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Music, Stories & Movement

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Before you start

Materials

  • Device to play 60 seconds of jazz — Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” or Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” work beautifully
  • Optional: scarves or ribbons for movement activity (one per child)
  • Differentiated handouts (Green / Yellow / Red) — one per child, printed before class
  • Large crayons or thick markers

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MThe Harlem RenaissanceMusic, Stories & Movement

Lesson · PreK–K · Homeroom / General

Music, Stories & Movement

Children will discover that people can express their feelings and tell their stories through music, art, and movement. Through sound and guided imaginative play, they will be introduced to the idea that a group of Black artists and musicians in Harlem, New York, made something beautiful together a long time ago — and that their music still makes us want to move today.

25minutes

Press Start when the class is ready

Hook 5 minBig idea 8 minActivity 10 minClosing 2 min

Up next

Can you feel the music? 5 min

Play the music clip. Let children respond however they want — nodding, swaying, smiling.

Ready

25:00

Print

  • Green Level handout More Support (PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Yellow Level handout Grade Level (PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Red Level handout Go Deeper (PDF, opens in a new tab)
  • Poster 1 Projector mode (opens in a new tab)
  • Lesson plan Teacher (PDF, opens in a new tab)

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