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Peter and the Wolf
First graders integrate music and fairy tales to improve their listening and analytical skills. In this music and fairy tales lesson, 1st graders view and listen to the musical fairy tale 'Peter and the Wolf' using a SmartBoard. Students...
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Peter and the Wolf: Instrument Listening Game
Listening to this piece of music will foster the students ability to recognize individual instruments and the sounds they create. The art of music inspires the students to become sensitive listeners able to make aesthetic judgements and...
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Peter And The Wolf: Instrument Listening Game
Students match the instruments to the characters they represent in Peter and the Wolf. They also identify the instruments by name from listening to their sound.
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American Indians
Fourth graders explore the American Indians and the music from their culture. They discuss the music of American Indians and compare that music with the music that we listen to today. Students create rainstick and perform their own...
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #115
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the November 2010 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Mozart
In this music instructional activity, students read a brief excerpt about Mozart's music and life. They respond to 11 questions in complete sentences related to the excerpt on Mozart.
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Peddling Puccini
Students explore the art of the opera. They listen to examples of opera and conduct research to find out more about the opera world. Then they develop advertisements that focus on aspects that might interest young people about opera...
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Boombox Classroom: Ensembles
For this music worksheet, students identify types of ensembles. They order duet, quartet, solo, and trio by the number of performers in each. Students complete a word search, looking for ensemble related words.
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Winter Clothing Crossword
In this crossword puzzle activity, 1st graders read the 14 clues and use them to find the words to complete the puzzle about winter clothing.