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Eco Rhythms Music Lesson

Provided by: Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation |Published on: May 23, 2024

Activity - Outdoors Grades k-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This lesson explores the historical roots of music, the "eco rhythms" that can be found in nature, and how living beings are connected to the environment they live in.
Students will complete an outdoor activity that involves musical improvisation and engage in multiple classroom discussions about the sounds of nature.

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Subjects: Visual and Performing Arts

Authors: Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

This activity may appeal to learners who are musically inclined.
This activity is hands-on and student-centered.

Additional Prerequisites

For some classes, teachers may have to select students as participants instead of relying on volunteers.
Teachers need to find an outdoor location that is safe and full of natural sounds.

Differentiation

In a social studies class, this lesson can fit within a larger unit on the development of music across human history.
Some of the links in this resource can be used for a research project on music's role in human development and culture.
This lesson can enhance a classroom discussion on how spending time outside can benefit one's mental health.
This lesson can support a classroom discussion on how we take our surrounding environment for granted and distance ourselves from nature.

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Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation

The Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2003 with the mission to make Education for Sustainability (EfS) an integral part of every child's K-12 learning experience. CELF engages educators, students and community leaders through award-winning programs that are designed to succeed in a wide range of education settings, including multi-day Summer Institutes, school professional development workshops, custom curriculum and instruction consulting, green career speaker series, and outdoor learning experiences. CELF's programs aim to help cultivate a society of global citizens with deep understanding of the dynamic interdependencies among human systems nested within natural systems, and the critical role education plays in cultivating healthy, equitable communities in a changing climate.