A music teacher and friend, Anne Sheridan, created this unit as part of her master’s thesis, and I love the intersections of dance, music, art and history. While her unit is geared towards middle school or high school aged students, the themes transfer easily to any age level.
This is a great example of how teachers can use voicethread to make a beautiful presentation, collaborate with colleagues, and organize lessons.
Tags: education · lesson planning · media · music · video
Are you bored? Why not grow a molded gourd portrait ? How about making a toy dinette set out of gum wrappers? Or perhaps you’d like to make an inexpensive aluminum forge?
This project is one of uncountable scores of “instructables” on Instructables.com which proclaims that it is “The World’s Biggest Show and Tell.”
When I feel that I am lacking inspiration, I snoop around on this site and get excited about all the wonderful and strange things I can learn to create. This is a great resource for teachers in all subjects- instructables are all sorted by categories such as art, technology, science and music.
And in the spirit of Earth Day today, there’s also a set of instructables that are green.
(While this site is great for adults to browse, it is not always kid-safe, so make sure you check the content before you share it with students.)
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