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American History of Rock & Soul

An elective course that explores U.S. History through American popular music and culture.

A People’s Playlist: U.S. History with Music as a Primary Source
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A People’s Playlist: U.S. History with Music as a Primary Source

A U.S. History II course that uses music as a primary source to drive historical inquiry.

Harmony Advisory Program
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Harmony Advisory Program

A middle school advisory program that builds community through music and the arts.

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Music of the Civil Rights Movement

Black History

Discover the significant events, figures, and contributions of Black people throughout history.

A candid, black-and-white photograph capturing a lively social gathering where people are dancing indoors. In the foreground, a woman wearing a light-colored coat over a dark dress dances with her arms raised. Beside her, a man wearing a suit, tie, and fedora dances with a woman dressed in dark trousers and tall boots. The background shows wood-paneled walls decorated with streamers, and other guests watching or participating in the festivities.

Dance

Learn about different dance forms, their history, cultural significance, and how to express through movement.

A black-and-white photograph of a man, likely Langston Hughes, smiling warmly and looking off to the side. He is wearing a plaid, button-down shirt and has one arm draped around a small stone sculpture.

Literature

Dive into stories, poems, and plays from different cultures and times, and explore their meanings.

Third Wave: Women’s Rights and Music in the 1990s

Women's History

Discover the inspiring experiences, struggles, and triumphs of women throughout history.

Featured Collections

Lessons grouped by media or partner organization. Mix and match in any order. Looking to teach a full unit on one topic, like Westward Expansion? Browse by Grade, Subject, or Topic and filter by Unit.

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PBS Soundbreaking

This standards-aligned lesson collection, created in partnership with PBS, Higher Ground, and Show of Force, integrates the eight-part, Emmy and Grammy-nominated Soundbreaking series into K-12 classrooms across multiple disciplines using rich educational resources and interactive technological tools.

Crossroads - Where Economics, History and Music Meet

Crossroads - Where Economics, History and Music Meet

This collaborative collection between the Georgia Council on Economic Education and TeachRock provides an interdisciplinary, media-rich curriculum that uses diverse American musical genres and Library of Congress primary sources to teach high school students about key economic concepts and U.S. historical events.

A black-and-white photograph shows The Beatles posing with their instruments in a bleak, derelict landscape in Liverpool. The Band Members The four members are dressed in matching dark, slim-fitting suits and ties: Paul McCartney: On the far left, standing beside a rusted car and holding his Höfner "violin" bass. Ringo Starr: Seated in the center on a small stool, smiling while holding drumsticks over a single snare drum. John Lennon: To the right of Ringo, standing and holding an acoustic-electric guitar. George Harrison: On the far right, standing with one foot propped up on a piece of debris while holding a dark electric guitar. Setting and Background The Environment: The band is positioned in a wasteland or "bombsite" filled with dirt, sparse grass, and scattered debris. The Car: A heavily rusted, windowless vintage car shell sits behind Paul and Ringo, with its trunk open and wheels missing. The Skyline: In the background, a long stone wall or embankment stretches across the frame, with the faint silhouettes of distant, repetitive rooftops (likely terraced housing) visible under a pale, overcast sky. The image captures a juxtaposition between the band's clean, professional appearance and the gritty, post-war urban decay of their hometown.

The Beatles

TeachRock has created extensive educational materials to accompany director Ron Howard’s The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years.