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...

This lesson is a cool and hip way to tour across New York State. The teacher takes students on a virtual tour of NYS while using music and movement.

Learning about the science of music is what this site is all about. With clever activities that lead to writing, mixing, and experimenting with music; with videos that explain tuning, stepping (or rhythmic movement), instrument building,...

Combine mental math with physical activity to engage students and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a twenty to twenty five minute series of activities that require pre-made math flashcards that can be easily created...

This unit examines poetry of the postmodernism period, focusing on the Beat Movement, Black Arts Movement, feminism, and other related movements and periods in recent literary history. An extensive list of authors, time line, video, and...

This site is a lesson about the poet Allen Ginsberg. Read his poems, read about the work of other writers in the Beat movement, and investigate the larger social and political climate in which they lived.

At this site from University of Virginia you can read about the formation of the "Beat Generation" as well the most influential written works of this period. This website provides brief write-ups on the poems and books of Beat authors,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains Activote questions having to do with beats and movement.

Listen to audio clips of songs of protest from eight eras of U.S. history. Explore the lyrics, learn about the songwriters, and gather background information on the music that served and continues to serve as a catalyst for thought,...

Five pages of information, activities, and songs to teach students about fish and fishing. Lesson ideas include dramatic play, art projects, music and movement, cross-curricular connections, and home connections. PDF. Requires Adobe Reader.

In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

This site has a lesson plan on Muddy Waters focused on the American Masters documentary about him. Parallels the Great Migration with the growth of the blues music movement in America. Click on Muddy's name to access a detailed biography...

The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons...

Introductory material for a survey of sixteenth-century English literature offering information on the period, its major figures, and influences.

This lesson provides background for an English Renaissance unit; it compares the English Renaissance with the Italian Renaissance. It features Queen Elizabeth I's influence and provides a poem written by the queen, "When I Was Fair and...

The official website of Edwin E. Gordon's theory of music learning. The site has news about certification, workshops, etc., and presents a thorough summary of the Gordon learning theory.

This lesson plan introduces young scholars to the blues. The origin and development of the blues is explored as well as its distinctive structure.

Such social reforms brought many women to a realization of their own unequal position in society. From colonial times, unmarried women had enjoyed many of the same legal rights as men, although custom required that they marry early. With...

This site, which explores the influence of musical folk traditions in the poetry of Langston Hughes and Nicolas Guillen, provides lesson plans, a biography, examples of Hughes' poetry, and details about his meeting with Nicolas Guillen.

Wikipedia provides a detailed site on Romanticism, an artistic and intellectual movement in the late 18th century. This site includes several examples of artwork from the Romantic era.

Contains a plethora of links to websites related to the 17th century. Literature, music, history, politics, and the role of woman are all covered by these links.

Principally an e-commerce site, although free sample lessons and music clips are available from this award-winning provider of music education tools. The Land of Music teaches how to read, write, and enjoy music through songs, stories,...

The women's liberation movement of the 1970s is suffering a tremendous backlash and is frequently viewed as obsolete. Many young people feel as though feminism is irrelevant and sexism no longer impacts their lives. Through the...

This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.