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Proud To Be Latino

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine and research their Latino heritage. As a class, they read a poem and write their own individual poem about their pride in being Latino. To end the lesson, they read their poems to the class and discuss their...
Worksheet
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Grammar: Verbs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this sounds of animals worksheet, students investigate fifteen different animal sounds and then match them up to the animals that make them.
Worksheet
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Music

For Students 7th - 8th
In this music worksheet, students locate 54 words having to do with music. Terms include names of instruments as well as music vocabulary.
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Orchestra: Wordsearch

For Students 4th - 7th
In this word-search instructional activity, student search for twenty-nine music terms having to do with instruments of the symphony orchestra.
Organizer
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Musical Instruments

For Students Higher Ed
In this musical instrument worksheet, students will study a list of instruments. Students will focus on 20 instruments that are played with the hand and mouth together.
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Write to Music

For Teachers 4th
Students improve their creative writing skills. In this writing skills lesson, students learn about picture captions, story writing, critiques, poems, reports, letter writing, creative writing, and a rap poem.
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Initial Blend "Tr"

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this initial blends worksheet, students say the word for each pictures and bracket the 'tr' initial blend for each word. Students complete 5 activities.
Interactive
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ESL: Forming Simple Past Tense

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL learning exercise, students fill in the correct form of given verbs to complete a simple paragraph. Students may click on either a "check answers" or "show a letter for help" button.
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Women in Jazz

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students watch a video: "VH1 Millennium Jazz Festival From The White House" to become familiar with prominent women in jazz. They discuss the vocally oriented nature of jazz and the contributions made by women on and off stage.
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The Orchestra

The Orchestra: A User's Manual Trumpets

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource covering many aspects of the trumpet. Most explanations are made with video and audio clips of members of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Be sure to check out the players tips and tricks section.
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International Trumpet Guild

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this website for resources, articles, and news related to trumpet playing. Read about the latest events in "News from the Trumpet World" and check out the ITG Youth Website.
Article
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Pay the Piper: The Trumpet & the Cornet

For Students 9th - 10th
This website, intended for young students wishing to play a musical instrument, discusses the "pros and cons" of playing the trumpet or cornet. The site provides background information on these brass instruments.
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Canadian Wildlife Federation

Hinterland Who's Who: Trumpeter Swan

For Students 9th - 10th
Canadian Wildlife site features the Trumpeter Swan. Highlights its habitats and habits, breeding and feeding characteristics.
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Minnesota Zoo: Trumpeter Swan

For Students 9th - 10th
The Minnesota Zoo provides fun facts and statistics about trumpeter swans. Learn what they eat, where they live, what they do, and conservation status.
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abcteach

Abcteach: Trumpet of the Swan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Every teacher doing a unit on Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White will find this resource filled with lots of creative ideas and plans. Here one will find bookmarks, bargraphs, worksheets, lesson plans,...
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Trumpet

For Students 3rd - 5th
The trumpet has the highest pitch in the brass family. Read more about the trumpet and about the brass family of instruments in general when using this resource. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to listen to the trumpet by itself...
Handout
Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Trumpeter Swan

For Students 9th - 10th
Get acquainted with the trumpeter swan while browsing this animal guide from the Brookfield Zoo. Highlights include quick facts, a photo, and details on the appearance, habitat, conservation efforts and other characteristics that define...
Article
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Trumpets and Cornets

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the trumpet and cornet at this web page. Provided is a brief history of these brass instruments.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Trumpeter Swan

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly described are the Trumpeter Swan's characteristics, habitat, and breeding habits. Included are seven photographs.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Trumpeter Swan

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool facts, range, habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status are the topics covered in this all encompassing site. In addition, you can hear sounds of this swan on this site.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

The Trumpet Club: Welcome Comfort Classroom Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource. Check out this site for some activity ideas to go along with Patricia Polacco's book Welcome Comfort.
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PBS

Pbs: Biography of Dizzy Gillespie

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS biography about trumpeter and jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie includes photos, multiple audio features, and links within the text to other famous musicians.
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Other

The Brass Crest Cornet

For Students 9th - 10th
Ignore the ads and find excellent info on the cornet. Provides a physical description, tone, its role in the brass band, cornet vs. trumpet, and the soprano cornet.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sounds All Around

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students follow the steps of the engineering design process to create their own ear trumpet devices (used before modern-day hearing aids), including testing them with a set of reproducible sounds. They learn to recognize different...

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