Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...		Chinese Words and Phrases Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your students simple Chinese words.
Senufo Painting Students can make Senufo paintings, which are stylized representations of animals or people....		Chinese Yuan Familiarize students with China's monetary unit, the Yuan. Practice simple algebraic equations.
Indentured Servants Use a lesson that helps students to compare and contrast European American indentured servitude...		Inaugural Poetry Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the...
The Underground Railroad Students take a "cyber-journey" through the Underground Railroad: the path to freedom for...		Abolitionists Working Together Students learn about the women in the abolitionist movement by reading a poem, a speech, and...
Rhythm and Melodic Phrase in Little Birch Tree Students will listen to and describe the variations of a theme in a classical selection, The...		Can You Hear a Story? Students will explore creating moods with music, analyze a story, and the create a musical...
Dynamics and Timbre of "Amani Utupe" Students will perform with appropriate musical dynamics and accompany the music using...		Learning through The Duke Students will learn about the important contributions made by Duke Ellington to the field of...
Calypso, Calypso and Silver Moon Boat Students will sing folk songs from different ethnic origins, using stylistically appropriate...		Assessment of Learning Through "The Duke" Lesson Assessment sheet for Learning Through The Duke lesson.
A New Deal for the Arts - WPA Photographs Students will learn about the 1930s, especially school life during that time, by studying...		A Jazz Talk Show Students will explore the lives of various jazz musicians, studying the social and historical...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize Present this lesson plan to teach students about when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received the...		Interactive Timeline Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to...
Benjamin Banneker's Letter Review Banneker's life, read a letter he wrote to Jefferson, and write analogies in this lesson...		Classical Music: Improving Children's Development Classical music has been touted as improving memory, emotion, mood, even test scores. Whether...