Halloween Lessons These one-hour activities will quickly bring some Halloween spirit to your classroom! Try just...		Colorful Creations from Construction Paper Use construction paper to create colorful leaf magnets.
Create a Menorah Gallery In this holiday arts and crafts lesson, students create unique menorahs for Hanukkah.		Cooperative Challenges Students work in groups on activities that require cooperation.
Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...		Tag Activities Four variations to the game of tag.
Potato Print Wrapping Paper This arts & crafts lesson plan outlines how to make potato stamps for decorating gift wrap. ...		Father's Day Presents Share the history of Father's Day with your students and help them make presents for dads or...
Make a Desk Set Students will make utilitarian crafts, a great gift idea for the winter holidays.		Blocks and Bones Students recreate their skeletons out of blocks to gain an understanding of the shape and...
Crayon Crackle Students make a great new piece of art using crayons.		How Many Bones Can You Count? Have students count their bones, draw the structure of their skeletons, and compare the results...
Musical Passports: Building Musical Bridges Young children can learn to understand the organization of language by learning song lyrics....		Singing Ideas for Grades K-4 Students sing in groups concentrating on the expressive performance of a lullaby or familiar...
A Seasonal Terrarium Students watch the changes of the seasons from winter to spring with a seasonal terrarium.		Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #2 Learn how to use technology to teach instrument performance with these activities and...
Bug Buffet Set up a bug buffet and observe insects and their favorite foods.		Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #3 Use technology to encourage musical improvisation with these student activities and teacher...
Bird Bread Create a bird feeder made from bread, and observe birds feeding in their natural environment.		Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #4 Incorporate technology with music education. These student activities and teacher strategies...