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Free Thanksgiving instrumental music research
Music Listening Journals - free version
Music Listening Journals - free versionAre you looking for ways to get students listening to music and reflecting on the music they hear? This music listening journal provides a great tool to use whether used in music class, with a substitute, or through distance learning, school at home, or e-learning. This kit was created to be used any time of the year. The thought is to expose students to a wide array of music, composers, genres, and time periods. The free version includes the blank pages th
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2nd - 9th
The First Thanksgiving Research Unit: Pilgrims and Native Americans-Free Version
Looking for a beginning research lesson for Thanksgiving?This unit compares the daily lives of Pilgrims and Native Americans using the Scholastic Thanksgiving WebsiteThis partial lesson focuses on the CLOTHING worn by both groups. Kindergarten and first grade students are introduced to the concept of research by listening/reading the information on the website. They then choose the appropriate words from a word bank and write a sentence to answer a research question.Students choose a picture o
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K - 1st
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Agriculture Thanksgiving Acvtivity
Research activity for agriculture classes. Students must look up commodities in the items they have eaten or will eat for Thanksgiving. Then they have to research the top state that produces each of the commodities in the item.
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6th - 12th
DSO Kids: Instrument Research Project
This activity is ideal for classrooms without access to many instruments, but available technology for each student. In this project, students are exploring a virtual symphony where they are able to select instruments, listen to them play solo, and with an orchestra, learn about the instrument's family, visual appearance, how the instrument is played, and more. After introducing this project, I give students about 2-3 days in class to work on their computer/laptop/tablet and fill out the 'Notes'
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5th - 12th
Instruments of the Orchestra Research/eBook Project
Notetaking outline for Orchestral Instrument Research Project. The final product we created with this information was an e-book (we used BookPress- free app. Here is an e-book I created as an example for my students: http://www.bookemon.com/read-book/305095), but we have used posterboard in the past when technology was not available. I do this project with my 5th graders to prepare them for band/orchestra selection in middle school.
Texas Music Content Standards (TEKS) for this project:
• 5.1.A
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4th - 5th
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Cover It! GarageBand Assignment
This is an assignment I developed for my grade 6-8 students. It requires them to have basic knowledge of the GarageBand program (I used iPads), as they will be choosing a song of their choice to cover. This assignment is designed to be completed in partners, and took my guys roughly one month, having two, 40 minute periods per week.
*Rubric Included!
Clip Art credit goes to "Ink n Little Things"!
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6th - 10th
Thanksgiving Trivia and Activities
This lesson is great for those last days before the holiday break. Make sure your students know facts about the Thanksgiving holiday. Historical, current, and fun trivia questions are given in a PowerPoint and worksheet format. Kids will be full of fun facts at the Thanksgiving dinner table after playing trivia game. Worksheets can be used to research the answers prior to using the PowerPoint question/answer slides. There also is a Thanksgiving reader's theater that gives historical informat
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2nd - 8th
Know Your Instrument - music research project for students
An ideal, simple research project for students to take home and accomplish by the end of the quarter! Students study their own instrument or voice, and answer eight questions ranging from ancestry to international organizations to jokes! A project that only requires access to information, this easy assignment will enhance your program and engage students in intellectual conversations about music!
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4th - 12th
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World Music Project
This is a middle school level world music project. The students create a slideshow presentation with the information listed on the document. All requirements for the project are listed on the attached document. In my experience, it takes five 40 minute class periods to complete. The students may work in groups and present their project to the class.
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7th - 8th
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JWPepper Exploration Independent Work
I went through how to use JWPepper with my 6th graders- starting with going to "String Orchestra," and showing them the different categories. We explored together as a class and listened to songs within the "Easy" and "Medium Easy" range (You can change this based on the group). The students found songs they liked and added them to the document. I will use these to gauge for what songs to buy next year, so they can enjoy the music they are playing!All of my students were involved in this activit
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6th - 8th
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JWPepper Music Exploration Project
This project allows students to explore JWPepper and learn about different composers along with listening to some new music. I am doing this as a final project now that we are finished with our concert, and I will pick a couple pieces for us to play next year from the pieces the students research.
