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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Differentiating Vocal Types

For Teachers K
Students sing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. State competency at the kindergarten level is stressed for this lesson. Assessment is based upon in-class performances and individual work.
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Natural Resources

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Use this slide show to introduce your class to some of our most useful natural resources. The text beneath the photographs differentiates between renewable and non-renewable resources. The need for conservation of resources and human...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Taming the American West

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Have you ever seen a movie about the romance of the American West with its buffalo, horses, cowboys, and endless frontier? The 13th installment of a 22-part series on American history presents the myths associated with the American West....
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Activity
Thoughtful Learning

Using Progressive Relaxation

For Students K - 12th
Stress makes a mess of our minds and bodies. Like a vicious circle, stress causes our bodies to tense and makes it more difficult to get rid of the stress. Break the cycle for you and your students by practicing progressive relaxation....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fisheries And Songs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view examples of songs that have the ocean and its life as their themes. After hearing and reading them, students write their own, having done research on the social and political issues of the ocean's environment.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction To The Orchestra

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students listen to a book, "Meet the Orchestra." They observe a PowerPoint presentation, listen to the sounds in "Peter and the Wolf" and then match illustrations of instruments to their specific sound. Students identify instrument...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Going on a Bear Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate pantomiming by going on a fictitious bear hunt.  In this performing arts lesson, students collaborate in groups to sing songs and perform pantomimes based on a hunting trip.  Students create their own dance to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

My Five Senses

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore their 5 senses. In this 5 senses lesson, students participate in activities that require them to use the senses of smell, touch, hearing, taste, and sight.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

History of Christmas Carols

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write the lyrics to their own Christmas carol. Through discussion and lecture, students become aware of the history of two Christmas carols. They memorize the lyrics to carols and perform them in class. Students use their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chef for a Day

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Joy of Friends

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students begin to build friendships with people of all ages. They identify their misconceptions about people when they first meet them. They interview an elderly person and draw a picture of them. They develop a slideshow of the person...
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Graphic
Teaching Tolerance

One Word Posters

For Teachers 2nd - 11th
Students explore the universal themes they find in the complete set of One World Posters, including art, history, literature and music.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Opera on the Net

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create an Opera-on-the-Net with other students in Sweden. They use technology to aid them in making decisions in every area of creating the opera: music, make-up, set design, etc.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is American Culture

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create what they feel is American Culture using a video camera and capturing 5 frames. They are animating parts of a poem in small groups. They decide the set up, create movable figures, and have a music section. Each person...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wagon Train

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students use educational software to examine the hardships and problem solving skills needed by the pioneers as they endured frontier life. They work as teams while using the game simulation. They work a number of project while not on...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Teamwork at School

For Students 7th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, students learn that teamwork is a vital part of life at school. Students read the information and advice on this poster. Students list examples of teams or groups they have enjoyed and write how working...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Can I Do For You?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore philanthropic acts within the school. In this philanthropy lesson, students list acts of philanthropy they can do at school and sing songs about philanthropic acts.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dancing and Singing Through the Bill of Rights

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the Bill of Rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students read and analyze the Bill of Rights before performing The Amendment Song, and a dance associated with the concepts. They work in small groups using a Frayer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Somewhere

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write their own version of the book "Somewhere" in this lesson. They listen to the book and locate the rhyming words within the text. They find the number of syllables per word in the text, and compare the number of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thanksgiving Song

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn a Thanksgiving song. In this seasonal song lesson, students learn a song about Thanksgiving that is set to 'You Are My Sunshine.'
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Media and Social Justice in the United States

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate why the hip hop is sometimes called the CNN of black youth. They explore the political themes in American hip hop. Students examine the connection between art, media and social justice in hip hop.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Film Scoring: Living a Creative Life

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students discuss career choices and goals in this introductory lesson to a unit on the art of Film Scoring. Emphasis is placed on brainstorming within a small group of learners.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Rhythm of Life - Episode One - Rhythm

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the role of music in their lives. They examine rhythm as the building block of music and examine how to appreciate music. They investigate music as a tool in health and healing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chick Corea and Nicolas Economou: "Songs for Children"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the career of Chick Corea, whose work has spanned myriad styles in the past thirty years. They explore the double meaning of "Children's Music" and are introduced to the piano