An in-depth exploration of Hans Zimmer's 'Time' from the Inception soundtrack, focusing on IB Music's Dramatic Impact and Music Technology Areas of Inquiry to build essay-writing skills.

A comprehensive lesson guiding students from the history and purpose of slam poetry through writing original verses to performing with impact and giving constructive peer feedback.

A comprehensive exploration of John Coltrane's 'My Favorite Things' for IB Music, focusing on modal jazz, structural innovation, and the 'Exploring Music in Context' Area of Inquiry.

A comprehensive lesson for 10th grade Art 2 students focusing on slab-building techniques to create expressive gargoyles. Students will learn the architectural history of gargoyles while mastering advanced facial feature sculpting and diverse surface textures in clay.

A high school painting lesson exploring the Hudson River School movement, focusing on the technical aspects of landscape composition, luminism, and the concept of the 'sublime' in 19th-century American art. Students will analyze masterworks and apply these techniques to their own landscape paintings.

A lesson exploring the history of Valentine's Day through the lens of card-making and gift-giving traditions, culminating in a hands-on art activity where students create historically-inspired valentines.

A sophisticated art lesson for high school students focusing on creating anatomical mixed-media hearts for Valentine's Day. Students explore the intersection of science and emotion through ink and watercolor techniques.

A comprehensive lesson for high school students to master the basics of jazz improvisation through theory, vocal exercises, and analysis of iconic solos.

A comprehensive 5-day unit for Art 2 students focusing on watercolor glazing, Rule of Thirds composition, and the 'interrupted' landscape technique. Students will learn to avoid centered compositions and build depth through transparent layers.

An intermediate jazzy pom dance routine set to 'Under the Sea', focusing on sharp motions, jazz technique, and high-energy performance.

A high school Media Studies lesson exploring how cinema portrays mental illness, specifically dissociative disorders, and the real-world impact of these portrayals on social stigma. Students analyze horror tropes and rewrite scenes for clinical accuracy.

A 30-minute introduction to sight reading in 6/8 time and the key of E-flat major, focusing on the feeling of compound meter and navigating three flats.

This lesson shifts focus to the collective representation of apes as they form a community in the sanctuary and eventually rebel. Students analyze the portrayal of ape communication, social hierarchy, and the final shift toward agency.

Students explore Caesar's origin story, analyzing how the film represents growing ape intelligence and emotional complexity within a laboratory setting. The lesson focuses on the intersection of science and ethics through the lens of primate representation.

A comprehensive rhythm project where students review fundamental rhythm values (quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half, whole notes and rests) through interactive games and a final composition project called the 'Groove Blueprint'.

Students explore the historical significance and emotional weight of the Greensboro Sit-ins through drama-based activities and historical analysis, focusing on the theme of courage.

A 45-minute exploration of how Valentine's Day art has evolved from medieval manuscripts to modern pop art, followed by a creative design activity.

An introductory lesson to the chromatic scale that breaks down the 12-tone system, enharmonic equivalents, and provides instrument-specific practice for 7th and 8th grade musicians.

A comprehensive look at the 1937 Degenerate Art exhibition in Nazi Germany, exploring how art was used as a tool for propaganda and the suppression of modern expression.