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Intery Mintery
Nursery Rhymes for Body, Voice
and Orff Ensemble
Doug Goodkin.
Music educator Doug Goodkin offers both
philosophical and practical ways to teach music
through language and enhance literary programs
with music. This unique book includes 48
arrangements and activities for preschool through
upper elementary that can be used by both music
and language arts teachers. The lessons work
sequentially from phonemes to poems and from
speech pieces to pentatonic orchestrations. Doug
provides arrangements for Orff instrument ensemble
and details of Orff orchestration, plus models
of how to animate rhymes imaginatively. Bring
both classic and new nursery rhymes to life in an
engaging, kid-friendly way!
10161714 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre K.-5 28.00
Martin the Guitar
Harry Musselwhite & Brian Barr.
Perfect for home or classroom use, this charming
children's story will delight music lovers of all ages.
Little Martin the Guitar lives in Mr. Beninato's
Music Store in New York City. He wants so much
to be adopted and taken home by a fine musician,
but the other larger instruments in the shop are
always picked before him. Every night all the
instruments play for each other and compete for a
place of honor in the shop. The large and loud guitar
known as Big D always wins the contest. One night,
Strada the Violin decides to step out of her special
case and help Martin win the contest, and the two
perform a duet that leaves the other instruments
looking on with awe and admiration. The beautiful
colorful illustrations complement the story and the
included 16-minute CD consists of six songs all
written and accompanied by the author.
10321561 Hardcover Storybook
with CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gr. K-5 19.99
l More Music Libs
Improvisational Stories
Dianne Campbell.
This is a collection of 21 improvisational stories
set in fun musical scenarios. When completed
with parts of speech and music terminology, these
flexible activities are perfect for those few extra
minutes of class or as a staple in your sub tub.
10425373 Reproducible Book. . . . . Gr. 4-6 12.95
Music Masterminds
Cheryl Lavender.
Music MasterMinds challenges children to learn
more about the 'fun'-damentals of music-rhythm,
melody, tempo, harmony, form, timbre, style,
expression, and musical careers-as they connect
musical learning across the curriculum to reading,
language arts, spelling, math, science, social studies,
history, art, and foreign language. Through play,
children develop life-learning skills as observation,
reasoning, decision-making, and problem-solving.
Each section of this reproducible creative resource
focuses on a musical element, and the puzzles are
sequenced in order from easiest to most challenging.
Use as a supplement to regular music lessons, or
as activities for the sub. Share these puzzles with
classroom teachers for ongoing, cross-curricular
integration and learning reinforcement.
10018191 Reproducible Book. . . . . Gr. 1-6 16.95
Sing a Song of Aesop
Five Famous Fables
Don Dupont & Brian Hiller.
Five of Aesop's beloved fables come to life in
this edition from the Tuneful Tales Series. Don
Dupont and Brian Hiller share their secrets of
creating fun and fulfilling performances with simple
scripts, catchy unison songs, easy choreography,
and adorable easy-to-make costumes. The CD
includes a full-performance recording along with
accompaniment tracks, and additionally features
printable patterns for costumes, posters and
programs. The featured fables are: The Tortoise and
the Hare; The Country Mouse and the City Mouse;
The Ant and the Grasshopper; The Boy Who Cried,
"Wolf" and The Lion and the Mouse.
10340123 Reproducible Book/CD . Gr. 2-4 29.95
Songs and Stories Together
Music Activities for the
Early Childhood Classroom
Sally Guerrero.
Connect songs, stories and classical music with
these activities designed for young children. This
book will delight and charm your students with
engaging music and art activities that build skills
through singing, moving, listening, and playing
classroom instruments. Teachers who have a modest
music background can easily teach most of the
activities, and each lesson features an ensemble
or extended activity meant to be taught by an
experienced music teacher.
10318752 Reproducible Book. . . . . . . . . . . . .17.99
H Sound Poems
Cristi Cary Miller.
Give your students the opportunity for interactive
listening and reading fun while experiencing classic
poetry, famous speeches and documents of history.
These 18 reproducible poems contain highlighted
words that, when read, indicate special instrumental
sounds and rhythmic motifs to be played by your
students. If you don't have all the instruments
suggested, substitute or consider body percussion.
The teaching suggestions provide a framework
for instruction but can be manipulated to best fit
your students' abilities. The enclosed CD-ROM
offers projectable and printable options. Poems
include: Daddy Fell into the Pond; The Spider and
the Fly; The Night Before Christmas; Jolly Old
Saint Nicholas; Marching Song; The Hare and the
Tortoise and more.
10343382 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . .Gr. K-5 29.99
Sound Stories
Interactive Listening and Reading Fun
Cristi Cary Miller.
Sound Stories has gone DIGITAL for interactive
projection from your computer! This creative
collection is designed to reinforce your students'
reading and listening skills and, at the same time,
add some music fun. Each of the 18 stories contains
"special words" that are attached to sounds and
rhythms. These instrumental inserts will enhance the
story as your children become the "sound effects."
Use the suggested instruments or substitute with
those that are available. You can create a visual and
have your students play their patterns/sounds as
you read the story or select several of them to read.
Don't hesitate to act out the story for a finished
product. The possibilities are endless! Stories
include: Willy the Worm; Ananse and the Sticky
Glue; Proud to Live in America; Cannonball Casey;
The Three Billy Goats Gruff; Baboushka; Won by a
Hare, and more!
10084300 Reproducible Book. . . . . Gr. 2-5 19.99
10284010 CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.99
l Sound Stories Round the Year
Karen Farnum Surmani & Anna Wentlent.
It's storytime in music class. This useful collection
adds instrument playing and sound exploration to
well-known literature. The 16 sound stories have
been thougtfully organized by season, providing
a choice for every month of the school year. Each
story is included as a PDF on the Data CD, allowing
you to easily display it on a whiteboard or print
student copies. Stories include: The Spider and the
Fly; The Legend of the Poinsettia; Babe, the Blue
Ox; The Tortoise and the Hare and more.
10457876 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . Gr. 1-5 24.99
l Stories and Nursery Rhymes to
Sing, Rap and Read
Christie Noble & Tracy Stener.
This collection of stories and songs is designed for
a music class, preschool, daycare, kindergarten or
primary classroom. Children love the silly sound
effects, the opportunities to play instruments,
movement activities and singing storybooks. The
included lessons and activities will help your pre-
readers and emerging readers to improve their
listening skills and their beginning reading skills.
10466894 Reproducible Book/Enhanced
CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . Pre K.-2 30.00
Your Friend, John
50 Creative Sparks
to Encourage Writing
John Jacobson.
This collection of 50 letters to young readers from
John Jacobson is filled with thoughts and creative
writing sparks that will help you do just that. After
each letter, John gives a "starter" question, phrase
or suggestion, and you and your students take it
from there. Use these sparks to express thoughts,
ask questions and dream. Enhance your creative
writing skills while addressing important language
arts requirements too. Connect with John on the
enclosed enhanced CD as he reads his letters to you
for a more personal touch. The CD also includes
PDFs of the letters and a specially designed journal
page for each of the 50 starter phrases.
10374962 Book/CD-ROM
with PDFs . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. 3-6 14.99
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