How It All Started
The Core Knowledge Foundation was founded in 1986 by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and author of many acclaimed books on education. More…
Music CDs
For each grade-level set, the Core Knowledge Foundation has created compact disc compilations that offer high quality performances at low prices. More…
Art & Music Lesson Plans
Grade 4
- Rose Windows and Troubadours — Art and Music from the Middle Ages (1999)
- Of Monks and Minstrels — Music of the Medieval Age (1998)
Grade 5
- Fifth-Grade Core Songs (2006)
- Music from the Renaissance (2006)
- The African American Spiritual (2001)
Grade 6
- This isn't your Grandma's Music (2007)
- The Best of Baroque (2004)
- Making Connections: Art & Music History (2001)
- Africa: Small Sounds from a Big Country (2004)
Grade 8
Educational Excellence and Equity for All Children
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