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Student-made Web Pages...Show Off Their Work!
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Designed to teach students how to create a web page using Netscape Communicator's Composer and can be used by students in grades 3-12 to present their projects or research on their school's web page. Designed to be taught in a lab setting and will be used by the technology teacher in coordination with the classroom teacher.
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Cooperative Learning
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How well can First and Sixth Graders work cooperatively to collaborate on reading, writing and art-related activities? How can Sixth Graders self-esteem be improved?
How well can Sixth Graders recognize and appreciate differences in First Graders?
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A New Age in Europe
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This is an intermediate social studies unit on the Renaissance and the Reformation. The unit will take approximately four weeks to complete. The students will understand the meaning of key terms, events and ideas. They will also meet the important figures of this time period. They will use technology to explore and discover these items as well as to create a news broadcast on the important figures
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Classical Music: Is it all the same?
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Students develop an understanding of music history and classical music, study one composer and two periods of music within confines of unit. Higher thinking skills, comparing/contrasting, the writing process, and design are used to help students learn more about musical history; will take what is learned, turn it into a powerpoint presentation of two periods of music; students learn very basic powerpoint techniques to help them show the difference between different periods of music.
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The Seasons-Myth, Reality, Feelings
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Essential Questions: What are the Seasons of the Year? How did ancient cultures explain the phenomena of nature? What is the scientific explanation for the seasons? How have people expressed their feelings about the seasons of the year?
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Pitch
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Essential Questions: What is pitch? How is the pitch of an instrument determined? What symbols is used to indicate pitch? What symbols is used to indicate rhythms? How is a piano organized/structured?
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It's (almost) ShowTime!
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Students discover, validate, and grow within each of the Arts/Theatre Standards while creating a live theatrical production.
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Intro to Band Participation
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Designed to aid band director teaching students and parents to identify and understand many facets of the instrumental music program and the benefits it offers. Specifically addresses issues pertaining to participation in instrumental music program: eligibility requirements, practice responsibilty, lesson & band rehearsal participation, music festival opportunities, band instruments available for study, and the application procedure for participation in the instrumental music program. Student will have chosen an appropriate instrument, acquired knowledge that will enable him/her to be successful in the Instrumental Music Program.
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Sing Me A Story!
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Students will learn that the lyrics to a song are read as poetry without the music and the will be able to put the tunes and lyrics together in different formats!
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Make It Snow
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Snow has been depicted in art and literature in many ways. Using a variety of Caldecott Award and Honor books depicting snow and images photographed by Wilson Bentley, students will examine snow from the viewpoint of art, geometry, and literary expression.
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REEL or REAL
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Students will compare and contrast live versus videotaped performance of the same title. A collaboration between the ELA teacher and the performing arts presenter is essential for maintaining uniform presentation of related ELA concepts and reinforcing those concepts practiced in the classroom.
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