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7th grade music literature circles for International Baccalaureate
The Glass Sentence Novel Study
This is a fantastic novel to read with middle school students or advanced intermediate grade students. The Glass Sentence is the first novel in a trilogy. The novel study includes chapter checks for all 39 chapters, an answer key, mini activity ideas, and a culminating PBL that incorporates Social Studies and Language Arts standards. The novel can be read as a whole class read aloud, independent reading, as a literature circle, or small group book study. There is one page for each chapter and th
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5th - 8th
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (SA and Piano)
The package includes the full score as well as a separate, reproducible vocal part.This wonderful poem by Robert Frost describes the feeling of pausing deep in the woods, on a dark and snowy winter night. We experience a sense of peacefulness in the solitude there but we cannot linger long as there is still much to do and a long way to go before we can rest.This song was written to allow the lyrics to flow naturally without confining them in strict rhythms; performers are encouraged to interpret
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4th - 8th
Recording templates for Project Zero Thinking Routines
Recording templates to help students engage with thinking routine protocols from Project Zero.
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Beethoven in Paradise Novel Guide
This novel guide follows the HMH study guide for Beethoven in Paradise by Barbara O'Connor. This novel includes multiple choice questions, long responses (Following RACE format), and audio read-aloud. The slides have places to write their responses BUILT RIGHT IN! There are also links to images and music mentioned in the novel. These are exceptionally helpful for students who need to build background knowledge. Finally, there is an included paragraph organizer for a culminating activity.
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5th - 7th
Song lyrics/poetry/figurative language/theme: IRONIC by Alanis Morrisette
Using the song lyrics from "Isn't it Ironic" by Alanis Morissette, this lesson is a great attention getter. Students will get to read and annotate the song lyrics while identifying figurative language terms. The figurative language terms are identified using SHAMPOO+II's. The annotations are made using a chart included in the answer key. Watch the music video either before or after annotations, teacher choice! I prefer to read over the lyrics with the students, give them about 15 minute to annot
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6th - 12th
Once Upon A Sound Story Beginning Composing Through Nursery Rhymes
This is a set of ELEVEN nursery rhymes with key words highlighted slide-by-slide to guide students through beginning level music composing. Students enjoy the familiarity and brevity of the nursery rhymes and LOVE getting to choose the instrument sounds to correspond with elements of the story. Here's how I have used it in my own classroom:• I pull out as many instruments as I would like to allow my students to explore. Often these are instruments we have already introduced, but sometimes I use
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PreK - 8th
Theme CD Project
This project is a quick and fun way to make sure students understand the basic concept of theme. The students will be asked to create a CD and CD Case out of paper. They will come up with tens songs that have the same theme and write them on the case. The students will then fill in a disc template on which they will define the word "theme". While this assignment seems very simple, students will still have fun linking about their favorite music and tying the music to the concept at hand. The
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4th - 8th
The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen is a gifted author who has engaged both children and adults with his magical stories. This simple adaptation for the stage involves students in a play that helps actors and audiences to remember what is important in life and to be reminded that the natural world is filled with many wonders that uplift us more than all of the things money can buy. This play works well with K-1st grade when actors use their own words in response to the narrator's lines. The script has be
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1st - 8th
Global Worming Musical
The children in this school are sick and tired of the teachers’ boring lessons. The teachers are fed up with bored children who don’t listen to them. Everyone is happy when the school year finishes and summer holidays begin. Everyone, that is, except the school principal who is rather unceremoniously replaced.
The new school year begins with a new school principal, Mr Wrathmore. The teachers are summoned to a staff meeting only to find that they are to be replaced by substitutes and imprisoned
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4th - 12th
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Character Soundtracks Project (Novel Study, Media Literary, English, Arts)
This fun and creative novel study project was designed to promote close reading, literary analysis and media literacy skills. It can be used for any grade from middle to high school, and can also be adjusted in its size/scale to be easily adapted to a younger grade (middle school and below). Through the character soundtracks project, students will work individually on in pairs to become the soundtrack curators for an upcoming film adaptation of their novel study book. This project asks students
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Literary Devices in Holiday Songs (Christmas)
This riso ready exercise will liven up any classroom. A perfect activity for the week/days before winter-break. This miracle worksheet encourages students to recognize common literary devices for less than the price of a cup of coffee. Includes answer key.Now go change the world.
