During the minute have a piece from Mozart playing and when the music stops the minute is up. The Virginia Standards of Learning states third graders will learn about Italy. Teachers can map Mozart's journeys through Italy. Students can research the culture of the people of the 18 th century. Other areas of interest would be the courts and royalty for which Mozart played.
Students can study and research the painters, artists, and writers of that period.
Mozart wrote numerous letters to his father, mother, sister, cousin and his wife Constanze. Teach the students the elements of writing a letter. Have them write a letter to one of their parents and a friend. While they are completing the activity play a Mozart piano concerto. The Mozart Effect states that listening to Mozart increases a child's creativity.