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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Carnival of the Animals [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will expand knowledge about music vocabulary through exploration of The Carnival of the Animals, composed by Camille Saint-Sains. Students will be able to use key music terms in discussions with their peers and in persuasive...
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Quia

Quia: Rhythm

For Students 3rd - 8th
Try these review activities in your music class! Chose from four games: matching, concentration, flashcards, or a word search. Vocabulary words on the topic of musical rhythm are used in these exercises.
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Vocabulary.com

Merle Haggard (1937 2016) Tribute List

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of 12 words from the songs of country musician, Merle Haggard (1937-2016). Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
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Other

Vance Holmes's Fantastic Tap Dance Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Searchable glossary of terminology common in tap dance, compiled by Vance Holmes, M.F.A., choreographer, and dance educator. Links to other dance and music dictionaries.
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TES Global

Tes: Languages and the Olympics

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this three week Olympics unit, primary students will pair with secondary students. Students will learn basic French and Spanish vocabulary through music and physical education activities.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Dr. Seuss Is on the Loose [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The rhythmic and melodic elements of Theodor Geisel's children's literature provide many opportunities for knowledge of language, vocabulary acquisition and use, and creative expression and communication in music. Students work with two...
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Other

Primera Escuela: First School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A diverse variety of fun activities for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. Among other subjects you'll find: alphabet, animals, holidays and events, coloring pages (for fairy tales, holidays, vocabulary, etc.) crafts and more....
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Read Works

Read Works: Instrumental Talent

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a young lady named Ruby Jane Smith who can play eleven different musical instruments. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Learning Through the Duke

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Describe the life of Duke Ellington and his contributions to the field of jazz, write an original poem using a variety of popular vocabulary from the 1920's and respond to Ellington's composition "Mood Indigo" by creating a painting.
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Starfall

Starfall: Scott Joplin

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A short online storybook about Scott Joplin for early readers. The vocabulary is posted below the book.
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Trent University

Mas Arriba: Actividades ( Ar Verbs)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource allows students to practice using expressions with -ar verbs in the present indicative tense. Read the sentences, view the picture and type in your response. To check your answer, listen to the audio or click on the drop...
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Other

English & Fun: Photocopiables

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photocopiable activities that ESL teachers can print out and use to help students learn English. A wide selection of materials, all designed to reinforce basic skills, are provided: vocabulary exercises (including math vocabulary); games...
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Other

What on Earth Is Polka?

For Students 9th - 10th
"What on Earth is Polka?" offers a brief history of polka music as well as information on its origins, famous composers, and related vocabulary.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Adjective Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
This article discusses spicing up your lesson plans for teaching adjectives with adjective worksheets, games, and adjective lists all of which can be located online. It suggests the use of Art and Music in your classroom to provide...
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 4: El Cuerpo

For Students 9th - 10th
In this fourth unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about and present information about the art, music, and literature of a Spanish-speaking country in Central America or the Caribbean. They also develop vocabulary...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...
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Other

Hong Kong Education City: English Campus

For Students 9th - 10th
English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...
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Starfall

Starfall: Ludwig Van Beethoven

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A short online storybook about Beethoven for early readers. The vocabulary is posted below the book.
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Starfall

Starfall: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A short online storybook about Mozart for early readers. The vocabulary is posted below the book.
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Read Works

Read Works: Star Power

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the philanthopic acts of music group and movie stars. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also...
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Scramble Saurus

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Find more than a dozen spelling games to reinforce vocabulary on a range of levels and topics (from musical instruments to climate terms). Players unscramble words using definitions as clues.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Body Parts Auf Deutsch

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is good for first-year students learning the German words for body parts. Using music and the Internet, students will practice vocabulary and pronunciation.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Sounds of Storms [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson plan, 5th graders learn about the sounds of weather. They create an instrument that mimics rain, wind, or thunder, then use them for sound effects during an interactive story called Gracey Goose.
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Other

The Aria Database

For Students 9th - 10th
The searchable Aria Database features over 1,200 arias from 170 operas by 60 composers. It includes lyrics, translations, synopses of operas, and MIDI files.

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