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A Musical Prompt: Postcards From the Concert
| Grades | 3 – 5 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 30- to 40-minute sessions |
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Chattanooga, TN |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 8 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
The Postcard Creator helps students learn to identify all the typical parts of a postcard, and then generate their own postcard messages by typing information into letter templates. After printing their texts, students can illustrate the front of their postcards in a variety of ways, including drawing, collage, and stickers.
STRATEGY GUIDES
Grades 3 – 12 | Strategy Guide
Teaching With Glogster: Using Virtual Posters in the Classroom
Why stop at paper and markers? With Glogster, a free, web-based tool, students can develop virtual posters including audio, video, text, hyperlinks, and images, and share their creations electronically.
ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
Grades 3 – 5 | Activity & Project
Send Postcards From the Concert
Have children practice combining sentences using initial impressions of music. The finished message goes on an illustrated postcard.

