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.

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.

This sequence analyzes how technology in the 20th and 21st centuries revolutionized music production and consumption. Students trace the evolution from early Rock 'n' Roll amplification to electronic synthesis and digital sampling, culminating in a creative project where they design music for the future.

A 4th-grade music appreciation sequence exploring the connection between geography, natural resources, and musical traditions across West Africa, Indonesia, the Andes, and the Caribbean. Students develop rhythmic skills and cultural understanding through active workshops and comparative analysis.

This 4th-grade music history sequence explores the evolution of American music from African roots to Jazz. Students investigate how historical context, community struggle, and cultural migration shaped genres like Spirituals, Blues, Ragtime, and Jazz through active listening, writing, and performance.

This sequence introduces 4th-grade students to the chronological development of Western Art Music from the Baroque to the Romantic eras, focusing on structural patterns, emotional expression, and instrumentation changes.

This sequence introduces 4th-grade students to the technical side of theater, focusing on lighting and sound. Students learn how lighting angles and colors create mood, and how sound effects and soundscapes build immersive worlds.

This hands-on sequence introduces 4th graders to the visual and engineering side of theater. Students analyze scripts to design environments, draft scale floor plans, build 3D scenic models, and fabricate props, emphasizing spatial reasoning and storytelling through physical space.

A high-energy 4th grade music sequence focused on mastering rhythmic notation, subdivision, and time signatures through movement, games, and ensemble performance. Students progress from basic pulse review to performing complex multi-layered rhythmic compositions.

A comprehensive sequence for 4th-grade music students to master reading pitch on the treble clef staff. Students progress from basic staff geography to identifying notes, recognizing intervals, and finally sight-reading simple melodies on instruments.

A 4th-grade music sequence where students transform from music listeners to composers. Students explore the architecture of major and pentatonic scales, draft melodic shapes, and finally notate their own 4-measure musical motifs.

A comprehensive introduction to harmony for 4th graders, covering the difference between melody and accompaniment, intervals, triad construction, major vs. minor tonality, and creating simple harmonic patterns.

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 comprehensive 5-lesson sequence for 4th graders on theater production, focusing on stage management, technical cues, communication protocols, and the logistics of running a live show. Students transition from safety inspectors to stage managers in a culminating technical rehearsal simulation.

A project-based sequence for 4th graders exploring the technical world of theater production. Students learn to manipulate space, materials, sound, and light to tell compelling stories, culminating in a design showcase.

A 5-lesson sequence exploring the experimental nature of monoprinting. Students investigate ink properties, transparency, and layering through additive/subtractive methods, found object textures, masking, and ghost printing, culminating in a curated portfolio.

A 4th-grade printmaking unit where students transform found textures into complex printing plates. Through inquiry and experimentation, students explore collography by building, sealing, inking, and pressing tactile 'matrices'.

An inquiry-based art sequence where 4th graders explore multi-layer stencil printing, focusing on color theory, registration, and visual deconstruction. Students move from analyzing professional prints to creating their own multi-layered color compositions.

A project-based sequence for 4th-grade students exploring typography, layout, and stencil printmaking to create communicative graphic posters. Students act as designers, learning how visual elements and text work together to convey messages effectively.

Students explore relief printing using soft foam plates, focusing on positive and negative space, inking techniques, and pattern creation. The sequence culminates in a professional-style edition of prints and a gallery walk critique.

This sequence explores how musicians work together as an ensemble, focusing on conducting cues, dynamic control, balance, and tempo maintenance. Students transition from following a leader to collaborating in small independent groups.

This sequence guides 4th-grade music students through the transition from initial practice to a polished concert performance. Students develop technical habits, practice strategies, critical listening skills, and stage etiquette to understand the discipline and artistry of instrumental performance.

A comprehensive sequence for 4th-grade music students to master reading melodic notation on the treble clef. Students progress from basic staff geography to performing simple melodies on instruments, bridging the gap between visual symbols and physical performance.

A 4th-grade music sequence focusing on building foundational rhythmic skills, moving from body percussion and steady beat to formal notation, measures in 4/4 time, and ensemble sight-reading.

This sequence guides 4th-grade students through the visual and psychological aspects of vocal performance. Students will master stage presence, manage performance anxiety, and learn to connect with their audience through non-verbal communication and professional etiquette.

A 5-lesson unit for 4th graders exploring how vocal technique, timbre, and style change across different musical genres, from Folk and Classical to Jazz and beyond.

This sequence explores the physical mechanics of singing, treating the body as a primary instrument. Students learn anatomy, posture, diaphragmatic breathing, resonance, and articulation to produce clear, controlled vocal tones.

A 5-lesson unit for 4th grade students focused on vocal expression, lyric analysis, dynamics, phrasing, and tempo. Students learn to move beyond mechanical singing to become intentional storytellers through their voice.

A 5-lesson journey into ensemble techniques, focusing on non-verbal communication, dynamic control, layering parts with ostinatos, and collaborative performance. Students develop the skills needed to listen, adjust, and play as a unified musical group.

This sequence introduces students to reading standard music notation on melodic instruments. Students learn to identify pitch on the treble clef staff and map it to their instrument, building from finding notes to playing stepwise melodies and managing leaps.

This foundational workshop for beginning instrumentalists focuses on the physical mechanics of playing, from assembly to tone production. Students master the physical techniques required to produce a characteristic sound on their specific instrument through hands-on practice and technical drills.