Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Summer Teacher Institute Lesson Plans

Below is a list of lesson plans created by educators during past Summer Teacher Institutes. They are included here as a way to share past projects with current teachers.

These resources are intended to stimulate student interest and creativity, to develop higher order thinking skills and to promote interdisciplinary learning. Please be aware, that some material contained in these lessons may be considered controversial or inappropriate by some students, educators, admininistrators and parents; it is the responsibility of individual educators to determine whether any particular lesson conforms to the accepted standards of his or her particular school and community.

In addition, educators will note that lessons do not contain printed lyrics to the suggested music. For legal reasons, the Education Department is unable to distribute lyrics and music over the internet. Educators can obtain lyrics through a variety of sources including several authorized web sites, books (see further reading list), songbooks (at music stores or at the library) and the actual liner notes to CDs, tapes and albums.

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