Art, Music and Drama Lesson Plans
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Movement and Circle Games
Incorporate movement into your music lessons with these fun singing games for "The Telephone Rings", "Ring Around the…SubjectsPhysical Education and FitnessMusicMusic Education Strategy -
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Tessellations Lesson
Discover a geometry lesson that is integrated with history and art to engage even the most math resistant of your…SubjectsMathematicsGeometryVisual Arts -
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Patterns in Music and Math
Students learn how to solve music and math problems by finding patterns.SubjectsMathematicsMusicMusic 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…SubjectsMusicMusic National Content Standard 1Art, 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.SubjectsMusicMusical InstrumentsMusic 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.SubjectsLanguage Arts and WritingSpeechVisual Arts -
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Math and Music: Fibonacci Sequence
Students discover that patterns in music that relate to the Fibonacci Sequence.SubjectsMathematicsMusicMusic National Content Standard 6 -
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Graphing Pitch
Distribute a group activity that explains the musical relationship between length of instruments and their pitch.SubjectsMathematicsMeasurementMusic -
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Squiggle Drawing
Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.SubjectsVisual ArtsArt, Music and DramaDrawing -
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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…SubjectsVisual ArtsDrawingArt, Music and Drama -
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Music and Children's Literature
Use children's literature to help teach music. Explore nursery rhymes with your students and make musical connections to…Subjects:LiteratureMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 1 -
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Instruments and Melodies
Use chords to help students in grades 5-8 play simple tunes on a melodic instrument and simple accompaniments on a…SubjectsMusicMusical InstrumentsMusic National Content Standard 2 -
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Geometry, Color, and Piet Mondrian
Reproduce the art of Piet Mondrian with basic geometry, color, and imagination.SubjectsMathematicsGeometryVisual Arts -
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Singing Lesson for Grades 5-8
Improve students' breath control and posture with this lesson of singing exercises. Meets National Music Standard 1.SubjectsMusicMusic National Content Standard 1Art, Music and Drama -
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Twinkle, Twinkle: Music and Curricular Connections
Using children's songs, these lessons show how to teach music while meeting curriculum standards. There are activities…SubjectsMusicMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 1 -
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Music and Interdisciplinary Connections
Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.SubjectsVisual ArtsMusic National Content Standard 6Music National Content Standard 8 -
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Self Portrait Class Book
Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.SubjectsVisual ArtsArt, Music and Drama -
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Math and Recipes
Students examine measurements in arts and crafts recipes, make capacity conversions, and create their own crazy recipes.SubjectsMathematicsVisual ArtsArt, Music and Drama -
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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.SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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Wax Paper Window Art
Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.SubjectsVisual ArtsArt, Music and DramaArts and Crafts -
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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…SubjectsCreative WritingWritingLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Stained Glass Sun-Catchers
Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun catchers.SubjectsMathematicsGeometryVisual Arts -
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Singing Lesson for Grades 9-12, Part 1
Improve students' vocal techniques while they sing a four-part round with one student on a part. Meets National Music…SubjectsMusic National Content Standard 1National Standards for Music EducationMusic -
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Musical Passports: Building Musical Bridges
Young children can learn to understand the organization of language by learning song lyrics. These music lessons include…SubjectsMusicMusic Education StrategyMusic National Content Standard 1