Teach the basics of classical music to your students with this collection of lesson plans. Study a classical music composer and a selected piece of music with these lesson plans that are based on national and state standards.

For this arts integrated unit, 3rd graders will explore Rocks and Soil. These projects focus on bringing multiple art forms to the Earth Sciences for third graders. Students will focus on comparing and contrasting the 3 types of rocks,...

A discography of Bingen's work accompanied by a brief biography.

The Duke Ellington Society maintains this wealth of information on Duke Ellington and his works including news, information on the singers who worked with him, audio clips, and links to other Ellington sites.

This resource provides information about Stephen Foster.

This is a discription and literary analysis of Edmund Spenser's Amoretti, a love poem composed of 89 sonnets, and "Epithalamion," a wedding song composed of 24 complex 18-line stanzas.

Inspired by the music "Free to Be. . . You and Me" by Marlo Thomas, this activity, which will take several days, asks students to compose stories that teach character traits that will be shared with elementary school children. They will...

Using the song "Where Is the Love" by the Black-Eyed Peas and "Excuse Me, Mr." by Ben Harper, students will begin to think about injustices that exist in our world. Ultimately, student writers will compose an essay based on a persuasive...

Inspired by Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi & Ron Barrett, students will brainstorm adjectives that center around food that might fall from the sky. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods will be brainstormed. They will then...

This exercise assists fourth grade Nevada students in preparing for their fifth grade Writing Exam. This exercise was designed to serve as a pre-writing activity for one of their three designated fourth grade practice prompts. The prompt...

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem discover that their seemingly "feeble" father has an astonishing ability with a rifle. For this assignment, writers will compose a letter to a parent or loved one, asking for a return letter that...

For hundreds of years, Moroccan women have composed fine embroideries and rugs using intricate designs that have been passed down through generations. View these exquisite textiles with large detailed images.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students compose a series of transformations. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice...

Follow Rivette on her journey to the past and help her collect historical artifacts! In this game, kids will use their knowledge of past tense verbs to help fuel Rivette's time machine. Time-traveling users will have to recognize the...

This digital exhibit provides a basic overview of Fats Waller and his music. Divided into sections that cover Life and Times, Ed Kirkeby Collection, the music, recordings, European and US tours, notes, and more.

Images and descriptions of original compositions by Bingen.

Describes the seven characteristics that define what life is for biological purposes.

Delve into the world of William Wordsworth's work. This site provides links to biographical information on the author and lesson plans and activities for a few of his works.

This resource provides information about Chuck Berry.

In this exercise, students practice decomposing fractions with denominators of 100. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.

This site from the Northern Arizona University contains the meanings of the symmetrical binary principle in Bach's music and several other composers of this period.

These digital photographs were created by pre-kindergarten students at The College School, located in St. Louis, Missouri. As part of a Learning Expedition on color, students went on class walks to look for specific colors, noticing...

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Randy Weston, an American jazz pianist and composer noted for his use of African rhythms.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, an English composer who enjoyed considerable acclaim in the early years of the 20th century.