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Music

drawing of child singing

Lip Sync Battle!

Learning at Home Activities
drawing of children dancing

Freeze Dance!

Learning at Home Activities
Boy dressed in a cape holding a broom with cooking pot on his head and holding the pot’s lid in his other hand like a shield

Music Makers!

Learning at Home Activities
color drawing of the word "STEAM"

Make a Mess and Explore STEAM

Tool Kits
child singing

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music and Movement

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Sing Pío, Pío, Pío

Parenting Videos
Explore the Arts with Young Children

Explore the Arts with Young Children

Resource Lists
children with instuments

Music for Preschool Children

Resource Lists
The Music Project

The Music Project

Project Approach, Project Examples
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song

Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley: Learning Through an Action Song

Benchmark Videos
Mozart Jazz Freight Train

Mozart Jazz Freight Train

Benchmark Videos
Dustin’s French Horn Model

Dustin’s French Horn Model

Benchmark Videos
Learning Through Music and Movement

Learning Through Music and Movement

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music, Sound, and Movement

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Music, Sound, and Movement

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Rituals and Traditions in Programs That Serve Young Dual Language Learners

Rituals and Traditions in Programs That Serve Young Dual Language Learners

Blogs, Dual Language Learners
Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air

Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Out and About with Preschoolers: Make Some Music

Out and About with Preschoolers: Make Some Music

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.A.ECc

The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.A.ECc

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks

About IEL

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