar. As kids work through 16 sentences, they underline the phrases and use the space provided to mark what...
Film English
The Beauty of a Second
Add many seconds of beauty to your class with a short film and related project. The resource centers around a competition based on one-second segments of film, and the final compilation that came from the contest. Pupils identify...
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FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS
Students explore the rhythm instruments as part of a rhythm band to accompany the well-known poem, "Five Little Pumpkins." They study instrument names, playing techniques, and playing at the appropriate time. They study how to perform a...
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Making a Musical Instrument
Students determine how music is produced through sound waves and how instruments produce music differently than others. They construct flutes out of straws and explore how to adjust the sound.
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What's the Difference?
Students explore the differences between acoustic and digital pianos. In this music lesson, students listen to an acoustic piano and digital piano. Students play both types of pianos and discuss the differences.
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December 5
In this role-playing activity, students view and discuss what seven people are doing in seven pictures. Students then answer what each person is doing by answering seven multiple choice questions.
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VH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.
Young scholars examine the life of Harry Connick Jr. and keep a journal on how they could be more successful.
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ESL Things We Like To Do Multiple Choice Worksheet
In this ESL things we like to do multiple choice worksheet, learners answer 8 questions based on clip art pictures. They choose the correct answer from 4 that best answers the questions which include, "Can Kermit play tennis?" and "Do...
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The Fibonacci Keyboard- Jazz and Math
Learners demonstrate an understanding of the relationships of the Fibonacci Sequence. They apply the Fibonacci Sequence and find its relationship to a piano keyboard. They explore various relationships between music and the Fibonacci...
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Saving Money
After listening to the wonderful book, A Chair for my Mother, young mathematicians engage in an awesome activity about coins and the value of saving money. The activity is done in a classic style - everything is beautifully organized,...
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Butterflies Fly!
Chopin was a lovely composer who played the piano masterfully. Third graders are introduced to Chopin, his piano sounds, triple meter, music patterns, movement, and the waltz. They listen to his music while hearing the story Butterflies...
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The Composer's Blueprint
Students recognize AB and ABA form in music and distinguish between these two forms. They explore meaning of tempo and how to perform accents in written music.
Perkins School for the Blind
Familiar Sounds
To foster concept development and auditory discrimination skills, learners with visual impairments listen to identify a variety of common sounds. The teacher makes recordings of various sounds, including those found in the home, at the...
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Conversation Exercises: "So Do I" or "Neither Do I"
In this online conversation exercise worksheet, students read how to use "So do I!" and "Neither do I!" They complete complete 8 sentences by listening to the sentences and responding. They choose the correct response in each of 12...
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Quit Playing Games on My Chart
Learners listen to tapes of musical instruments and correctly identify them. They play a game as they do the activity.
Education Oasis
Creative Writing Unit: Analyzing, Interpreting, Discussing and Writing Various Genres of African-American Literature
A six-week unit takes high schoolers through various works of African-American literature, including poems, plays, and short stories. The lesson plan format includes a week-by-week description of activities, goals, materials, and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Gregory, the Terrible Eater (Sharmat)
Help budding readers learn words like develop and revolting as they listen to you read Mitchell Sharmant's Gregory, the Terrible Eater. Get the new vocabulary rolling before reading it aloud so youngsters can raise a...
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The Verb
How are linking verbs and action verbs different? First, study the definitions and examples of each (at the top of the first page). Then, assess the comprehension skills of your class by having them complete the 20-question practice...
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Wonderful Whales
Primary marine biologists consider the largest living animals on Earth, the whales. Introduce them to general anatomy, unique adaptations, and behaviors. Teach them to sing a song that will help them remember some of these facts....
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The Muffin Man!!!
First graders distinguish between the musical terms crescendo, decrescendo, piano and forte. They interpret and analyze when music is getting louder and softer. Students sing "The Muffin Man" song. They are introduced to loud and soft...
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Making Music and Playing the Blues
Students research how musical instruments have changed over time. They discover how math is used in music. They describe musical instruments from photographs as well.
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Joe Trio
In this music activity, students answer 6 questions about classical music and do one piano keyboard labeling activity. Student watch a Canadian show in order to answer the questions.
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Arranging Patriotic Music for Instruments
High schoolers arrange a short piano composition for a group of four to six instruments of their choice. The musical arrangements should be then demonstrated and analyzed by the class as a unit study.
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Conductors and Insulators
Fifth graders explore conductors and insulators. In this science lesson, 5th graders act as electrons moving through a wire. Students break into groups representing conductors and insulators and explore how they work with electrons.