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Preview of The Music of The United States Armed Forces - A Guided Listening Unit

The Music of The United States Armed Forces - A Guided Listening Unit

Follow me on Facebook for the latest news, freebies, and more!>>>>> Music With Sara Bibee--------------------------------------------------------------------Click here for more guided listening units!--------------------------------------------------------------------Please note the preview file may appear blurry due to compression. The full download is of HD quality.Perfect for Veterans Day, or any other Patriotic Musical Unit. This is a guided listening unit focused on the offic
Preview of Civil Rights - Death of Emmett Till (Reading, Song Analysis, Assignment, etc.)

Civil Rights - Death of Emmett Till (Reading, Song Analysis, Assignment, etc.)

Created by
History Matters
Civil Rights - Death of Emmett Till (Reading, Song Analysis, Assignment, etc.) - This 14 page Civil Rights teaching package centers on the death of Emmett Till in 1955 and the impact it had on the overall Civil Rights Movement. The package comes with a series of resources, including: a detailed and engaging reading on the life and death of Emmett Till, a set of analysis questions related to the reading, a song analysis and discussion guide for the Bob Dylan protest song The Death of Emmett Till
Preview of Alexander Hamilton Musical the Whiskey Rebellion Rap Battle Assessment

Alexander Hamilton Musical the Whiskey Rebellion Rap Battle Assessment

Hamilton vs. Jefferson - Hamilton the Musical in the Classroom - Rap Battle NOTE: This project is really fun! You will find your students obsessively rapping the lyrics from Hamilton with their own twist. They will write and re-write their raps even after the project is due. They will come to you with every rewrite and "burn" that they script. Be prepared for the enthusiasm! This unit combines the lyrics from two songs from "Hamilton the Musical" with Social Studies curriculum and common core.
Preview of Hamilton The Musical: Comic Book Notes (Distance Learning Included)

Hamilton The Musical: Comic Book Notes (Distance Learning Included)

Teach your students about Hamilton: The Musical through these five pages of comic-book style guided notes! Your students will follow along and complete the comic as they listen to the award-winning Broadway musical. I highly recommend using Amazon Music to play the album as the lyrics will scroll with each song making it much easier for students to follow along.Electoral College Simulation GameI'm Just a Bill - Flowchart with PowerPointU.S. History Simulations:Civil War Simulation GameGold Rush
Preview of La Bicicleta y Colombia Spanish Music Cloze Activity for Novice Spanish Class

La Bicicleta y Colombia Spanish Music Cloze Activity for Novice Spanish Class

This Spanish cultural song activity was designed to introduce the basic geography of Colombia through the song La Bicicleta by Carlos Vives & Shakira. It is designed for novice middle school Spanish, Spanish 1, or Spanish 2 students focusing on 3 of the SUper 7 high-frequency words - voy, quiero, and le gusta. Included in this Bicicleta song activity for Spanish class✅ Basic vocab for early novice Spanish - voy, quiero, le gusta & bicicleta ✅ Printable 1 page PDF worksheet ✅ Worksheet in
Preview of Schoolhouse Rock Bundle (Grammar and America) Fill-In Activities

Schoolhouse Rock Bundle (Grammar and America) Fill-In Activities

Created by
In the Middle
This is a bundled pack of both my Grammar Rock and America Rock Fill-In-the-Blank worksheets. In this resource, you get all 9 Schoolhouse Rock Grammar Rock songs and 11 America Rock in an easy to print (PDF), fill-in-the-blank style format to use with your students to make listening to the songs more interactive!You will get from Grammar Rock:A Noun is a Person, Place or ThingBusy PrepositionsConjunction JunctionInterjections!Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (Pronou
Preview of Im Just a Bill - Flowchart with PowerPoint

Im Just a Bill - Flowchart with PowerPoint

After showing your students the classic School House Rock Song (Youtube), students will complete a colorful flowchart using an easy to follow PowerPoint.Use this visual guide on "How a Bill Becomes a Law" as your students reference for activities such as Mock Congress or your Constitution Unit.Electoral College Simulation GameHamilton The Musical: Comic Book NotesU.S. History Simulations:Civil War Simulation GameGold Rush Simulation GameOregon Trail Simulation GameLewis and Clark Simulation Game
Preview of Middle School Spanish Class Music Bracket BUNDLE Young Mania Musical Madness

Middle School Spanish Class Music Bracket BUNDLE Young Mania Musical Madness

This young middle school Spanish class music bracket mania musical bundle includes everything you need to teach multiple music bracket mini-units in a young or conservative Spanish class. These updated for 2024 mania musical appropriate Spanish class music brackets can be a Spanish bell ringer or brain break and adapted for any level of Spanish from upper elementary, middle school exploratory Spanish, or conservative high school Spanish for both Spring in Spanish class and Hispanic Heritage Mont
Preview of Virginia Studies SOL Review Program - All Units!

