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Song of Solomon By Toni Morrison

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 14 essay and short answer questions about Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon. Students may also use the provided link at the bottom of the page to...
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Eagle Song

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students read a book.  In this comprehension lesson, students read the book Eagle Song stopping to answer comprehension questions about each chapter.  Students complete post reading activities including a Tree of Peace.
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The Kennedy Center

Fairy Tale Variations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here are two great lessons that work together and are inspired by the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods. Young writers and actors will retell the story of "The Frog Prince" through games, improvisational script writing, and...
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Simon & Schuster

Classroom Activities for Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
An 11-page packet contains three activities designed for readers of Henry David Thoreau's Walden and Civil Disobedience. In one exercise, groups debate whether Thoreau would today be considered liberal or conservative. For another,...
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Singing: "I Mailed Myself to You"

For Teachers 1st
Keeping a steady beat, singing soft, loud, and in unison - sounds like music class to me! First graders practice these skills while listening to the song, "I Mailed Myself to You" for Valentine's Day. This is a simple and age appropriate...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Bird Communication

For Students 5th - 8th
Sing for your dinner! Investigate the purpose of bird songs and strategies birds use to communicate. Through the lessons, individuals learn how to recognize different types of bird communication as well as hypothesize the purpose of...
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Nevada Outdoor School

Let It Snow! Let It Melt!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Winter weather offers a great opportunity to teach young scientists about the states of matter. This activity-based lesson includes a range of learning experiences, from experimenting with the rate at which ice melts...
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Water Saving

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Water conservation and management is the focus of this lesson plan. Young scholars identify the need for being "water wise" in society through research and discussion. and present their findings in many different formats (short story,...
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Native American Flutes - Activity 1

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Young scholars discuss Native American culture and musical techniques after viewing a video of Charles Littleleaf, a member of the Warm Springs tribe and a creator of Native American wood flutes.
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Grade 2: Music/Valentine's Day

For Teachers 2nd
Play and sing a Valentine's song with your second graders. They'll follow along allow as you demonstrate how to sing and keep a steady beat on non-pitched percussive instruments. While the music lesson has a Valentine theme, that theme...
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Christopher Columbus

For Teachers 1st
Help first graders gain an understanding of the beginnings of our nation by learning more about Christopher Columbus. They begin by listening to a read aloud of Christopher Columbus and His Voyage to the New World (another title...
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Mary Pope Osborne, Classroom Adventures Program

Dinosaurs Before Dark

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young readers travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in this literature unit based on the story Dinosaurs Before Dark. Intended for use with upper-elementary special education students, this resource provides reading...
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Our Class Band

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students play percussion instruments that have been divided into four groups and perform to 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm'. In this percussion performance lesson, students identify percussion instruments divided into four categories....
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Identifying the Beat

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders listen to various songs. For this musical properties lesson, 6th graders work in groups to identify musical selections, practice tapping the beat, review time signatures, and identify the meter of different songs.
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Tinker, Tailor

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice the song "Tinker, Tailor" using percussion instruments, Orff instruments, and their voices in this Music lesson plan for the 1st grade. The lesson plan is intended for use within an Orff unit of study and includes...
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Brush Up On Your Teeth

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the reasons why it is important to take care of their teeth. As a class, they sing the toothbrush song and read about tooth decay. They identify the parts of the teeth and identify foods that can keep the mouth...
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Activity
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Artwork Display

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students display their artwork. In this visual arts lesson, students display their artwork using the clothespin strips that their teacher installs. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Carry and Borrow

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete basic math computations. In this addition and subtraction instructional activity, 2nd graders learn how to carry and borrow numbers when adding and subtracting. Students learn a carrying song to help them...
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Creepy Crawlies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners participate in several insect-themed activities. They read stories on bugs, write stories about insects with student-made illustrations, sing bug-themed songs, design creepy crawlies with typical insect characteristics and make...
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Activity
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Bubble Art

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students add color to the bubbles. In this art lesson, students lightly blow the bubbles onto the paper and then the paper dries. Students enjoy making an easy art project.
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De Colores

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students become familiar with the song "De Colores" and understand how it describes the beauty in nature.  In this repetition in music lesson, students learn the lyrics to the song and recognize how the music has repetition in...
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The Mystery of Eleanor Rigby Revealed

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine who Eleanor Rigby is in the song by the beatles. In this Beatles music instructional activity, 9th graders read an article. Students complete a set of guided questions. 
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Simple Gifts

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the concepts of half notes, quarter notes, whole notes, and musical phrases by performing the Shaker song "Simple Gifts". Emphasis is placed on movement with music and meeting national standards for the arts.
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Bam, Chi, Chi, Bam

For Teachers K
Students create a class poem based on the song, Bam, Chi, Chi, Bam. The class participates in a brief discussion of the music of Jamaica and the feelings conveyed by this music. After listening to the song, students create a poem to...

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