Lyric poetry (aka songs) is one way for you to get your students interested and excited to study poetry. This activity has students analyzing songs as …
Continue ReadingLincoln faced many challenges as he became president in 1861. Arguments about slavery, secession and states rights had been bubbling up for years. …
Continue ReadingIn this lesson, students will listen to and analyze popular music from Abraham Lincoln’s day. Listen to Negro spirituals as well as songs that …
Continue ReadingBring the issue of secession alive to students by introducing them to primary documents, prose and poetry on the issue. In this lesson, students will …
Continue ReadingAlthough any time of year is good to teach about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, February is especially suitable as we celebrate Lincoln’s …
Continue ReadingMost representational artists tend to work in a defined style, whether it be extremely realistic, loose and abstract, or somewhere in between. By …
Continue ReadingUse this quick activity to help your students use their “artist eyes” and get warmed up for bigger drawing projects!
Continue ReadingLand and seascapes have been popular visual subjects for centuries. Using a few basic rules, your students can capture the wonder and beauty of their …
Continue ReadingGet your students to create artwork that lets the world know what’s on their minds!
Continue ReadingIn this project, students create a presentation that covers the predictions Ray Bradbury made in his futuristic tale.
Continue ReadingA few tweaks can be the trick to engaging students in a quick review of the steps they should take whenever they write.
Continue ReadingThis final Beloved lesson builds upon what the students have learned about slavery and the Underground Railroad in the previous lessons. We examine …
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