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Seasonal & Holiday

Lesson Plan: Even the Darkness

David Thaxton presents a lesson plan for "Even the Darkness," his beautiful choral piece that celebrates the bringing and returning of light into a dark world.
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Pathways to Gratefulness

Hannah Lemont uses the theme of gratefulness to create a meaningful and inclusive lesson for this season of Thanksgiving. Using the book We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga and a simple song with body percussion, her lesson encourages students to reflect on gratitude through singing, movement, and creative expression.
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Water well

Unk, Unk, Unk / Water Witch

Watch out for the Water Witch! Students love to play the game inspired by the song "Unk, Unk, Unk" from Music for Children Vol. 1. Continue learning throughout your classes by spiraling this piece into the older grades through barred instrument and recorder play.
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Welcome Back to Music

Welcome Back to Music

St. Louis AOSA Secretary Meredith Johnson created a playful back-to-school lesson designed to welcome students into music class with joy and movement.
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earth song

Earth Song: A Creative Movement Activity

Using Earth Song by Frank Ticheli, students are given elemental composition tools to craft unique movement accompaniments to a poignant and timely vocal piece with themes of peace and hope - just in time for Earth Day!
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Autumn Leaves

Karen Petty shares a melody and movement lesson for grades 1-2 that allows your students to demonstrate rhythmic and melodic patterns as they embody the colorful swirling leaves of fall.
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Winter Weather

Scott Roether uses a classic selection from the American Volumes to explore the crazy experience of winter driving!
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skin and bones

Skin and Bones Part 2

In Part Two of Skin and Bones, Drue shares how to use this favorite folk song with upper elementary students to continue the fun through 6th grade!
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skin and bones

Skin and Bones Part 1

Perfect for October fun, Drue's lesson plan is inspired by the simple folk song Skin and Bones. This one is sure to delight your students year after year!
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Everybody Has a Name

Each child’s name, either given or chosen is a gift and a core part of their identity. In this lesson, Charissa [kuh-rih-suh] combines a chant and a variety of children’s books that focus on the importance of our names.
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apples

Lesson: Apples

Matthew Stensrud shows how you can use the theme of apples to guide children to experience, create, and compose a bushel of musical experiences for all of your K-5 general music classes.
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rain of leaves

Lesson: Rain of Leaves

Joan Eckroth-Riley and Wendy van Gent have prepared a fall lesson that beautifully combine the philosophies of Music Learning Theory and Orff-Inspired teaching.
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