Teaching Resources Free Resources for the Classroom This music and the cultures that created them are a valuable resource to courses in history, geography, language arts, social studies, visual arts, music and dance. Teachers: Let us know how we can improve our Teaching Resources, or help you better use them. We would be delighted to hear how you're using these materials in your classroom; we'll share your experiences with other teachers. Email us here. For Haiti Teaching Resources, please click here. For Grenada/Carriacou Teaching Resources, please click here. Grade Level: Early Childhood Activity #1: Lullaby Recognition Activity #2: Lullaby Vocal Timbre Grade Level: 1–3 Activity #1: Form comparison Activity #2: Melodic recognition Grade Level: 1–3 Activity #1: Form and Rhyme Activity #2: Circle Dance Grade Level: 1–3; 4–6 Activity #1: Rhythms in 4 Meter Activity #2: Rhythmic Dancing Grade Level: 4–6 Activity #1: Improvising Text and Movement Activity #2: Composing Rhythms Grade Level: 4–6 Activity #1: Call-and-Response Activity #2: Singing and Rhythmicking Grade Level:4–6 Activity #1: Instrument Identification Activity #2: Meter Grade Level:4–6 Activity #1: Instrument Form Grade Level: 4–6 Activity #1: Rhythm in Triple Meter Grade Level: 7–8 Activity #1: High Pipe Music Activity #2: Stick Dance Music of Spain American Patchwork
The following lessons plans are keyed to Alan Lomax's film series American Patchwork. The films are available for free as streaming video at www.folkstreams.net and can also be purchased on DVD from www.media-generation.com. Specific focal-points, activities and suggested grade levels are shown within each lesson. |