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Dino-rhythms: Students will read rhythm notations written on dinosaur shapes, discover how to play two digit number patterns, create their own rhythm patterns and play rhythms on unpitched percussion instruments.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Music Education); By Amy Snyder.

Rondo with B-A-G: Students will read letter and rhythmic notation of the song "Hot Cross Buns," compose a phrase using notes B,A,G, and perform the song as the "A" section of a rondo form.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Music Education); By Beth Younts.

Shapely compositions: Students will compose four measures of music using shapes to denote the quarter and eighth notes. The individual compositions are combined to make a longer piece of music that students enjoy playing on rhythm instruments.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education)

Rhythm stars: This lesson will introduce the main components of rhythm: quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Music Education); By Laura Abernethy.

Singing the "Song of Life": This lesson requires students to use their reading, comprehension, and analysis skills to analyze a poem and respond creatively to the selection.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts); By Angela Taylor.

Valentine heart game: Students will respond to music through singing, moving, playing instruments, and improvisation while integrating first grade math curriculum and Valentine's Day.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education)

Rhythm beginnings: This lesson plan introduces the terms beat, steady beat, and tempo for the first day of rhythm work.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Music Education); By Meg Anderson.

Music reading railroad: Students will learn to read quarter notes, rests and repeat signs using a traditional folk song.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education); By Melissa Vincent.

Listen to a poem: Use the poems "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" and "Sea Fever" to teach the poetic devices of rhythm, meter and scansion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts)

Create a Music Carnival: This is a lesson in which the students will combine their knowledge of rhythm, pitch, and tone color with their imaginations to create original compositions about animals. They will use "Carnival of the Animals", by Saint-Saens, and "Peter and the Wolf", by Prokofiev, for comparisons.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Music Education); By Rowena Licko.

A Ram Sam Sam: A Moroccan tune with a twist: Students will enjoy singing, playing rhythm instuments, reading notations, and performing a Moroccan tune in two different musical styles on student keyboards.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Music Education); By Marie Batten.

Our class band: In this lesson students will play percussion instruments that have been divided into four groups: Drums, Woods, Metals and Shakers/Scrapers. They will perform a song sung to the tune of 'Old MacDonald had a Farm' and perform the instruments of these groups.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Music Education); By Barbara Tilton.

Story tellers and poets: Students will examine the style, purpose, and organization of folktales and poetry in order to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of both genres. With this knowledge, students will use the word choice and repetition of traditional folktales to transform them into modern poetry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts); By Heather Bower and Michele Hicks.

An introduction to Stanislavski's method: This lesson plan provides basic guidelines of the Stanislavski system. Exercises are offered to help the student to think creatively and apply this plan to develop their own acting techniques. This plan can be introduced in one class period and practiced throughout the term. Follow these exercises with improvisation. It will help students focus and begin to think on their feet. This plan deals with concentration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Theater Arts Education); By Jo Ann Taylor.

Running records as authentic testing: In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 1.2; In many school systems, running records are administered using preprinted running record sheets that contain the exact text the student is reading in a matching leveled book. To allow a teacher to administer multiple assessments with a single student, two...; By Jeanne Gunther.

Instruments in action: Students will demonstrate mastery of eight measures of four beats by speaking, moving and playing. They will classify instruments metals, woods, scrapers, ringers, shakers, etc.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Music Education); By Jeanne Anderson.

Just like Brian Wilson did: Using allusion to teach imagery & theme: Beginning ENG I students are introduced to the general concepts of imagery (including symbolism) and theme in short literature in a lesson that features two contemporary pop songs and their lyrics. Serves as a useful attention getting exercise for low-level ENG I students who must become familiar with general literary concepts and terms for the ENG I EOC.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Jeffrey Weeks.

Musical concert in Chinese opera house: This music is part of a musical concert at a dinner theater in Penang, Malaysia. Though Chinese opera was the main form of music, the orchestra played other songs, such as this one, which seems to be influenced by Latin American rhythm, even though it is played...; Format: audio

Wild and wacky warm-ups: The lesson describes choral music warm-ups for improving singing posture, breath control, vowel placement, and rhythmic reading skills. Basic sight reading skills are reviewed and reinforced to enhance independent musicianship.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education); By Georgia Stephens.

Rhythm, pattern, color, and texture in art and poetry: In this lesson, students will discover the meaning of "rhythm," "patterns," "color," and "texture" through the performance and modeled analysis of a class "symphony." Students will also evaluate the impact of each element on the whole work and note personal reactions and connections to this art form. Students will then work in small groups to apply the same elements and personal evaluation and connections to a historical work of visual art. At the end of the lesson, students will reflect on ways these two experiences are similar.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Carol Horne.

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