Music, Dance, Movies & Mythology
Music
Classroom Activities
www.learningfromlyrics.org/
www.philtulga.com/resources.html (music activities and arts integraion lessons - connecting music to reading,math and science)
Compose Some Music
www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html (many different resources are available on this website)
Composers
www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/372composers.html
http://www.dws.org/sousa/
( John Philip Sousa)
www.distinguishedwomen.com/music.php
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Music/Music.html
www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/education.html (plus other resources)
Critical Thinking & Media Literacy Curriculum
www.learningfromlyrics.org/(Musicians United for Songs
in the Classroom,Inc.)
Grades 7-12
Genres of Music
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Music/Music.html
http://www.gspyo.com/ (Garden State Pops Youth Orch.)
http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/
(by country, artist,
genre, regions)
http://operabase.com/en
www.metropera.org/metropera-html
www.classicalchops.org/
http://midiworld.com/cmc/index.htm
www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
www.freemusicarchive.org
http://homeschoolradioshows.com/(old radio shows)
Interactive Online Activites
www.dsokids.com/games/default.aspx
www.nyphilkids.org/games/main.phtml?
www.creatingmusic.com
www.apples4theteacher.com/xylo.html (virtual xylophone)
www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp
www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/
www.mypopstudio.com/
http://funschool.kaboose.com/arcade/arts-music/index.html
www.exploratorium.edu/music/index.html (the science of music)
Listen to the Music
http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/
view/page.basic/home
www.bbc.co.uk/blast/music_audio/
http://ivyjoy.com/midilink.htm
www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/374-
music-online.html
http://rockhall.com(Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Listen to audio clips of inductees and learn about rock and
roll history)
www.prs.net/midi.html (classical music)
www.imagineproject.org/index.php?section=sitemap
www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/index.php
(choose song by topic - also includes sing alongs)
www.npr.org/music/
Music Appreciation
www.music4homeschool.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/hello-
world/
(This is a course covering the essentials of How Music
Works and The History of Music. For homeschoolers this is
worth 1 credit (two semesters). It has over 100 musical examples
illustrating every principle discussed. It is available from
Everett P. Johnson, Jr.
home.school.music.course@gmail.com
and costs $40.
Music Calendar
www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
Musical Instruments and How to Play Them
www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/375-
musical-instruments.html
www.harmonicalessons.com/
http://pianonanny.com/ (free online piano lessons)
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Music/Music.html
www.prekinders.com/music-page/
www2.si.umich.edu/chico/MHN/(Instrument Encyclopedia)
www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
www.sabian.com/EN/aboutus/factory_tour.cfm (cymbal
maker - video of factory tour)
www.thelessonroom.com
www.freedrumlessons.com
www.openculture.com/2012/12/the_recycled_orchestra.html
(The Landfill Harmonic - Paraguay youth play Mozart with intruments cleverly made out of the trash they live next to - amazing)
Music Resources and Lesson Plans
www.childrensmusic.org/
(Children's Music Web)
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/musichc.html#megg
(music homework - music theory/lessons - types of instruments -
reading music)
http://datadragon.com/education/reading/
(introduction to reading music)
http://www.thetvportal.com/ (search TV theme songs)
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Music/Music.html
(Resources and Lesson Plans)
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/education.html(lesson plans)
www.prekinders.com/music-page/
www.learningfromlyrics.org/
(over 3,000 songs for classroom)
www.samedaymusic.com/library--musicresourcesforkids
www.carnegiehall.org/honor/history/index.aspx (A History
of African American Music - Secular, Spiritual, Jazz)
www.knowitall.org/artopia/index.html
(music resources)
www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/lessonplans/section.
