A foundational music unit for 3rd grade students focusing on rhythmic notation, beat vs. rhythm, note durations, and ensemble performance. Students move from kinesthetic feeling to reading and performing complex rhythmic patterns.
A four-day Mother's Day gift-making unit for grades K-3. Students will complete a worksheet, sculpt and paint clay keepsakes, and create custom gift packaging with optional beaded jewelry.
A creative exploration of graphic novel elements, focusing on visual storytelling, character depth, and symbolic representation.
A 3-day collaborative art project where students transform recycled materials into large-scale sculptures while applying principles of design and creative problem-solving.
A 3-day collaborative sculpture project where students transform recycled materials into massive structures while overcoming engineering challenges.
A festive art and culture sequence centered around St. Patrick's Day traditions and symbols.
A four-day music and movement unit for K-3 students focused on collaboration, rhythm, and creative choreography. Groups work together to select songs and build original dance routines.
A four-day Easter unit for K-3 students exploring the history and symbols of Easter through hands-on crafts and outdoor movement activities. Each day focuses on a different tradition: eggs, bunnies, flowers, and community celebration.
A comprehensive exploration of world music and dance, focusing on cultural heritage, musical elements, and creative expression through drumming, melody, and global fusion.
A foundational music education series designed for early elementary students, covering rhythm, movement, note reading, dynamics, and music history.
A high-energy elementary music unit focusing on the fundamentals of steady beat, tempo variations, and rhythmic patterns through interactive play-alongs and movement.
A high-energy, interactive unit focused on mastering rhythm and tempo through digital gameplay and body percussion, designed specifically for paperless classrooms.
A journey through the 20th and 21st centuries, exploring how technology like electric guitars and synthesizers shaped genres from Rock 'n' Roll to Pop. Students analyze rhythm, structure, and sound to build a chronological timeline of musical evolution.
A 5-lesson sequence for 3rd graders exploring the music and instruments of West Africa, Asia, the Andes, and North America, focusing on how geography and culture shape sound.
This sequence explores how technology—from the electric guitar to digital software—transformed music from the mid-20th century to today, focusing on genre evolution, song structure, and production.
A comprehensive introduction to the orchestra and the Classical era for 3rd graders, covering instrument families, specific sections, key composers (Mozart and Beethoven), and the art of conducting.
Students explore the world of Jazz through rhythm, syncopation, and improvisation. They'll meet legends like Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald while learning to find their own musical voice through 'swing' and scat singing.
A 3rd-grade music history and appreciation unit exploring the roots of American folk and blues music, focusing on oral traditions, storytelling, and musical structures like call-and-response and the AAB blues form.
A 3rd-grade theater sequence focusing on the logistical side of production, including stage management, safety, and crew coordination. Students learn that a successful performance relies on disciplined teamwork behind the scenes.
A design-focused sequence for 3rd graders on how costumes and props communicate character. Students analyze traits, select costume elements, and build cardboard props to bring characters to life.
An inquiry-based exploration of sound design and Foley art for 3rd-grade theater students. Students learn to identify environmental sounds, create sound effects using everyday objects, analyze how audio influences emotion, and perform a live soundscape for a silent scene.
Students explore the basics of stage lighting, including direction, shadow, and color, to understand how lighting design creates mood and tells stories in theater.
Students explore the relationships between notes, focusing on intervals (steps, skips, leaps) and the construction of the C Major scale. Using solfege, hand signs, and aural analysis, students learn to identify and dictate melodic patterns in simple folk music.
A project-based sequence where 3rd-grade students learn the fundamentals of standard music notation and composition, culminating in the creation and performance of their own 4-measure melodies. Students progress from learning the 'handwriting' of music to drafting rhythms, adding pitches, and refining their work through peer feedback.