Activate Magazine February 2007-March 2007

Discover the rhythms and instruments of Brazil in a special lesson plan devoted to the Carnaval celebration. Sing along with "Just Like Martin Luther King" and the hunger-inducing "I Love Chocolate!," and strike, strum, and sound a horn to "Special Valentine" and the Irish folk tune "Cockles and Mussels." If there's any time left in the month, be sure to learn about Johann Sebastian Bach, move to a Bulgarian folk dance, and have the students compose their own rhythm!