Mississippi Suite by Ferde Grofé, A Musical Lesson, Activities & Worksheets

Lesson includes:

• Lesson plan about the Mississippi Suite by Ferde Grofé
• Digital links to YouTube videos
• About the composer Ferde Grofé (including pictures)
• Facts & History about the Mississippi River
• Facts about the Mississippi Wildlife
• History of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Old Creole Days and Mardi Gras
• Vocabulary
• Lots of full page images
• Several visual art, geography, dance, music and language arts activities
• Printable worksheets:
  • Mississippi Suite Art Worksheet
  • Mississippi River Boat Coloring Worksheet
  • Mississippi River Map Worksheet
  • Mississippi River Map Coloring Worksheet
  • Huckleberry Finn Synopsis Worksheet
  • The Adventures Huckleberry Finn Writing Worksheet
  • Huckleberry Finn Poem Worksheet
  • Listen to Father of the Waters Worksheet
  • Listen to Huckleberry Finn Worksheet
  • Listen to Old Creole Days Worksheet
  • Listen to Mardi Gras Worksheet
  • Riverboat Cruise Travel Brochure Worksheet
  • Mississippi Suite Poems Worksheet
  • Mississippi Wildlife Worksheet
  • Father of the Waters Art Worksheet
  • Huckleberry Finn Art Worksheet
  • Old Creole Days Art Worksheet
  • Mardi Gras Art Worksheet

This is the perfect lesson and activity for older elementary school children and teachers. The the entire suite is about 13 minutes long (the movements are 3-5 minutes each) and the lesson could take about 50 minutes. Depending on the activity or activities you choose they could take 15+ minutes to complete.