Teachers and parents can use this Nutcracker lesson plan and visual history to teach the story and history of the Nutcracker Ballet. It includes listening to music, dance movement, a craft, and sharing thoughts about the music.

Lesson plans
http://www.nycballet.com/nutcracker/intro/sample-lesson.html
http://www.nycballet.com/nutcracker/intro/curriculum.html
http://www.funlessonplans.com/awinter/nutcrack.pdf
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2347/

Visual history
http://www.balletminnesota.org/Nuthtml/NutFirst.html