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7th - 12th
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International Children's Book Day Class Play or Assembly
International Children's Book Day Class Play or Assembly
This script was written in celebration of International Children's Book Day April 2nd 2017 including characters from Horrid Henry, Peter Pan, The Gruffalo, Charlotte's Web, Captain Underpants, Matilda, The Tales of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
NB This is the same script as World Book Day Class Play but adapted to International Children's Book Day.
Cast of 30 (easily adapted up or down)
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Taylor Swift Heart Hands Classroom Station Signs 1-6
Set up your stations the Taylor Swift way! Easy to print and laminate for all year use. Numbers 1-6.
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5th - 8th
Create A Book Playlist/Soundtrack
Hook students with a creative way to use music and text evidence. Works With:Book clubsClass read-aloudIndependent reading Reading enrichment activity Teacher Guide Contains Notes On:✔️ Before starting✨ Hook/Introduction Options⚠️ Modifications Sharing & Presentation Options
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6th - 12th
Mr. Duey- Hip Hop Song Teaching Dewey Decimal System
This song teaches about the Dewey Decimal System. It teaches the difference between non-fiction and fiction. Also, it discusses how the card catalog is organized.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Song lyrics/poetry/figurative language/theme: Just Like Fire by PINK
Using the song lyrics from "Just Like Fire", this lesson is a great attention getter. Students will get to read and annotate the song lyrics while identifying figurative language terms. The figurative language terms are identified using SHAMPOO+II's. The annotations are made using a chart included in the answer key. Watch the music video either before or after annotations, teacher choice! I prefer to read over the lyrics with the students, give them about 15 minute to annotate and identify terms
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: BUNDLE- Using Song Lyrics- Poetry, Figurative Language, Theme, etc.
Daddy Played the Blues Read Aloud (Jim Crow Laws / Great Migration)
Daddy Played the Blues by Michael Garland is a book that you can find on GetEpic (perfect for virtual learning). Overall Teaching Topics Include: The Great MigrationJim Crow LawsFamous African American Blues MusiciansAbout the book. The book chronicles the life of an African-American family moving from the hard life of Mississippi farming to the promise of jobs in the North (Great Migration). Sad to leave, they soon have a rewarding life in Chicago with a job, an apartment, and a group of musici
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3rd - 8th
The Intangible Heritage Book
A book that can be printed as a set of cards or as a small book to explore ideas connected to the UNESCO intangible heritage criteria. The text is simple and requires the readers to think and explore ideas using a visible thinking routine. The text is primarily pictures and questions designed to prompt thinking and reflection. Excellent tool for IB PYP Where We Are in Place and Time inquiries.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Critical Literacy – Collaborative posters
Aim: To provide teachers with resources that can be used to introduce, model, collaboratively build ideas and teach critical literacy
Subject links: Reading, writing, spelling and any research topic
Included in the resource: Overview of the different pages, Guide as to how images and visual literacy can be used to support inquiry; each stage (code breaker, connector, researcher and meaning maker) of the critical literacy process has
Overview page
Details with specific connections to reading,
Grades:
4th - 7th
Mr. Duey- Hip Hop Song Teaching Prepositional Phrases
This song teaches Prepositional Phrases. It states the definition of what a preposition and a prepositional phrases. It gives examples.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Student Self-e Rubric & Guide evaluation
Preview:Assess yourself in terms of class participation, preparation, self-discipline, and attitude using the guide below. You...show engagement in class (attentiveness, interest in learning) in all activitiesalways contribute something to the class discussion and participates (pro-)actively & appropriately actively listens to teacher and classmates...
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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3 "It's all About Classical Music" Grades 1-8
This video covers classical music. Students will gain amazing knowledge about it.
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: A Bundle of Music! Six Great Videos for Music Education 1-8
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5 "It's All About Opera Grades" 1-8
This video covers Opera music. Student learn about Opera and what makes it so awesome.
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: A Bundle of Music! Six Great Videos for Music Education 1-8
Free Taylor Swift English Language Arts Class Reading Activity!
Some post-reading activity ideas for "The Last Great American Dynasty" - A Novella for the little Swifties and their English teacher!A Word doc format so you can make changes as you see fit for your own students. The PDF novel is available in my TPT store for free and comes in a YA version and a cleaner version of 9 -12 age groups. Paperback for sale on Amazon! Sometimes having the physical copy feels better! linktr.ee/lisaraeyamzSo many ideas of how this book and lesson might be used. This cou
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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