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Tradition through storytelling and music
Students discover how storytelling can shape a person's tradition.Students examine different methods of storytelling such as music, biographies, and African folktales. They then demonstrate their knowledge of storytelling by writing...
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Bass Clef Lines-3
In this bass clef lines worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 82 blank spaces.
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Bass Clef Spaces-2
In this bass clef spaces worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the letter names of the notes that are missing as they fill in 70 blank spaces.
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Grand Staff - 3
In this grand staff worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the musical notes that are missing as they fill in 94 blank spaces.
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Grand Staff - 4
In this grand staff worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the musical notes that are missing as they fill in 94 blank spaces.
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Grand Staff - 5
In this grand staff worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the musical notes that are missing as they fill in 94 blank spaces.
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Grand Staff - 1
In this grand staff activity, students read the sheet music and identify the musical notes that are missing as they fill in 98 blank spaces.
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Grand Staff - 2
For this grand staff worksheet, students read the sheet music and identify the musical notes that are missing as they fill in 98 blank spaces.
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Ah, Music!: comprehension skills
In this comprehension skills worksheet, students read the book Ah, Music! and complete comprehension activities. Students complete 5 activities including note taking, locating information, theme, speculating, and cause and effect.
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Frida Kahlo Art
Students analyze Frida Kahlo as an artist and her artworks. In this art analysis lesson, students review the art of Kahlo and her self-portrait. Students make their own self-portrait.
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The Orchestra
Elementary listeners learn about each section in the orchestra and the sounds they make. This would be a great introduction prior to a field trip or a visit from a real orchestra. Note: The audio does not appear to work.
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World Music Tour 4-5
In this music worksheet, learners identify and describe world music and the cultures it comes from. Then they identify what a sarod is and what country it comes from. Finally, students practice writing their notes as taught on the sheet.
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Musical Alphabet- Skipping Up
Students explore the musical alphabet. In this music lesson, students are introduced to the concept of skipping up and stepping up. Students complete a worksheet to reinforce the concepts taught.
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education
Comparing Cultural Dances
All cultures express similar thoughts, feelings, and ideas. But, often times those things are expressed differently. Learners compare and contrast traditional dances from two cultures. They watch videos of each performance, stop to...
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Fuzzy Wuzzy
You don't need drums to play percussion; you can use your own body. Second graders use body percussion to make four-beat rhythms and play patterned clapping games. When they are finished they discuss beats, patterns, rhythm, and rhyme.
Fun Music Company
The Treble Clef
Gee, your young musicians should have no trouble tracing the treble clefs on this worksheet. Once they have mastered this tricky signature, they place it correctly on a staff.
American Museum of Natural History
Sounds of the Silk Road
Young explorers may not be able to travel the Silk Road but they can listen to music that was played on instruments of the time and create their own songs with the help of an interesting interactive resource.
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Poetry Notes
Break this presentation into two or three days so as not to overwhelm your kids. Fifty-four slides is a lot of slides, but the PowerShow is well-organized, and terms are defined clearly and illustrated in examples provided. A general...
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Out of the Dust: Background notes about the novel, The Great Depression, and The Dust Bowl
If your class is reading the historical fiction novel, Out of the Dust, then you are in luck. Here are a few slides that will help you provide historical context for the book, as well as define main characters, setting, symbolism, and...
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Boombox Classroom: Migration of Music
For this music worksheet, students draw quarter notes and half notes. The lesson is dependent on classroom access to a musical lesson from Boombox classroom, found at the Sweet Bird Classics home page.
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World Music Tour
In this music worksheet, students identify and describe what world music is and where it comes from. They also create words that start with "uni" meaning one. Finally, students practice reading and drawing the notes on the sheet.
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Same or Different
Students recognize different musical sounds. In this music lesson, students listen to the instructor play the same and different musical notes on a recorder. Students identify if the notes are the same or different.
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Learning Musical Terms
Students observe and discuss the following musical terms and their symbols: staff, measure, bar line, double bar line, treble clef, bass clef, time signature, common time, cut time, quarter note, half note, dotted half note, whole note,...
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Music in South India-Kerala
Students identify various instruments and styles of music from South India-Kerala. In this music instructional activity, students discover main languages of South India and the Kathakali dance drama. Students discuss the types of singers...