Lesson Plans
Bluegrass in the SchoolsBelow you will find award-winning lesson plans you may use to incorporate bluegrass music into your classroom or home school. They have been organized by content categories and grade levels in order to easily identify a lesson plan that fits your needs.
Discover Bluegrass
The following lesson plans have been developed to go along with the educational DVD – Discover Bluegrass: Exploring American Roots Music. Ideal For Grades 3-8.
“The Roots of Bluegrass Music” Lesson Plan
“Early Bluegrass” Lesson Plan
“Growth & Expansion of Bluegrass” Lesson Plan
“Singing in Bluegrass Music” Lesson Plan
“Bluegrass Instruments” Lesson Plan
“Bluegrass Music Today” Lesson Plan
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
The Fox & The Hound Dog
Music, English/Language Arts, Technology
Even 3rd, 4th and 5th Graders Can Play Guitars
Music
Bluegrass Vocal Harmony and the “High Lonesome Sound”
Music
Grades 6-8
Perspectives on a Legend: Exploring & Analyzing John Henry, Man and Music
Language Arts
Beyond Jam Sessions: Hosting a Bluegrass Festival
Music, Social Studies, Science, Math, Technology
Bluegrass Band On The Road
Math
Star Quest
Language Arts, Technology
Bluegrass and Break-ups
Language Arts
Jed’s Tennessee Journey & Tennessee Land Form
Social Studies
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Music, Visual Arts, Language Arts, Technology
I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow: Bios of Bluegrass
Music, Visual Arts, Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology
The Good Times Are Past And Gone: The History of Bluegrass
Music, Visual Arts, Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology
Where in the World are Gibson & Martin G’Tar?: Bluegrass Around the World
Music, Visual Arts, Social Studies, Language Arts, Technology
Be Good To My Little Baby Girl: Taking Care of our Bluegrass Instruments
Music, Visual Arts, Language Arts, Speech, Theater, Technology
Immigration in the Mid-19th Century
Social Studies
Grades 9-12
Bluegrass Murder Ballads: Comparisons & Compositions
English, American History, Voice & Instrument, Criminal Justice
Bluegrass Topics for the National History Day Contest
Social Studies/Language Arts
Brothers, Sisters & The Lyrics of Bluegrass
Language Arts
Informative Speech
Language Arts, Public Speaking
John Steinbeck’s Use of Music in The Grapes of Wrath
Language Arts
UTunes Your History as a Song
Social Studies
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