The Magic Music Bus Journey
For Teachers
Five documents support the ride and the main page. Each opens as a Google Doc, which can be copied, edited, and downloaded as Word or PDF, and is free for educational use.
Quick Start Guide
What this resource is, how the interactive ride works, and options for classroom use.
Two formatsLesson Plan
An 80-minute session or two 40-minute sessions built around the ride, the pair-share, and the discussion. Objectives, standards, and logistics.
Three themesDiscussion Guide
Three themes keyed to the lines in students' ride records: the carriers; one day, many tellings; who the music belongs to.
Two activitiesCore Activities
The ride reflection, written from each student's own record, and the preservation-program design project, with assessment for both.
ReferenceRide Text Reference
The complete text of the ride: all eight scenes, all seven choices, every branch, and the record line each one produces.
The ride takes 15–25 minutes and needs one device per student. Records aren't saved anywhere; students copy or download them at the end.