3rd Grade Art, Music and Drama Lesson Plans

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Mathematics

Geometry

Visual Arts

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Patterns in Music and Math

Students learn how to solve music and math problems by finding patterns.

Subjects

Mathematics

Music

Music National Content Standard 8

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Singing Lesson for Grades K-4

Have students choose a familiar song and work with them to develop individual and ensemble singing. Meets National Music…

Subjects

Music

Music National Content Standard 1

Art, Music and Drama

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Rhythms and Body Percussion

Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies.

Subjects

Music

Musical Instruments

Music National Content Standard 2

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Ten Art Questions

Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various works of art.

Subjects

Language Arts and Writing

Speech

Visual Arts

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Squiggle Drawing

Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.

Subjects

Visual Arts

Art, Music and Drama

Drawing

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Making a Fresco

In this lesson, students learn about frescoes and improvise their own simple fresco paintings on Plaster of Paris. This…

Subjects

Visual Arts

Drawing

Art, Music and Drama

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Geometry, Color, and Piet Mondrian

Reproduce the art of Piet Mondrian with basic geometry, color, and imagination.

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Mathematics

Geometry

Visual Arts

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Music and Interdisciplinary Connections

Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.

Subjects

Visual Arts

Music National Content Standard 6

Music National Content Standard 8

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Math and Recipes

Students examine measurements in arts and crafts recipes, make capacity conversions, and create their own crazy recipes.

Subjects

Mathematics

Visual Arts

Art, Music and Drama

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Wax Paper Window Art

Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.

Subjects

Visual Arts

Art, Music and Drama

Arts and Crafts

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Write a Harry Potter Script

Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Stained Glass Sun-Catchers

Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun catchers.

Subjects

Mathematics

Geometry

Visual Arts

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Learning About Voice Through Photographs

Finding one's voice is a challenge for many writers. In this exercise, students use classic photographs to explore the…

Subjects

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Let It Snow!

Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a bulletin board display.…

Subjects

Arctic and Polar Regions

Earth Science

Weather

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Class Project: Favorite Foods

Your class will create a class book about their favorite foods.

Subjects:

Food

Book Art

Writing

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Appalachian Riddle Song

Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on "The Riddle Song" to show the pentatonic scale and…

Subjects

Music

Multicultural Music

Music National Content Standard 1

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Five Greeting Card Ideas

Try these five fun card making ideas this holiday season. Follow the instructions to make a giant reindeer card, cut out…

Subjects

Arts and Crafts

Mixed Media

Art, Music and Drama

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Walk on the Witch: Musical Chairs for Halloween

Try this Halloween game that is an adaptation of musical chairs!

Subjects

Music

Art, Music and Drama

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Musical Roots

Teach the relationship of today's pop vocal music and other American vocal genres.

Subjects

Music National Content Standard 6

Music National Content Standard 9

National Standards for Music Education

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Technology Strategies -- National Music Standard #5

Discover great activities and teaching strategies for using technology to help students read music.

Subjects

Music

Music Education Strategy

Music National Content Standard 5

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Father's Day Presents

Share the history of Father's Day with your students and help them make presents for dads or other adult role models.

Subjects

Art, Music and Drama

Arts and Crafts

Visual Arts

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International Cover Art for Harry Potter Lesson

Using pictures of book covers from around the world, students will analyze the accuracy of the art and compare it to the…

Subjects

Literature

Fantasy Fiction

Teaching Harry Potter

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Houses of the World

Create a class book of homes around the world.

Subjects:

Writing

Book Art

Architecture

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