John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Lesson Plan: Monsters
Following a reading of the epic poem Beowulf and the contemporary text inspired by it, Grendel, learners create their own monster. Lesson plans provide assessment criteria, extension ideas, and a list of resources.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Tuneful Bugs and Birds
Arts Edge at the Kennedy Center provides this lesson plan for teachers of ESOL learners that integrates music into language arts. Students create their own poetry while listening to music about bugs and birds.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Making a Musical Education
This site is a collegiate student's project designed to help bridge the common gap between what is taught as a "Formal," education and in music education.