Curated OER
Reading Basic Music Notes
First graders develop skills in reading music notes. In this reading music activity, 1st graders clap and chant rhythm patterns and learn music vocabulary. Students also match patterns by listening to the teacher perform the pattern.
Curated OER
May the Force Be With You
Students work in groups, they investigate how different forces act upon objects and how this information can be used in their day-to-day lives. They wrap the rubber band around the book. Students place the bo.ok and ruler on top of a...
Curated OER
Straw Breathing Exercise
High schoolers fill out an anonymous questionaire to explore whether they might have asthma. They then set up a spreadsheet to enter the data, decide on a definition of asthma, and figure out the prevalence of asthma. Pupils simulate...
Curated OER
Move It, Sir Isaac!
Third graders analyze the work of Sir Isaac Newton as they investigate the laws of motion and force. Inertia is observed through a lump of clay.
Curated OER
Key to Good Health: Sleep and Mental Relaxation
Learners investigate the effect good sleep and rest has on the human body. In this health lesson, students discover the different stages of sleep and discuss ways they can ease their own tension through exercise or meditation. Learners...
Stanford University
Ccrma: Common Music Notation
This resource features information on notes, rests and many, many other basic music theory examples.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Rest Duration
A wonderful resource for teachers and students! Gives examples and explanations of rests and how they affect the sound of a musical piece. Simple illustrations and explanations make this animated site easy to follow.
National Center for Families Learning
Ncfl: Wonderopolis: Can You Get Too Much Sleep?
Have you ever wondered about how much sleep you need? Watch a short video, read grade level text, and take an interactive quiz about the science behind sleep.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Steps and Accidentals
Provides an explanation of half steps, whole steps, flats, and sharps. Illustrated examples accompany these definitions.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Nights
This three-stanza poem explains that she really does not want anything other than rest.
Stanford University
Stanford University: How to Sleep Well
This helpful Stanford University site provides tips to getting a better night's sleep.
CNN
Cnn: Sleep Problems Are Dangerous
This article emphasizes the need for being well rested. The statistics are frightining!
Other
Akhlah: Shabbat
Learn about the holiest day in the Jewish week. Features include an explanation of shabbat and coloring pages for children.
Quia
Quia: Rhythm
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.
Music Education
Introduction to Reading Music: Types of Notes
A tutorial for beginners learning to read music.
WebMD
Web Md: Help for Shin Splints
This site from WebMD Health provides a great article on the treatment for shin splints written by Richard Weil, MEd, CDE. Includes methods such as rest, massage, ice, stretching and strengthening. Very helpful and not too in-depth,...
English Verse
English Verse: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 1894)
Rossetti's biography (briefly) and eleven full text poems are the contents of this site.
Other
Guitar Land: Music 10: Note Values and Rhythms
An overview of the value of notes. Includes many examples of rhythms and tempos.
Other
Music Lessons : Basic Music Theory 1
Basic music theory course includes clefs, treble and bass staffs, note duration and rests, a quiz section and answers, a download to Bay and a link to Music Notation 2. Good source for beginner theory students