Making Music Happen
Elementary Curriculum
These lesson plans can be used as isolated, one-day lesson plans or as jumping-off points to entire units centered on the themes found in the museum. Each lesson plan includes a teaching guide, links to relevant media, and any accompanying resources, such as student worksheets and lesson slideshows.
Many of these lesson plans can be used “as is” and require no prior knowledge or experience. They would be great to use as a substitute or “one-off” lesson plan to supplement your standard curriculum.
Other lessons provide ideas and extensions involving resources such as instruments, student devices (Chromebooks, iPads, etc.), and other relevant tools. Be sure to consult the “materials needed” section before you use a lesson plan to ensure you have what you need to help students succeed!
Each lesson plan contains ideas for extending concepts, connecting with other areas of the curriculum, and adapting to suit the needs of diverse learners.
All lesson concepts and learning outcomes tie into National Standards to make each plan as accessible as possible to teachers around the country. Please consult the “standards” section of each lesson plan for specifics.
Each lesson provides ideas for how the lesson might connect to specific careers in music. This aligns with NAMM’s mission to provide resources and support for careers in the music industry. Learn more about this initiative at careers.namm.org to provide students with important information on careers in music.
E1 Can You Hear Me Now
E1 Lesson Plan
File Size: 202 kB
E1 Presentation
pptx
File Size: 88 MB
E1 Worksheet 1
File Size: 152 kB
E2 Guitars Go Electric
E2 Lesson Plan
File Size: 202 kB
E2 Presentation
pptx
File Size: 43 MB
E2 Worksheet
File Size: 161 kB
E3 Accordion Adventures
E3 Lesson Plan
File Size: 203 kB
E3 Presentation
pptx
File Size: 89 MB
E3 Worksheet
File Size: 157 kB
E4 Ukulele Popularity Contest
E4 Lesson Plan
File Size: 199 kB
E4 Presentation
pptx
File Size: 58 MB
E4 Worksheet
File Size: 158 kB
E5 Music at Home
E6 Finding Your Match
E6 Lesson Plan
File Size: 210 kB
E6 Presentation
pptx
File Size: 58 MB
E6 Worksheet
File Size: 153 kB
E7 Emerging Technology – Making Music Electric
E7 Lesson Plan
File Size: 206 kB
E7 Presentation – Part 1
pptx
File Size: 86 MB
E8 Balloon Drums!
E9 MIDI Playground
E9 Lesson Plan
File Size: 203 kB
E9 Presentation
pptx
File Size: 2 MB
E9 Worksheet
File Size: 158 kB
E10 My Home Studio
E11 Changemakers and Creativity
E12 Musical Globe Trotters
E13 Beyond the Instruments
E13 Lesson Plan
File Size: 184 kB
E13 Presentation
pptx
File Size: 15 MB
E13 Worksheet
File Size: 139 kB
E14 Ingenuity in the Music Industry
E15 Ready for Retail
E15 Lesson Plan
File Size: 187 kB
E15 Presentation
pptx
File Size: 36 MB
E15 Worksheet
File Size: 147 kB