A Feast of Ideas Composer Study consists of 5 lessons: music, science, art, literature and history; as well student worksheets.

Recommended Schedule

Monday = Music (30 – 45 minutes)

Tuesday = Science (30 – 35 minutes)

Wednesday = Art (30 – 40 minutes)

Thursday = Literature (25 – 30 minutes)

Friday = History (30 – 45 minutes)

In the MUSIC lesson, students will study a composer from a particular time period by

· Listening to their music

· Expressing aspects of the music through coloring, filling out a listening map, or dancing

· Marking the Timeline and World Map of the composer

· Cut & Paste events related to the composer’s life

• Science discovery/invention

• Artwork

• A piece of literature published

• A historical event local to the composer

• Historical event happening in America

• Historical event happening on the World stage

· Read a Living Book related to the composer

· Eat food from the composer’s country of origin

· Learn a dance or movement activity for a quarterly song

· Engage with World Cultures through music games (from Mexico, India, Japan, and Africa)

· Play Music Games to practice tunefulness and beat-fulness

In the SCIENCE lesson, students will study a scientific development/invention/scientist that occurred during the composer’s lifetime. Students will

· Read a living book about the science topic

· Perform an “easy to do at home” science experiment

In the ART lesson, students will observe a piece of art that was created during the composer’s lifetime. Students will

· Read a living book about the artwork or artist

· Paint, draw, recreate an artistic concept based on the piece of artwork

In the LITERATURE lesson, students will learn about a novel that was published during the composer’s lifetime. Students will

· Read a living book about the author

· Memorize a poem (an idea for their mind to feast upon)

· Work on their handwriting through a copy work worksheet containing a quote from the composer and a quote from the author.

In the HISTORY lesson, students will learn about a piece of local, American and World history that occurred during the composer’s lifetime. Students will

· Read a living book (or watch a video clip) about the historical event

· Decode a variety of words written in Braille related to the composer’s life

· Color a picture from one of the historical events.