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9th - 12th
1620 Resources: Pilgrims, Natives, Mayflower
UPDATED May, 2024As a Mayflower historian, leader of a Mayflower descendant group, and member of the Mayflower Society Education Committee (GSMD), I’m bombarded with requests for Mayflower and Thanksgiving resources.I vet Mayflower resources - in that I check for historical accuracy. This resource is a list of my favorite articles, lectures, websites, videos, books, games, social media sites, unit studies, coloring pages --- and more. (38 pages) WHO USES THIS?ParentsTeachersHome educatorsGenealo
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Not Grade Specific
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
Looking for something to do to for Thanksgiving or the days leading up to it? Use this Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt to help your students learn a little about the REAL history of Thanksgiving. This product is Google Classroom friendly- you can upload it to Google Docs and create a copy for each student.
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4th - 8th
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Giving Thanks Turkey Writing Template Thanksgiving Prompt
-THIS LISTING IS AN INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD – PLEASE NOTE : NO PHYSICAL ITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED!Giving Thanks Turkey Writing TemplateEncourage your students to think about what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving by writing their ideas on this turkey writing template. Students will continue writing after the "I am thankful for..." prompt and then color in their turkey . Things children might feel thankful for this Thanksgiving. Favorite game A loving family Enough food and water T
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PreK - 3rd
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Beginning Band Video Review Resource Page
This is a video review page designed for a beginning band student to take what they learn from a video and apply it to the application of a new skill on their instrument. In this connected world, where gamification of learning requires the flipping of where students access learning content, teaching students to take what they see online and pull the applicable skill from it can be an essential learning skill that can create the intrinsic learners we strive to motivate. This video review page can
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4th - 8th
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Orchestral Instrument Reflection sheet
As beginner Orchestra students learn about each instrument and try them out, they use this sheet to record information about the instruments (as well as their reactions to exploring how to play them). This sheet is helpful for students to see all the information in one place and help them understand what might be the best fit. When turned in to the director (along with a tracing of the student's left hand and their top 2 instrument choices), will help the director make sound decisions for instru
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FREEBIE Wampanoag Two Column Notes
It's never too early to start collecting new Pilgrim, Wampanoag, and Thanksgiving goodies!
This Keys to Literacy inspired two-column note organizer can be used as an independent pre-writing activity or could be used whole class as a study sheet, review page, or launch for a longer writing piece.
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2nd - 5th
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Thanksgiving
Here is a bunch of resources all in one place to help teach Thanksgiving from a Culturally Responsive point of view. I complied work from a variety of sources and made an easy to access pdf. NOT MY RESOURCES
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2nd - 6th
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Motown Founders and The Civil Rights Movement- Ms. Volk's Online Classroom
Ms. Volk's Online Classroom tackles subjects like the history and founding of Motown, the Civil Rights Movement, and the impact of black history on the music world. Featuring interviews from black musicians and historians. And of course, pop culture references.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Web Media Music Search Project with Rubric
This is a great introductory music appreciation project worth 100 points.
Students will learn how to search the web and use the given Wikipedia encyclopedia link to begin an essay on the music Artist/Topic assigned to research and document biographical information to complete the project. The project instructions are clear and concise with reference samples and an essay outline included for the beginning researcher.
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7th - 12th
Secondary Level Missed Performance Bundle
This assignment will give students who have never had the opportunity to write about the significance of the perofrming arts as chance to express themselves. In lieu of performing at a concert for whatever reason (sick, no transportation, bar mitzvah, etc.), the student will complete the research project to keep from recieveing a poor grade for not participating in the concert The first assignment encourages students to research famous composers and the second assignment encourages students to r
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5th - 12th
Creating a Safe and Positive Classroom Culture for Google Slides
This is a great get-to-know-you type of activity. It is great to use in the first few days of instruction while students are getting accustomed to your course. The set of slides goes over different classroom expectations. Students are asked to think about how they can contribute to creating a better safe, classroom culture. The following slides allow students to share information with their teacher and also allow teachers to get a better understanding to the style of music their students are int
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4th - 8th
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National Native American Heritage Month Poster with QR Code (leads to resources)
Happy Native American Heritage Month! Every year during the month of November you get to showcase information about Indigenous people in your classroom and/ or library. This poster gives a brief explanation of what Indigenous Heritage Month is and comes with a QR code that leads students to ALL SORTS of amazing resources to learn about amazing accomplishments of several Native people.
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3rd - 12th
Lift Ev'ry Voice & Sing
What is the history behind the song Lift Ev'ry Voice & Sing? How did this song come to be known at the Black National Anthem? Learn some of the backstories of how this song came to be and why the song is still relevant today. Use the hyperlink in the text to watch coordinating videos that will help students learn the lyrics and history of this timeless tune.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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