In this Caribbean music worksheet, 8th graders read about the cultural background of the Caribbean nations and about the characteristics of the music. They examine call and response, ostinato, and syncopated rhythms. They answer 8...

Students create a musical autobiography. In this fine arts instructional activity, students explore the emotions that music can express by listening to and discussing a variety of music. Students construct a personal timeline and a...

Middle schoolers discover what a dictatorship is by examining the holocaust.  In this government lesson, students discuss the laws that were enacted for Nazis to take control of Germany, and the types of laws we have put place to...

Students examine affirmative action and equal protection. In this Supreme Court activity, students examine primary documents from Regents of the U. of California v. Blake and discuss the implications of the decision.

In this music worksheet, students identify and define musical vocabulary terms from the Neo-Renaissance period of time. They research about Palestrina and the Mass. Students also identify what is meant by the term 'Leitmotif.'

Students portray the mood of a piece of music in a drawing.  In this mood in music lesson, students discuss how music creates a mood.  Students listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons," "The Wreck of The Wreck of the Edmund...

Students take a closer look at representative government. In this House of Representatives activity, students discuss their local representative in Congress and research his or her responsibilities. Students then participate in a House...

Tenth graders read, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and present their ideas through multi-media about events of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany.

In this oral presentation rubric learning exercise, students determine their progress and ability to present a topic clearly and concisely in class based on awareness of audience, strength of material, and delivery.

High schoolers examine drug and alcohol abuse by American teens. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Boomers Assess High School", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and...

Second graders become familiar with appearance and characteristic sound of piano, identify piano as part of percussion family, find middle C on the keyboard, observe scale, chord, and "broken" chord, and listen to a well-known classical...

Students examine Watergate and explore how this crisis affected American politics.

Sixth graders explore Greek mythology. In this Greek mythology lesson, 6th graders research selected Internet sources on Greek gods and goddesses. Student use their research findings to create mythology family tress. Students also read...

Students explore properties of tangent lines.  In this properties of tangent lines lesson, students discuss the perpendicular relationship between a tangent line on a circle and the circle's radius.  Students use that...

In this law activity, students match words with definitions about the law and complete a crossword. Students complete 2 activities.

In this story mapping learning exercise, learners read how story mapping can apply to 3 different areas of study: history, English and science lab. The components of story mapping that are included here are setting, characters,...

Students sing and perform the song "Festival Hosanna" by Carole Stephens in this Choral lesson for the High School classroom. Emphasis is placed upon the National Standards for Music and singing proper Latin text in a group setting.

Students research and write about three African American composers from Arkansas: Scott Joplin, Florence Price and William Grant Still.

Middle schoolers are read-aloud an excerpt from The Friendship by Mildred Taylor. They pick strips of paper, white or brown, and sit according to color drawn. Students are given preferential treatment if their paper is white while the...

To discuss the interval patter of minor scales and their difference from major scales

An explanation of key signature calculation for advanced music students. Discusses the use of sharps and flats in music composition, with illustrated examples. (You may need to download Flash player to view this site.)

Fine site created for Canadian schools devoted to basic elements of music, including pitch, acoustics, time signatures, keys, and rhythm.

A nice site that breaks down into three sections: "what is the circle of fifths", "finding key signatures" and "guitar tuning and the circle of fifths."

This book review clearly states in the first paragraph what is not included as part of the text. The book centers its content around the "perception of key." The author is known for her "probe-tone" method, which is defined. For a book...