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Activity
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Mexican Music: A Christmas Tradition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the Mexican Christmas tradition La Posada in this activity. Provided is the music and lyrics to a traditional posada song. The lyrics are available in both Spanish and English.
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Website
Other

Mama Lisa's World: Songs & Rhymes of All Nations

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource was organized by a mother who wanted to give people a sense of the nursery rhymes and songs from around the world. Find rhymes and songs from every continent, in many languages--you can even listen to some online.
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Website
Other

Mama Lisa's World: Songs & Rhymes of All Nations

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource was organized by a mother who wanted to give people a sense of the nursery rhymes and songs from around the world. Find rhymes and songs from every continent, in many languages; you can even listen to some online.
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Interactive
PBS

Peep and the Big Wide World: Sound

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this interactive, children learn about sounds and practice putting sounds together to make music.
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Interactive
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Games: Sounds Like Fun!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cleverly animated game that alerts young learners to the musical sounds all around them in their everyday environments. A useful exercise in helping children understand sound patterns and repetitive beats and the meaning of start and...
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Activity
Pequeno Artista (Brazil)

Pequeno Artista

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Site focuses on children's arts, including visual arts, poetry, music, painting, short stories, film, books, dance, and games. Also offers some fun science projects and interesting facts to enhance a child's overall knowledge of his/her...
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

U.s. Penguin Group: Welcome to the World of Ezra Jack Keats! [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is a collection of information about Ezra Jack Keats and his books for young readers. It includes biographical information, an annotated listing of his books; activity suggestions for four of his books; book suggestions by theme for...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mister Chris and Friends

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Mister Chris and Friends is a show for young children produced by Vermont PBS. Each gently-paced episode begins with a wish made to a magical Wishing Well. This wish propels Mister Chris and his friends on an adventure to discover more...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Everyday Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learning does not take place only in the classroom. Learning occurs naturally, every day! This KET collection uses original animation and wonderful, visual images to introduce basic concepts of math, science, social studies, art, and...
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Activity
Other

Dayton Art Institute an African Slit Gong

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Art and music are very much related. In fact, the African culture often times designed fun looking instruments like the gong on this website. Includes directions on how to make your own gong.
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eBook
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Different Cultures

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Many different world cultures are illustrated for the different styles of clothing, music, makeup they wear.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Dance Performance: 2 D Shapes and Patterns

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Play music and find all the shapes with Malik.
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Handout
Other

Westminster Library: Homework Help

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This library resource offers homework help for elementary school students from kindergarten through fifth grade. Topics include geology, literacy, art, music, world culture, current events and many others.