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Feel the Beat of the Drums
These percussion instruments have a rich history and a variety of uses.
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Boombox Classroom: Migration of Music
In this music worksheet, students draw quarter notes and half notes. The lesson is dependent on classroom access to a musical lesson from Boombox classroom, found at the Sweet Bird Classics home page.
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Metallic Sounds
Learners differentiate between metallic and non-metallic sounds. For this music lesson, students listen to the audio clip of "March" and march in time with the music. Learners identify the metallic sounds in the music piece. Students...
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The Cay
Fifth graders read The Cay as a shared literature experience. This lesson plan has many good activities across the curriculum to keep your students actively engaged in the story. They will do math, art, music, science and geography...
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Vocabulary and Word Work Units
In these 4 vocabulary unit worksheets, students create compound words, complete word puzzles, finish sentences with the proper words or phrase, and match pictures to the proper word.
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The Invention of the Telephone
Students study the history of the telephone and its inventor. In this communications instructional activity students complete a tuning fork experiment to further demonstrate how sound is produced.
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Sounds Great
Students examine the types of sounds sculptures make. They create their own sculpture that make sound using everyday materials.
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Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Caribbean Music: Calypso and Found Percussion
Have your students learning about calypso music with this engaging lesson plan. Learn about calypso rhythms and learn a calypso song.