In this 3-5 lesson, students will learn about the history behind the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” They will analyze song meaning, melody, and the purpose of national anthems. Students will write a blended poem and perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” for an audience.
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Teachers should listen to Unpacking our National Anthem prior to teaching the lesson or review the story behind the song from the resource, The Star-Spangled Banner.
Students should know that most countries have a national anthem and that the United States national anthem is called “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
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In this 3-5 lesson, students will clap rhythm sequences and compose an eight-measure composition. Students will explore rhythm concepts, including the names and symbols associated with music notation. They will also compare rhythmic sequences to math concepts.
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In this 3-5 lesson, students will explore jazz music and dance, then write a jazz-inspired cinquain poem. They will build their background on the history of jazz and its use of improvisation to demonstrate jazz dance movements.
In this 3-5 lesson, students will develop a perspective about historical events through art, poetry, and music. Students will analyze Augusta Savage’s sculpture,The Harp, and the poem,Lift Every Voice and Sing, by James Weldon Johnson. Students will apply elements of poetry to create original poems.
In this 3-5 lesson, students will explore the sport of baseball to design and construct a model baseball field. Students will work collaboratively to examine baseball through art, movement, and sound. They will present their artwork and problem-solving process with the class at the end.
You’ve learned how to compose music using household objects, now take it a step further and use chance to create a work of art! Following in the footsteps of composers like John Cage, you too can rely on the randomness of a coin flip or the flick of a spinner to make artistic decisions. In this video, Danny Clay provides step-by-step instruction on how sounds, chance, and rhythm can come together to make an original piece of music.
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