Curated OER
Jump for Joy
First graders are introduced to correct form in jumping and landing and then perform these activities to rhythmic music.
Curated OER
Friendship Dance
Students explore dancing to a Friendship or Round dance songs. They perform basic dancing steps such as the stomp and hit. Students demonstrate rhythm, hand motion and proper foot placement. They listen to the music and perform a dance...
Curated OER
Round Dance
Third graders will participate in a dance activity for physical fitness. The learn a social dance that has an origin with the Canadian Aboriginal People. The use of tribal music will make the lesson more culturally relevant.
Curated OER
Directions Boogie
Students demonstrate knowledge of directions while moving to a rhythm as the teacher calls out directions and the count.
Curated OER
One Song, Many Voices
Students discuss the purpose and meaning of the song "One Song, Many Voices" and how the music expresses the composer's message. Students sing, conduct, and analyze two different songs during the lesson in a choir setting. This lesson is...
Curated OER
Rhythmic Dancing
Fourth graders practice expressing themselves through the art of dance. In this physical education activity, 4th graders discuss choreography and how moving specific ways at certain times can be artistic. Students create and perform a...
Ereading Worksheets
Figurative Language for Edgar Allen Poe
Are your classes weary of dreary worksheets? Are the learners nearly napping? Thrill them, fill them with delight with an interactive worksheet that asks them to identify the figurative language Edgar Allen Poe uses to add horror and...
Curated OER
Rain Orchestra
First graders mix secondary colors from primary colors and simulate a rainstorm by using body percussion.
Curated OER
Irish Dancing - The Siege of Ennis
Students practice Irish Dancing. For this physical education lesson, students dance with partners to the song "The Siege of Ennis".
Curated OER
Humanities in Colonial and Revolutionary America
Students demonstrate dances of colonial America. In this colonial American lesson, students learn forms of colonial social dancing including the Juba and Virginia Reel. Students examine the history of the 2 dances as well.
Curated OER
Meet Louis Prima!
Students discover the difference in major and minor tonality after a brief introduction to Louis Prima. They discuss swing dancing and Louis Prima's role in the "Jungle Book" as the character King Louis. Students listen to the song...
Curated OER
Dance Team/ Collaborative Fitness Routines
Students experience the process of creating a "dance team" type routine by following a set procedure.
Curated OER
Body Percussion: Hambone
Students explore body percussion. They practice playing quarter notes and eighth notes separately, then quarter and eighth notes at the same time by different groups. They practice this exercise at different tempos.
Curated OER
All About Blood and the Heart (Human Body for Children)
In this anatomy worksheet, students learn about the heart and it's characteristics. Students monitor their heartbeat in an experiment and then answer a series of questions about what they found.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Tornadoes
Students research tornadoes. For this weather lesson, students construct a KWL chart on tornadoes and view the video National Geographic-Tornadoes. Students discuss the facts they learned from the film and complete the KWL chart.
Curated OER
"Stomp"-Style Sequences
Young scholars develop patterns and combinations of movements into repeatable patterns. The video "Stomp Out Loud" with the percussive/dance group Stomp, is used to show students an example of the sequences they are going to create.
Curated OER
Character Education Poster
Students participate in a class discussion about what makes a poster promote a message. They explore topics from character education and make a poster to define and promote a desirable character trait.
Curated OER
Sutton Jumpers
Young scholars perfect skills learned in physical education class and use those skills to create jump routines. The troupe then performs their routines for various local and state organizations. They agree to come to practice before...
Curated OER
Describing Clearly Ideas, Feelings, and Experiences
First graders describe, using vocabulary words, ideas that relate to birthdays/birthday parties.
Curated OER
Identifying Syllables Within Spoken Words
First graders participate in a conversation about what they want to become when they grow up, and identify syllables within the spoken words.
Curated OER
How To Identify Figurative Language
Students investigate writing techniques by analyzing a chart. In this figurative language instructional activity, students define similes, metaphors and identify the difference between them and personification. Students demonstrate their...
Quia
Quia: Rhythm
Pick one of these interactive activities to strengthen your knowledge of rhythm and musical notes. Play matching, concentration, flashcards, or a word search to review these musical terms.
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.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: A Rhythm Etic
Rock out to a musical demonstration of math involved in constructing rhythms from groups of beats in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students consider how the note durations comprising a measure in 3/4 time...