Music Education — Grade 2

The Second Grade World of Louis Armstrong

Second grade students will explore the music of Louis Armstrong via booktalks, compact disc recordings, digital video disc recordings, and may pursue internet web-questing through Marco Polo (http://www.marcopolo-education.org) and http://www.redhotjazz.com as a bonus!

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Music Education)

By Dirk Robertson.

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America, a home for every culture

In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore how various cultures have contributed to making the United States the unique and diverse country that it is today. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Music Education and Social Studies)

Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Music from across America

To develop their listening skills, students use worksheets to record their impressions about the music they hear from across America. In addition to learning about musical instruments and the geographic and cultural context of music, children are encouraged to think about and express their personal responses to music. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Music Education)

Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities