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Government Sites
Harlem Renaissance - Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library and Museum - (National Archives) - View the exhibit from the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library and Museum and learn more about this African American Movement.
Harlem Renaissance - Library of Congress - The Harlem Renaissance was a
movement characterized by the flourishing of literature mostly, but also art and music by African Americans who
sought self-expression. Find out more here.
Harlem Renaissance Materials - (Library of Congress) - Features music, art, and writing
from Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s.
Kids and
Families Page - (Library of Congress) - This website shares its collections, stories, online
collections and more for students and teachers.
Sing-Along -
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - NIEHS has included this sing-along section to teach
environmental health science through song.
Smithsonian Latino Center's Kids Corner - This site highlights Latino exhibitions and
collections from across the Smithsonian; there are three major galleries: 1) a Kids Gallery with an activity that
shows the importance of portraiture in cultural and artistic expression; 2) the Son Clave Lounge featuring Latino
music from the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage video collection; 3) Meso Time, a unique
space allowing the user to take a virtual visit through Mexico’s pre-Columbian past.
Other Resources
BrainPOP - Art and Music - BrainPOP has animated movies created to explain the world
around us in an engaging way. There are some FREE movies, but most you have to subscribe to. Kids, make
sure to talk this over with your parents.
Dallas
Symphony Orchestra - DSO Kids - DSOKids is the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's magical doorway to
a world of musical fun and learning for students. The site's mission is to provide attractive, accessible and child-
friendly resources that introduce symphonic music, the orchestra and its instruments, and to encourage young
people to explore the world of the symphony orchestra.
Harlem Renaissance - BrainPop - Watch this animated
short and learn all about the African American artistic community of the 1920s.
Hip Hop Harry - Hip
Hop Harry is a cool, loveable bear that uses the popularity of Hip Hop music and dance to educate and entertain
you, while teaching life lessons, social values, health and fitness, and creative skills.
It's Fun To
Read! - This is a great site from Starfall.com where you and your friends have fun learning to read.
There's an art gallery, poetry and even fun tongue twisters!
Music Around the
World - Sesame Street Playlist - Learn with Grover and his global love for music. (Flash required)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra - This site has three sections: The Symphony Spotlight
section includes video clips of Nashville Symphony musicians talking about their instruments and what they enjoy
most about playing them. Our Instruments, features 3D replications of all instruments that make up the symphony
orchestra. Visit the Symphony, teaches children about appropriate concert etiquette and what they will see during
their visit to Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
New York
Philharmonic Kids Page - Check out the instrument lab, the composition workshop, and the
musicians lounge of the New York Philharmonic.
Playmusic.org - A cool
site for kids from the American Symphony Orchestra League. Learn all about classical music and the different
instruments that make it.
Page Revised - 12/29/2009
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