This lesson plan for 4th grade students uses the book/video When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat along with recordings of Ella Fitzgerald “You’ll Have to Swing It” and Louis Armstrong “Heebie Jeebies” to present students jazz terms, biographies of jazz artists, and more, closing in a discussion about how music unites people.

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Category

  • Advocacy
  • Standards

Resource Type

  • Lesson Plan

Teaching Level

  • Elementary

Year Added

2025

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