3-5 Musical Reactions Have students listen to music about water and react to different tempos and moods with creative activities. Grades 3-5 Peter and the Wolf Have students listen to selections from this children's classic. Ask students to write several sentences that describe how the different instrument sounds make them feel. This entertaining storybook is embellished with pictures, hypertext links to details, and audio files of Mozart's compositions. Send students around the world in search of musical instrument history.
Students can click on a world map to learn which instruments originated in an area.
After reading the full record, students can click on the picture for a magnified image and then print it. You can have students attach a string from their picture to its origins on a world map posted in the classroom. It's the dream of many musicians, young and old, to play this famous hall in New York City. Have students tune in to this virtual tour and learn more about the hall's history. Songwriting Have students follow these simple tips for writing a song of their own.