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All That Jazz: Exploring Jazz Music - TeachersFirst

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K to 12
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All That Jazz is part of TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series reviewed here. As an introduction, this article includes background...more
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All That Jazz is part of TeachersFirst Help! I Lost My Library/Media Specialist series reviewed here. As an introduction, this article includes background knowledge of the origins and history of jazz. The activities section includes an extensive list of picture books about jazz and several ideas for classroom activities. The extension activities provide additional ideas for introducing jazz into classroom lessons, such as integrating the study of jazz into lessons about the Cold War and Civil Rights. Content in this article includes correlations to ISTE and AASL standards.

tag(s): book lists (166), civil rights (203), cold war (30), jazz (16)

In the Classroom

Take advantage of this article's many book ideas and activities to introduce students to jazz and its performers. Find more jazz activities at Jazz by BrainPop, reviewed here, which includes complete lesson plans for several grade levels or have students explore the interactive found at the Roots of Jazz, reviewed here that shares information about the roots of jazz in the US.

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