Tap Your Feet Students will practice following a pattern and become familiar with the concept of beat in...		What Am I? Icebreaker Explore an activity that helps students to get to know one another using animal sounds.
Exhibit Scoring Guide Rubric for use with the Visualizing Jazz Scenes lesson.		Selecting Song Materials Use these criteria to choose age-appropriate songs for your classes.
Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...		Suggested Titles for Song Materials A list of MENC recommended books for children's music.
Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.		Listen and Identify Handout One This handout is for use with the Listen and Identify lesson.
Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.		Listen and Identify Students identify synonyms by playing a guessing game.
Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...		Listen and Identify Handout Two This handout is for use with the Listen and Identify lesson.
"Frere Jacques" Translations Connect music and foreign languages with this resource. You will find the French song "Frere...		Interview Notes Form Use this form to organize questions and answers before and during an interview.
A Collection of Poetry Activities This collection of ideas will help students to love poetry from creation to recitation.		Building Language Arts Skills -- Grades K - 1 Distribute an article that gives timely advice to parents on how to foster language arts skill...
Mother May I? Discover a perfect game to celebrate Mother's Day.		Creating Opportunities When You Only Listen Taking the time to listen to your students is an extremely important part of your relationship...
Music Sheet Use this sheet to write music and lyrics. Use with the Numbers and Songs lesson.		Integrating Hispanic Music Throughout Curriculum Overview of Latin American music events and styles.