Students will listen to Copland's Appalachian Spring while listening to a reading of Heartland by Diane Siebert. They will then write their own poems and create accompanying artwork.

While studying ecosystems, students will focus on the changes that occur in deciduous forest throughout the seasons. With that knowledge, they will listen to and analyze Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. As a culminating activity, students will use oil pastels to show what a deciduous forest would look like during each season.