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Two by Two Guitars!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play three simple chords on guitar while singing American folk songs.
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Butterfly Bonanza

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students describe life cycle of the butterfly after reading and singing about butterflies.
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Five Fat Turkeys

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students sing a Thanksgiving song called "Five Fat Turkeys." In this holiday lesson, students create a Turkey acrostic poem then memorize and sing a turkey song. Students will focus on singing on key, pitch , and seeping a steady...
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Smithsonian Jazz Class: Ella Fitzgerald

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students play "Ella's Match Game" to learn an overview of Fitzgerald's life and career. In this Ella Fitzgerald lesson, students listen to excerpts of Fitzgerald's music and respond by creating writing prompts.
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A Great, Crazy Sailor

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become acquainted with the basic facts of Christopher Columbus' discovery of America through singing the following chant.
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Exploring the Musical Shape of Student Names in a One-Computer Classroom

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate musical direction while singing alone and with others while reading music. They discuss and demonstrate shapes that describe the music and compare that to melodic direction. Students make music out of the letters...
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Getting Adults and Children to Talk

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students engage in activities to practice their speaking skills. They role play, tell stories, use puppets and props, play games and solve puzzles. They sing songs and use rhymes to practice repetition. They read and respond to articles...
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Create a Volunteer Spirit

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students evaluate how volunteering helps others. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students define what a volunteer is and brainstorm a group volunteer project to implement in the school. Students write an essay describing how...
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Color Mixing Trophy Fish

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students compare colors. In this color lesson, students determine which colors are primary and which are secondary. Students investigate rainbows and create a piece of art organizing colors as they appear in a rainbow.
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Rhyme In Time

For Teachers All
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of rhyming and recognize them in different pieces of literature that includes songs, speech, and poetry. They also listen to music to make an auditory connection to the concept.
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Tall as a Mountain, Flat as a Plain

For Teachers K
Students examine pictures of various landforms before placing them on a chart under the appropriate label.They sing songs about landforms to the tune of "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain." Next, they use non-edible baker's dough to...
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Guess the Job

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders act out activities people do when doing their job. In this careers lesson, 2nd graders mime doing work while the rest of the class tries to guess what job they are doing.
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Listen, Look, and Move!

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the movement and singing game "Skip to My Lou". They identify several locomotor activities to perform with the song.
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Who Fed the Chickens?

For Teachers K
Students use the Ella Jenkins' song "Who Fed the Chickens?" to study the pronouns I, you, we, she, he, and they. After singing the song a few times, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain practice with pronouns, and...
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Rolling For Money

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine several coins to determine their values. Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters are counted. Music is added to the lesson to enhance the experience.
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Second letter Alphabetizing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a worksheet to help them alphabetize by first and second letter. In this alphabetizing lesson, 2nd graders use alphabetizing skills to locate books in the library.
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Rebus Writing Using Nursery Rhymes and a Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write nursery rhyme rebus songs. In this music instructional activity, students practice writing rebuses as a class. Students then create their own rebus based upon "The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's".
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A Round and A Round

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students practice singing rounds in daily warm-ups for 2 weeks prior to beginning this composition lesson plan. Students incorporate movement to the rhythm of each syllable, discuss syllables of words and their relationship to note...
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ABC!

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students explore the alphabet using various activities.  For this alphabet lesson, students read books, poetry, and sing songs that help them memorize the alphabet.  Students also participate in physical activities that allow...
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Social Studies: Civil Rights Gets Stronger

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students investigate segregation in the United States. In this American Civil Rights lesson, students read Oh Freedom and discuss the implications of segregation. Students then view images from the time period and take notes on...
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Christmas in Great Britain

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the Christmas customs of Great Britain. In this holiday lesson, students construct pomander balls and sing English Christmas carols.
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Harvest Festivals Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners examine and compare/contrast various harvest festivals from around the world. They read books, sing songs, and create various art projects about the harvest festivals from Ghana, China, Korea, Vietnam, and India.
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Pet Overpopulation: Spay or Neuter Song

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the importance of spaying animals through a song.  In this spaying and neutering lesson, students calculate how animal numbers get larger quickly.  Learners recognize the importance of taking good care of home...
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The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore First Amendment rights. In this U.S. Constitution lesson, students examine the freedom of expression as they view a PowerPoint presentation and listen to the lecture that accompanies it.

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