Great Artists And Musicians Grades 5 8

Take students in grades 5 and up on a field trip without leaving the classroom using Great Artists and Musicians! In this 80-page book, students explore artistic and musical movements and personalities through fun activities and worksheets. The book covers topics such as medieval art and music, da Vinci, Bach, Mozart, the Romantic period, Brahms, Courbet, impressionism, and Picasso. The book presents and reinforces information through captivating reading passages and a variety of reproducible activities. It also includes a time line, biographical sketches, and a complete answer key.

Take a musical tour with students in grades 5 and up using Musical Instruments of the World! This 80-page text explains the history and evolution of musical instruments. It also includes information on the development of music on each continent; percussion, brass, string, and wind instruments; and a discussion on symphonies, chamber orchestras, and other ensembles. The book presents information through fun activities and interesting facts for maximum learning reinforcement. It covers music terminology extensively and includes a glossary and answer keys.

Includes various units, activities, historical overviews, and biographical sketches that help students become better acquainted with composers and artists who helped develop the styles of their respective art forms.

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Music 450 A.D. to 1995 A.D. This 80-page book allows students to explore the worldwide development of music from the Middle Ages to modern day! The book covers topics such as troubadours, the Renaissance, the Baroque period, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, 20th-century jazz, and rock and roll. The book presents and reinforces information through fun reading passages and a variety of reproducible activities. It also includes a time line, biographical sketches, and a complete answer key.

Make music come alive for students in grades 5 and up with American Popular Music! This 96-page book explores how the roots of American music began and developed. From European musical traditions in the seventeenth century to African American music today, this book uncovers a foundation and appreciation of America’s music. It features genres such as ragtime, blues, Dixieland, swing, big band, musical theater, folk, country western, rock and roll, disco, funk, punk, rap, alternative, and contemporary Christian.

Take students in grades 5 and up on a field trip without leaving the classroom using Music of Many Cultures! In this 80-page book, students explore the musical traditions of Southeast Asia, Latin America, India, ancient Persia, and Africa. The book covers topics such as the bells of Bali, the dances of Latin America, Holi in Allahabad, Bengali poetry duels, and Jongo drums. The book presents and reinforces information through captivating reading passages and a variety of fun, reproducible activities. It also includes a complete glossary, index, and answer key.

Provides lessons and activities to help students with their map reading skills.

Give students in grades 5 and up an understanding of geography and the world in which they live using World Geography! In this 128-page captivating resource, students focus on seven geographic areas using the five themes of geography: location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. The book includes questions, writing and research activities, map-labeling activities, more than 30 political and physical maps, diagrams, detailed artwork, and a complete answer key.