Eighth graders discover different concepts for identifying musical structure and song form.  In this Music History instructional activity, 8th graders compare and contrast a Red Hot Chili Peppers song to an Andrea Bocelli's song. 

Tenth graders differentiate angiosperms and gymnosperms. In this biology lesson plan, 10th graders construct a musical phylogenetic tree from information they gathered on resource websites. They present their project in class.

Students are divided into groups of employees of a jazz radio station and a classical radio station. They role play their own broadcasts.

Students study the history of the electric guitar. In this electric guitar lesson, students use print and Internet sources to research the history of the electric guitar. Students use their research findings to create PowerPoint...

Young scholars research Lady Liberty and her history. Students research why this female symbol is so important to our country. Young scholars tie in Lady Liberty to their own freedoms that many of them take for granted. Students discuss...

Students examine their Canadian citizenship by participating in a number of multi-disciplinary lessons.

In this present continuous or simple present tense worksheet student choose whether the verb should be in the present continuous or the simple present tense. Students complete ten multiple choice questions.

Students explore the implications of the draft during the Vietnam War. For this Vietnam lesson, students analyze the lyrics of songs that explore differents opinions of the Vietnam draft. Students particpate in a role-play activity...

Students play a movement and freeze activity to jingle bells.

Students create a Hall of Fame. They discuss and study established Hall of Fames such as baseball. They participate in mock nominating and voting process for the hall of fame.

Students view the film "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" and analyze it for stereotypes of mountain and hillbilly communities. They identify and discuss Appalachian values represented in the film and write a report on their observations.

Second graders study four American songs that they will sing during the month of February. They discuss the origins and meanings of the songs.

As part of a general music class for 6th and 7th graders, various instruments are introduced. This lesson exposes students to the various timbres produced by the saxophone using popular, contemporary music.