Classics for Kids - Review

Classics for Kids broadcasts a new Radio Show about a classical composer every week. Teachers and students can listen to these shows on the radio or on the Classics for Kids website, where you and your students can also read a paragraph or two about the composer of the Month and his music, or take a little quiz about what they've just learned from the show. And while you're there, don't forget to download the Classics for Kids activity sheet of the month.

If you're new to Classics for Kids, you might feel sorry for having missed all those previous shows, but don't worry: all previous shows are still there in the archives, where you can listen to them, take the quizzes and download the accompanying activity sheets.

Teaching music can be a daunting task for ordinary parents or teachers, who may not be particularly musically trained or gifted themselves.

That's where the Classics for Kids lesson plans can help you out. On the site you will find lesson plans designed for use in grades K-2 and 3-5, on four different composers: Franz Joseph Haydn (Classical), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Classical), Gioachino Rossini (Romantic) and Zoltán Kodály (Modern). These lesson plans have been divided into three lessons about each composer.

For grades 1-3, Classics for Kids has three lesson plans on Sergei Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf". These lesson plans are a bit different from the other lesson plans, but these too, are designed to meet the same high standards.