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Aretha Franklin
Here, students learn about the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin! We got to color her big sparkly eyes and her fun 1960’s earrings while listening…
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Outfitting a Country Music Star
In this lesson, students will heard about the origins of American country music, including Hollywood cowboys and cowgirls, The Grand Ole Opry, and some artists…
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Hey Ho! Let’s Go!
The Ramones are the quintessential punk band. They had holes in their jeans, their shoes were worn out, their hair was long and in their…
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New Wave
New Wave In the 1980s, fashion and music turned colorful and fun. Electronic keyboards and drum machines were all the rage. The hair was big…
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Hip Hop DJ
Students will love learning about the origins of hip hop culture in 1970s New York. We go over a story about the dance, art, fashion,…
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The Birth of Rock’N’Roll
Let’s go a journey through the mid-1900s with the musicians and music producers who influenced a new kind of music that teenagers loved. It was…
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Decorate a Goth Bedroom
Goth (short for gothic) music is, well, a little sad. It can express deep feelings of love, too, like when you miss someone so much…
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A Jumpsuit for a King
Elvis was known as the King of Rock n Roll. He was part of a movement that changed the history of music forever. He and…
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Joan Jett
My kindergarteners already knew the song I Love Rock n Roll, but this week, they learned the story behind who sings it. They learned that…
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the one where ms. y. goes behind the scenes
In the hundreds of podcast episodes that I’ve recently listened to, art teachers’ stories seem to be exactly the same. It’s almost always a woman…
