Lesson Plan
Curated OER

French 101: A Musical Introduction

For Teachers 6th
Bonjour! Comment ça-va? Introduce your language learners to French by playing the song "Parce Qu'on Vient de Loin." They attempt to describe what the song says and learn some basic French greetings like bonjour, au revoir, je m'appelle,...
App
K12 Inc.

K12 Periodic Table of the Elements

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For anyone learning or teaching chemistry, nothing beats a free and interactive periodic table of the elements. Peruse the elements while learning about atomic number and mass, melting and boiling points, and many other properties of...
Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! The Immune System

For Students 4th - 8th
A set of slides depicts sick children, an artistic rendition of a white blood cell amongst red blood cells, and a diagram of part of the lymph system to teach youngsters about immunity. Kids will find that it is made up of skin, white...
Workbook
Essential Skills Software

Worksheet Set: Super Phonics Level 2

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Supercharge beginning readers phonics skills with this extensive collection of worksheets. With exercises on long and short vowels, consonant blends, rhyming words, word endings, and much more, this resource is a primary grade teacher's...
Activity1:01
Phys Ed Games

Jump Jump Fit

For Students 5th - 8th
Looking for cardio fitness to do with the class? Promote a little competition and positive cardio fitness. While one partner is jumping rope, the other partner is jumping from lily pad to lily pad, both keeping track of the number if...
Handout
US Department of Veterans Affairs

Sample Flexibility Plan for Beginners

For Students 6th - 12th
Boost flexibility with a set of stretches designed for beginners. Pictures and descriptions guide readers through a variety of stretches while standing, sitting, and lying on the floor. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Instruments In Action

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read and demonstrate eight measures of four beats. In this music reading lesson, students read and demonstrate through movement their mastery of eight measures of four beats. Students also classify instruments.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Demystifying Stereotypes and Understanding Contemporary Cultures

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare and contrast folk songs from different cultures. In this music lesson, 4th graders listen to and list the attributes of selected Japanese and American folk songs. Students discover the customs, foods, and culture...
Lesson Plan
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Read Aloud/ Narrative Analysis

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read passages of Koya's Cousin Del before answering questions in a discussion setting. They listen to a variety of musical pieces before detailing how the music makes them feel in a short piece of writing. They share their...
Lesson Plan
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Twelve-Bar Blues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine blues music. In this music genres lesson, students discover details about the history of the musical genre and compositional techniques. High schoolers then compose melodies of their own with 12-bar blues chord...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Picture's Worth a Thousand Notes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to classical music and create a listening map for each piece. For this classical music lesson, students select a piece of classical music and create a visual map for the piece. Students set their pictures to music in a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rock the Rocky Road

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders keep a steady beat, pay attention to tempo and watch the conductor.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Baby Elephant Walk

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students use the song Baby Elephant Walk to practice following a steady beat. In this coordinated movement lesson plan, students discuss baby elephants and their movements. Students listen to the song 'Baby Elephant Walk' and follow the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

VH1 Driven: Kanye West, Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compose an original rap. They discuss the career and music of Kanye West, discuss their pre-writing worksheet, and write an original rap using a Final Draft Worksheet.
Lesson Plan
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I've Got the Blues!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the musical form of the 12-bar blues. They identify a problem from the "Farming in the 1940's" section and compose a 12-bar blues song. make comparisons between problems of the 1940's and today.
Lesson Plan
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Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders read lyrics for "My Hometown" and complete a worksheet to identify setting and tone in the song. In this Romanticism lesson plan, 12th graders read Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey by Wordsworth and...
Lesson Plan
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Wyclef Jean for VH1 Storytellers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use recordings of Wyclef Jean's music to study and explore different styles and techniques.
Lesson Plan
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How Do I Measure Up? (Intermediate)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare the relationship between meter in music and measurement in math. They practice sightreading music by determining the number of beats per measure, clapping and counting the rhythm.
Worksheet
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Bass Clef Lines-3

For Students 5th - 12th
In this bass clef lines learning exercise, learners read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 82 blank spaces.
Worksheet
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Bass Clef Spaces-2

For Students 5th - 12th
In this bass clef spaces worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 70 blank spaces.
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Note Bowling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice recognition of different music notes and their values and work on throwing cues, scoring, and addition.
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Hank Williams: Still Singing After All These Years

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the life and music of Hank Williams. They take a quiz on country music, watch a video about Hank Williams, research Williams' song lyrics, create a poster and write a bio poem about his life and work.
Worksheet
Curated OER

William Walton [1902-1983] LAM 102

For Students 9th - 12th
In this music worksheet, students answer the questions that are based upon the influences upon the composition of the piece of music.
Lesson Plan
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To Be or Not to Be

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students gather information about setting goals through a variety of activities. In this setting goals lesson, students view a PowerPoint that explains the outcomes of the project, take notes, interview a local business person, write a...