Lesson Plan
Curated OER

No Man is an Island

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students sing the melody of the song, "No Man is an Island," in the Oneida native language. They memorize the song and discuss how the words demonstrate important feelings of the Oneida people.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Country of Migrants?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers list reasons in support or rejection of the United States being a country of migrants through a written statement and discussion. They answer questions posed regarding immigration.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Favourite Place

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders reflect back on a favorite place they knew as a child. Using Inspiration software, 9th graders write phrases that remind them of their favorite place. Students simulate being a reporter and interview other classmates...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Noh Theater

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils compare Noh drama to western drama and trace the influence of Japanese theater on modern western drama.  In this Noh drama lesson, students read the play Black Tomb (Kurozuko) defining the elements and conventions of Noh...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Eerie Canal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discover bodies of water in the United States by investigating the Eerie Canal.  In this U.S. Geography lesson plan, students discuss Lake Eerie and the canal that was built in order to transport goods.  Learners...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stand Uo If....

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Learners participate in an activity that allows them to better get to know each other. In this inquiry lesson students use a psychomotor activity to better know their classmates.
Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Duration: Notes Lengths in Written Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Read everything there is to know about the basics of notes. From their durations, their shapes and their stems, you will learn how notes are used in music.
Interactive
Music Theory

Music theory.net: Keyboard Trainer

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic resource for music teachers and students learning to play the piano. This online quiz can be customized to test students on specific keys. Students can click "Toggle helpers," to check answers along the way.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Line Notes and Space Notes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson will help students determine whether the notes on a staff appear on a line or on a space. Students also will recognize how many lines and spaces are on a staff.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: What Is a Musical Note?

For Students 3rd - 8th
What makes up a musical note? Kids can learn about pitch and music notation on this site.
Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Types of Notes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the different types of notes in music--the whole note, half note, quarter notes, eighth note, and sixteenth note--and listen to midi files of music samples.
Handout
Music Education

Introduction to Reading Music: Types of Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial for beginners learning to read music.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Learning to Reading Musical Notes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will learn to recognize lines, spaces, and notes on the treble clef staff. It contains interactive pages, 2 hand-bell songs, and a hand-bell video clip.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Blowing Bottletops: Making Music With Glass Bottles

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a musical project about the resonance of closed-end air columns. Organ pipes, flutes, and brass instruments are examples of musical instruments of this type. In this project, you'll learn how the pitch of the note produced...
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Street Orchestra: Fractions and Percentages

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Adolfo loves Music and Math! Did you know musical notes can be expressed as fractions, decimals, and percents?
Interactive
Other

Musicards.net: Online Music Theory Flash Cards

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flash cards are an excellent way to help you learn various topics. These online music theory flash cards can help you learn note names, intervals, notes on the piano and several other topics.
Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.
Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting, Part 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.
Website
Music Theory

Music theory.net

For Students 9th - 10th
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
Article
Other

Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
Website
Other

Piano Music Sight Reading Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
Actually this clever site drills pianists on note names and note placement on the keyboard. Kids can access this site at home for practice. Both treble and bass clef are used.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Courses: Guitar Music Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of 16 video lessons that teach basic guitar theory. Lessons discuss intervals, perfect and diminished notes, and octaves. Videos vary in length.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: Listen, Play, Learn

For Students 1st - 9th
On this site, students learn about brass, string, and woodwind musical instruments. Listen to tunes, discover artists, and find out how music and notes work.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Music for Kids: How Brass Instruments Work

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about how brass instruments work. Musical notes made with slides, valves, and bells.