cfm?sid=9
http://mamascouts.blogspot.com/2012/03/exporationlab (grind
your own paint)
Musical Theory
www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
www.musictheory.net/
Music Websites
http://www.pandora.com/
(search for artists, songs or lyrics)
www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/373-
music-galore.html
www.grovemusic.com/(Oxford Music Online)
www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
http://www.childrensmusic.org/
(KPR--kids public radio)
Note Play Back
www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html (ear training
games and music note naming games)
Patriotic Music
www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/376-
patriotic-music.html
Recording Studio and Mixer
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
(free open source)
www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
(look farther down the list for "sounds")
Sheet Music Printouts
www.enchantedlearning.com/music/
www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html (note naming
sheets and sheet music
http://www.sheetmusic1.com/MUSIC.RACK.HTML
Sing-Along Songs
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/music.htm
http://judyanddavid.com/cma.html
(Children's Music)
http://pbskids.org/music (for the little ones)
http://songs-with-music.freeservers.com/
(Sing Along With Me - a collection of traditional guide,
scout and campfire songs)
www.prekinders.com/music-page/
www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
learnenglishkids.britishcouncel.org/en/
The Stories Behind the Songs
www.learningfromlyrics.org/
Videos and Songs
http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/
(by country, artist, genre, regions)
http://boowakwala.uptoten.com/kids/boowakwala-gamesindex.html
(songs for preschoolers)
www.kidinfo.com/OnlineVideos.htm
Dance
http://dancemagazine.com/
www.dancer.com/dance-links/misc.php
www.bbc.co.uk/blast/dance_drama/
www.netrover.com/~kingskid/dinsing.html
(Monkey
Dancer Game)
www.culturekiosque.com/
http://4kids.org/coolspots/
(Search - Dance)
www.knowitall.org/artopia/dance/index.html
Movies/Videos
www.askkids.com/movies?pch=mov
www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/index.php
www.kidinfo.com/OnlineVideos.htm
www.schooltube.com/
(students & teachers share videos)
www.brainpop.com/ (costs money after free trial)
www.earthcam.com/
www.candlelightstories.com/movies/
http://4kids.org/videos/
www.moviecliches.com/
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/today/video.html
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/
www.knowitall.org/artopia/media/index.html
www.historyteacher.net/HistoryThroughFilm/FilmLinks.htm
http://documentary.net
www.topdocumentaryfilms.com
www.neoK12.com (online educational videos, lessons, games)
www.zui.com (Zuitube - Youtube for kids - online video news)
www.meetmeatthecorner.org (interactive site, virtual field
trips, educational videos)
www.teachertube.com (instructional videos)
www.schooltube.com
http://www.moviesonclick.com/
www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=4465 (free
educational videos for K - 12 students)
www.ecb.org/surf/video.htm (free videos - multi subject)
www.ecb.org/surf/video.htm (free video sites)
Drama
http://sites.kids.net.au
http://42explore.com/skits&plays.htm
www.theatermirror.com/websites.htm
www.proteacher.com/080010.shtml
http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek4/drama.htm
www.merrybee.info/finearts/artsdra.html
www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Arts/Performing_Arts/
Theatre.html
(see The Arts - then Theater)
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Performing_Arts/Performance_Art/
Artists/Masters/
www.askkids.com/ (Search Drama & Theater)
www.kinderart.com/drama/
www.childdrama.com/mainframe.html
Improvisation4.htm
www.creativedrama.com
www.dramateachers.co.uk
ww.playbill.com/
www.broadwaytheater.com/
www.knowitall.org/artopia/index.html
Mythology
Mesopotamia
Egyptian Mythology
Greek Mythology
Roman Mythology
The British Isles
North European Mythology
Indian Mythology
Chinese Mythology
Japanese Mythology
African Mythology
Native American Mythology
General Mythology Websites
us.mg204.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch (Gods, Heroes, and Myth - a
timeline of world mythology - lists many more categories of myth)
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/mythcont.html
worldofmyths.com
www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
(Encyclopedia Mythica)
www.lucaslearning.com/myth/index.htm
www.nga.gov/education/classroom/interactive/arcade.htm
www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0777436.html
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2708
www.timelessmyths.com/classical/mysteries.html
www.42explore2.com/myth.htm
http://myths.e2n.org/index.php (myths and legends)
www.mythome.org/bullfinc.htm
planetozkids.com/oban/ (animal myths and legends)
mythweb.com (Gods, Heroes, Today, Encyclopedia)
www.artsmia.org/world-myths/artbyculture/index.html
eawc.evansville.edu
www.awesomelibrary.org/cgi-bin/search-aw1-ind.cgi?terms=
legends+myths&Search=GO
ancienthistory.about.com/cs/mythforkids/
teacher.scholastic.com/mff/mythmachine.htm
www.teacheroz.com/myth-legend.htm
paleothea.com
www.godchecker.com
www.uminarium.org/mythology/ireland
www.online-mythology
www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
bestiary.ca
www.maicar.com/GML/mythicalobjects.html
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/kids/myths/
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