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Animals in the Barn
Second graders discover the rules to a game that introduces the names and sounds of animals. They move while farm music is playing; when the music stops, they are to get into the nearest hula hoop and make the sound of the stuffed animal...
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Five Little Frogs
Students explore the concept of counting using music. In this counting instructional activity, students use the song "Five Little Frogs" and the felt board set to discover one to one counting. Students repeat the song as they...
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Jive Foil Puppets
Students engage in a lesson that is about the creation and use of Jive Foil Puppets. They conduct research using a variety of resources to gather information for differences in use by different cultures. Students create their own puppets.
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The Three Little Pigs
Students identify high and low sounds in the "Three Little Pigs" song, sing a song that includes vocal sound effects and identify ways that music relates to language arts. Before singing the song, they have listened to the teacher read...
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Honey Bees and Communication
Did you know that honey bees dance to communicate information? Do you know why bees use hexagons to build their hives? The Honeybee Man, Brilliant Bees, and Show me the Honey provide background information on how honey bees communicate....
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Students complete various activities to investigate farm animals. In this farm animals instructional activity, students sing the song 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm,' and listen to sounds farm animals make. Students color pictures for...
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Keynote Digital Parts of Speech
High schoolers create a parts of speech digital presentation. In this parts of speech lesson, students create a slide show with audio, pictures, movies, and text. They combine their slides to project the entire project.
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Moo Who?
Students read the books Moo Who? and Boo Hoo Moo and do language arts activities with them. In this language arts lesson plan, students are assigned activities based on the two books given. The activities include onomatopoeia activities,...
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Monster Fun Learning the Five Senses: Science, Health
Pupils explore their five senses using Ken Baker's "Brave Little Monster" as a springboard.
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Monster Fun Learning the Five Senses
Students review the five senses with the teacher. They are given a set of pictures and while the teacher reads a story, they are to hold up the correct picture of which sense the character is using.
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Grammar Test
In this adjectives worksheet, learners choose the correct adjectives that compare, describe, tell how many, and fill in adjectives to sentences. Students complete 15 problems total.
Perkins School for the Blind
I'm Thinking Of...
Learning how to describe an object or a person is a great way to develop verbal and written expression. Learners with special needs improve their verbal expressive skills and concept development skills while playing a guessing game. The...
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Literature Soundtracks
Student choose ten songs to create a soundtrack for a novel read in class or as outside reading. In the liner notes, instead of lyrics High schoolers writes a rationale of why or how the song relates to the novel in terms of setting,...
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Berlioz the Bear
Young children read the story, Berlioz the Bear and complete various reading and writing activities. They learn about fiction and non-fiction, and complete graphing and writing activities for the story. Youngsters draw the bear and use...
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Solar System Tourist Bureau
Students, working in teams, role-play as advertising agents creating ad campaigns for a planet in the solar system. They design commercials for video, Hyperstudio, or Web pages. The activity includes research, all the production stages,...
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Cells Vocabulary Quiz
In this cells vocabulary worksheet, students draw lines to match 12 words pertaining to cells to their meanings. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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Measuring in Inches
Third graders will sing 2 songs that are written and played by the teacher and relate to the task of measuring.They recognize and pick up a 1-foot standard ruler and be able to identify the marks on the ruler, including inch and parts of...
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Ani-mania
Young scholars view and discuss Robert Harris' farm landscapes and create their own mural out of wood. In groups, they discuss various issues affecting pets throughout the world and create a way to protest or celebrate the issue. They...
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Sound Is a Pressure Wave
Students see illustrated diagrams and animations to help them understand the pressure characteristics of a sound wave.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Boundary Behavior
Students study animations and diagrams to learn about the reflection behavior of sound waves.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Natural Frequency
Through animations, videos, and text, students discover that all objects have a natural frequency or set of frequencies at which they vibrate.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: The Human Ear
Using diagrams and animations, students discover how the anatomy of the ear and the physics of sound waves work together to allow us to hear.