ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Reading With Cups, and More! [Pdf]
In this lesson, learners will explore how music and language arts naturally overlap to promote literacy as they cultivate their creative and critical thinking.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Reading With Cups, and More! [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will explore how music and language arts naturally overlap to promote literacy as they cultivate their creative and critical thinking.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: The Harlem Renaissance
This lesson is an introduction to a unit on The Harlem Renaissance, the period between the end of WW I through mid 1930s when African Americans were recognized for their literature, music, and art. It discusses their themes and lists...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group work which can lead...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
PBS
Pbs: Maya and Miguel, Games
Interactive and fun activity to drill vocabulary related to sports, adventure and musical instruments. Children choose the language (English or Spanish). Engaging activity for ELL learners and students of Spanish.
Patsy Stevens
Garden of Praise: Musical Spelling Rules
Use these clever songs to help students learn basic spelling rules. Sheet music, as well as audio files, are available for each of 4 songs. Scroll down the page for interactive practice activity.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Go!
This educational tool is for children in grades 3-5. Provides information on art, music, language arts, science, social studies, and more using games and videos.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Music Inspires Writing [Pdf]
For this lesson, young scholars will learn how music can be the impetus for creating original poetry and music.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Musical Inferences [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will learn that inference is also present in music. They will examine music from different soundtracks to see how music is used to set the stage for events. They will describe how music gets louder, softer,...
Kids' Wings
The Little Red Music Room
This site has curriculum based songs set to folk melodies. At this site teach language arts, science and math through songs.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Carnival of the Animals [Pdf]
Students will expand knowledge about music vocabulary through exploration of The Carnival of the Animals, composed by Camille Saint-Sains. Students will be able to use key music terms in discussions with their peers and in persuasive...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Hey, I Known That Song: Literary Analysis of Popular Music
This PDF lesson plan uses the Lyrics to "I Was a Kaleidoscope" by Ben Gibbard and the song "I Was a Kaleidoscope" by Death Cab for Cutie to analyze the poem and determine its meaning.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Tribute to an Artist and His/her Work
Inspired by both a song (sung by Don McLean) about Van Gogh as well as a poem written by Tupac Shakur, young scholars will be inspired to research an artist with an interesting life and style of work. Students will research the artist...
Gabriel Dumont Institute
The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture
This user-friendly site takes a close look at Metis history and culture through the use of many primary resources including oral histories, audio and video files, art, interviews, documents, and more. Very comprehensive site.
Other
Flamenco World: Mundo Flamenco
A pioneer bilingual flamenco site that offers services and daily information on flamenco, music, and culture. Some of the features are: introduction to flamenco, festivals, guitar, dance, as well as online store, artist's encyclopedia,...
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Teacher's Notes Jan Beerstraten
Fantastic suggestions on how to introduce and discuss Beerstraten's painting 'The Castle of Muiden in Winter' in almost all school subjects.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Scratch: Imagine, Program, Share
Scratch is a programming language developed for students ages 8 and up. Students can use this free download to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. This...
Other
The Walt Disney Family Museum
This resource offers a great look at the life and work of American film director Walt Disney. Most of this museum is dedicated to him and includes his biography and audio interviews. However, there are several clips from some of his...
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Making a Musical Education
This site is a collegiate student's project designed to help bridge the common gap between what is taught as a "Formal," education and in music education.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a great teaching, review, and assessment for short and long vowels. The children love the music and voting to find the correct answers.
Other
Printable Flash Cards: Flash Cards
Hundreds of sets of printable flash cards for language arts, science, geography, music, and other subjects. Also includes link to a flash card maker to create custom-made flash cards.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: My Adidas: Letting Your Possessions Tell Your Story
In this lesson, students will listen to Run D.M.C.'s classic, "My Adidas", then they will think about everywhere their shoes have taken them and the story they have to tell. Using literary devices such as personification, point of view,...