Virginia Studies SOL Review Program - All Units!

Created by
Virginia Kiddies
Looking for a great SOL review for Virginia Studies? Here it is! This is a 86 page Review Program in "race" format. Students complete a study guide review packet, and then race to master all units through a quiz. I've designed the study guides and the quizzes to be graphic organizer oriented to help students prepare for those TEI SOL questions. This is ALL that you will need to review for the Virginia Studies SOL. Included in this packet are: 1 - 10 page Student Study Guide Packet - includ
Preview of Hamilton the Musical Lyric Analysis

Hamilton the Musical Lyric Analysis

Created by
HistoryMama
Students will fall in love with Hamilton and with history! The musical Hamilton is a great way to engage students in U.S. History. Students love the music, connect with the characters, and history comes to life. This unit comes with 7 songs, 4 of which have been translated into Spanish! Each song includes the lyrics, instructions to annotate the text, and thought-provoking questions. Songs included are:Alexander Hamilton (also in Spanish)Farmer Refuted Right Hand Man (also in Spanish)Guns a
Preview of Vietnam War Music Activity

Vietnam War Music Activity

The following is an activity in which students explore various songs which were direct results and/or responses to the conflict in Vietnam. Students are provided with the lyrics to the following four songs:- "For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield- "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young- "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye- "Ballad of the Green Berets" by Staff Sergeant Barry SadlerInstructions are for the teacher to play the songs while the students listen to the songs and read the lyric
Preview of Virtual Field Trip | Celebrate AANHPI Musicians

Virtual Field Trip | Celebrate AANHPI Musicians

Created by
Surdynski Sounds
Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI, AANHPI) Heritage Month in May or when studying modern/contemporary musicians with this Virtual Field Trip:Mxmtoon (This or That?)Olivia Rodrigo (This or That?)Sam Tsui (This or That?)Vanessa Hudgens (This or That?)Yuna (This or That?)Bruno Mars (True or False?)Yo Yo Ma (True or False?)Zayn Malik (True or False?)SUMMATIVE CROSSWORD & ANSWER KEY includedNotes to Teacher pageEach musician's slide first starts with an image o
Preview of NEW Middle School Spanish March Music Bracket 2024 YOUNG mania musical música 24

NEW Middle School Spanish March Music Bracket 2024 YOUNG mania musical música 24

The newest appropriate Spanish class music bracket for upper elementary and middle school Spanish students for 2024! Middle School Spanish mania musical 2024 includes appropriate, authentic music videos in Spanish for younger students or more conservative schools with older Spanish students. This young Spanish music bracket includes a mix of classic and current songs, which might also be found in my other Mis Clases Locas music resources. This would be great for a Spanish March Music bracket or
Preview of Elvis Presley: 25 slides with text, hyperlinks & primary sources (with handouts)

Elvis Presley: 25 slides with text, hyperlinks & primary sources (with handouts)

CHECK OUT OUR PODCAST USING THIS RESOURCE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxNib7NeS6c&list=PLuDsB8Na6TspXRt7pZU_QT6s5u9y1qdBz&index=3***Google Classroom Compatible – these Microsoft Word documents can also be saved as Google Docs and used in Google or other digital classrooms***Google Classroom Compatible – these Microsoft PowerPoint files can also be saved as Google Slides and used in Google or other digital classroomsDesigned for Music History class OR U.S. History class, this download
Preview of Civil Rights - Song Analysis Project (Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan)

Civil Rights - Song Analysis Project (Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan)

Created by
History Matters
Civil Rights - Song Analysis Project (Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan) - This 4 page Civil Rights teaching resource contains a project that requires students to analyze the song Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan and the ways in which it relates to the overall events of the Civil Rights Movement. The famous song became an anthem of the Civil Rights era and is an excellent tool for student analysis in order to show their interpretive skills and their ability to relate a source to the events of th
Preview of Schoolhouse Rock America Rock Fill-In the Blanks

Schoolhouse Rock America Rock Fill-In the Blanks

Created by
In the Middle
In this resource, you get all 11 Schoolhouse Rock America Rock songs in an easy to print, fill-in-the-blank style format to use with your students. You will get: Elbow RoomFireworksGreat American Melting PotI'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College (Electoral College)I'm Just a BillMother NecessityNo More Kings (Colonization of the New World)Preamble (US Constitution Preamble)The Shot Heard Round the World (American Revolution)Three Ring Government (Branches of the US Government)Sufferin' Till Suffra
Preview of Cover Song Comparison | Explorations in Genres of Music Part 1 Student Worksheet

