Grade Range: K-4Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, Lessons & ActivitiesDuration: 15 MinutesDate Posted: 3/22/2012
In this activity, children will watch a short silent film recorded in 1930 and get a sense of a Harlem club during the Jazz Age. Part of an OurStory module entitled Duke Ellington and Jazz, this activity includes a link to a newsreel video from the Smithsonian Archives Center, discussion prompts, and background information. OurStory is designed to help children and adults explore history together through the use of children's literature, museum collections, and hands-on activities.
Multiple activities, Museum education
This custom-made "Silver Flair" trumpet belonged to renowned trumpeter, bandleader, and composer ...
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A brief picture book on the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchest...
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