Cover Song Comparison | Explorations in Genres of Music Part 1 Student Worksheet

In this assignment, students compare two versions of the same song; the original recording and the cover. Students complete a cover song chart for each comparison with the following prompts: artist, date released, YouTube link, genre, musical style, mood, message, instrumentation, a brief critique by describing characteristics of the music and using musical vocabulary. This digital resource can be used for both in-person and remote online learning and is 100% editable. I created this assignment
Preview of Middle School Spanish YOUNG March Music Bracket 2023 mania musical música

Middle School Spanish YOUNG March Music Bracket 2023 mania musical música

The newest appropriate Spanish class music bracket for upper elementary and middle school Spanish students for 2023! Middle School Spanish mania musical 2023 includes appropriate, authentic music videos in Spanish for younger students, or for more conservative schools with older Spanish students. This young Spanish music bracket includes a mix of classic and current songs, which might also be found in my other Mis Clases Locas music resources. This would be great for a Spanish March Music bracke
Preview of Middle School March Music Bracket Spanish Class YOUNG mania musical madness 22

Middle School March Music Bracket Spanish Class YOUNG mania musical madness 22

The appropriate Spanish class music bracket for upper elementary and middle school Spanish students! It includes appropriate, authentic music videos in Spanish for younger students, or for more conservative schools with older Spanish students. This young Spanish music bracket includes a mix of classic and current songs, which might also be found in my other music resources. This would be great for a March Music bracket or during Hispanic Heritage Month.⭐️ Purchase the Young Music Bracket Bundle
Preview of The Star Spangled Banner - powerpoint

The Star Spangled Banner - powerpoint

Created by
David
Here is a powerpoint presentation that accompanies the song "The Star Spangled Banner". I use it in my class when I teach patriotic songs. There are 9 gorgeous slides with high quality pictures and lyrics. *There is NO music track included. Patriotic Powerpoint Presentations Pack 1 (collection of 4) U.S.A. - Interactive States & Capitals - SMARTBOARD FILE U.S.A. - Interactive States & Capitals Matching - SMARTBOARD FILE God Bless America - PowerPoint My Country 'Tis of Thee - Pow
Preview of Analyzing President Andrew Jackson & John Quincy Adams' 1828 Election Songs

Analyzing President Andrew Jackson & John Quincy Adams' 1828 Election Songs

In this fantastic worksheet, students are presented with the lyrics of the 2 famous campaign songs from the election of 1828. Andrew Jackson was challenging John Quincy Adams in one of the most heated elections in US history. After analyzing the lyrics to both of these famous songs, students are presented with several CCSS-based questions to gauge their understanding and promote critical thinking. Finally, they compose their own campaign song based off of what they have learned. This is a simple
Preview of Remembrance Day / Veterans Day Song Resource: Little Red Poppy

Remembrance Day / Veterans Day Song Resource: Little Red Poppy

Created by
Little Red Poppy
Remembrance/Veterans Day Song Resource: Little Red Poppy includes song Little Red Poppy, with instrumental version, both accompanied by a 16 slide PowerPoint presentation. In addition, there is a musical score for those teachers wanting to perform the song themselves with their students in class or at assemblies, and a French version of the song entitled Petit Coquelicot Rouge for those schools wishing to go that route. Teachers will also get a supporting twelve page resource that has a word sea
Preview of Sea Shanties

Sea Shanties

Created by
The Choir Room
Personal Note: My daughter is going deaf. She's a musician, like me. I am going to start learning American Sign Language, and will be pursuing an ASL Interpreter Degree. All TPT funds will be used for that process now. Thank you for supporting me in this. Please share these resources with friends and colleagues as you see fit. ❤️---PamelaThe Wellerman is here! Want to capture your students interest in the "Work Songs of the Seas?" This resource is your key! I've created this Google Slideshow to
Preview of America's Patriotic Music - Historical Timeline & Tidbits with Lyrics

America's Patriotic Music - Historical Timeline & Tidbits with Lyrics

I've been working on this Powerpoint for a long time! I am always trying to tie the history to the music. This contains a timeline of many of America's Patriotic songs along with a bit of history on each one and the most familiar lyrics sung. Songs contained are: Yankee Doodle The Star-Spangled Banner America Dixie The Battle Hymn of the Republic America, the Beautiful The Stars and Stripes Forever Anchors Aweigh Grand Old Flag The Caisson Song and The Army Goes Rolling Along The Marine's H
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