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Creative
Movement Ideas!
Gather your favorite ribbons,
streamers, and scarves and
stimulate the imagination while
developing gross motor skills!
Listening Fun with Scarves and Tennis
Balls—Dan Fee. Provide active listening
activities for your students using scarves, tennis
balls and movement. This collection includes
three discs: Disc 1 is an audio CD of all of the
featured musical selections. Disc 2 is a Digital
Resources disk including QuickTime movies of
all routines (both practice and performance) led
by Dan Fee. There are also QuickTime movies
about each composer, including J.S. Bach,
J.C. Bach, Edvard Grieg, Modest Mussorgsky,
George Frideric Handel, and Felix Mendelssohn.
Composer biographies, lesson information,
and routines are included on this disk in
PowerPoint and Smartboard formats. Disc 3
is a DVD of all the practice and performance
routines for those who may not have a available
computer or projector available. The teacher's
guide includes lesson plans with objectives,
assessment strategies and alignment to national
standards, composer biographies, detailed
movement instructions, guides-at-a-glance and
student reproducibles. Grades 1-6.
10284718 Digital Resources . . . . . . . . 45.00
l More Listening Fun With Parachutes,
Paper Plates, Rhythm and Scarves—Dan
Fee & Denise Gagne. This collection provides
active listening lessons with parachutes, paper
plates, scarves and ribbons. The collection
includes an audio CD and a Digital Resources
Disk with PowerPoints to aid in teaching the
routines and concepts, movies about the
composers, and Quick Time videos of each
activity. The teacher's book includes lessons
with reproducible composer biographies,
reproducible visuals, listening logs, beat charts,
dynamics cards, form cards, and texture visuals
to aid in teaching the concepts. Grades 1-6.
10444633 Digital Resources . . . . . . . . 35.00
Musical Scarves and Activities—Georgiana
Stewart. Perfect for young children, this CD
features dances, group and partner activities,
exercises and stretches, toss and catch,
marches, juggling, and circular movements.
Creative expression and imaginary play are
enhanced and encouraged. Concepts addressed
include right-left discrimination, directionality,
fast-slow, and more. Grades PreK-3.
3297535 CD with Guide . . . . . . . . . . 15.95
Parachutes and Ribbons and Scarves, Oh
My! (Listening Lessons with Movement
Props)—Artie Almeida. Master teacher Artie
Almeida shares some of her most-beloved
listening and movement-based lessons in this
outstanding collection. The included enhanced
CD features wonderful orchestral tracks
from the NAXOS recording label as well as
reproducible visuals and teaching aids. Videos
of Artie's students performing the activities
are also provided on the disc, so pull out your
favorite movement props and let the learning
begin. Grades K-5.
10204643 Reproducible Book/CD . . . 34.95
Ribbons and Rhythms—Michael Plunkett.
Gather your favorite ribbons, streamers and
scarves, and get ready to clap and stomp to
diverse rhythmic styles such as African, reggae,
cha cha, bossa nova, and rap. These action
songs with a pattern and a purpose encourage
movement and imaginative play, improve
motor skills, reinforce important concepts such
as colors and numbers, and more. This CD is
adaptable for special needs settings and includes
a comprehensive guide. Grades Pre K.-2.
10150016 CD with Guide . . . . . . . . . . 15.95
Scarves Make-a-Rainbow—This set includes
7 scarves, one for each color of the rainbow.
They are made of soft fabric, are stitched on
all sides for durability, measure 28"x28" and
are hand washable. Vivid yet sheer, these
are perfect for individual or group activities,
including movement and dance, story time, and
make-believe.
10036999 Set of 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
Shakin' the Chute (Fitness With A
Parachute)—Michael Plunkett. Fresh, creative
activities using a parachute will put the focus on
large motor skills. Exciting routines set to diverse
music and original songs address mobility,
fitness, directionality, body identification,
imaginative play, and important educational
concepts. Parachute play can be used for circle
time, arrival and departure activities, recess,
and indoor-outdoor play. Kids love the exercise,
dancing and sing-along fun. Songs include:
Popcorn Parachute; Parachute Bop; Little
Parachute; Parachute Freeze and more.
10188600 CD with Guide . . Gr. K-3 15.95
New England
Dancing Masters
Bring authentic movement and style to
your folk dance activities!
Alabama Gal (Nine Never-Fail Dances and
Singing Games for Children)—New England
Dancing Masters. The New England Dancing
Masters are internationally celebrated for
bringing traditional Anglo-American dances and
singing games to untold numbers of children
and adults of all ages. Their workshops have
trained thousands of music teachers, physical
education teachers, recreation leaders and
dance callers throughout the US and the world.
Alabama Gal contains 9 favorite selections from
the 100+ dances and singing games in the New
England Dancing Masters 5 current collections,
all together in one convenient volume. Included
are written instructions, a DVD demonstrating
the dances, and an audio CD to accompany
the dancing. Songs include: Old Brass Wagon
(singing game, circle of partners); Highland
Gates (singing game/circle, no partners); Noble
Duke of York (singing game/dance, longways
set); Sasha (scatter mixer dance); Chimes of
Dunkirk (longways dance); Heel and Toe Polka
(9 circle mixer dance); Kings and Queens
(longways dance); Alabama Gal (singing game/
dance, longways set); and Circassian Circle
(circle mixer dance). Grades K-6.
10274510 Book, CD, DVD . . . . . . . . . 36.00
Chimes of Dunkirk (Great Dances for
Children)—New England Dancing Masters.
Teachers in elementary classrooms, summer
camps, and community centers will find in this
resource an easily accessible route to teaching
20 traditional square, circle, longways, and
contra dances. These joyous dances are drawn
from the folk traditions of North America and
the British Isles. Each section begins with a
description of the dance and a diagram for each
formation. Many of the dances share many of
the same movements and types of music. Ideas
for teaching dance successfully in schools, a
glossary of dance terms, and transcriptions of
the dance tunes are included. It is not necessary
to be a musician or experienced dancer to
use this book. The dances follow easy-going
walking steps, skipping, and sashaying. Using
the recording, which features New England's
finest musicians playing all the music needed to
teach the dances, allows the teacher to dance
along with the students. Use the handy DVD to
gain tips and techniques on teaching 17 of the
traditional dances from the Chimes collection.
Grades K-8.
10042304 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.00
9554209 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
3299796 DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
Down in the Valley (More Great Singing
Games for Children)—New England Dancing
Masters. Here are instructions to 25 more
classroom proven traditional singing games
for all ages from the United States and the
British Isles. Included are tips on teaching
dance in the classroom, transcriptions of the
melodies, and a glossary of dance terms.
The CD recording includes children's voices
and enables easy learning of the melodies by
ear. This new book and CD combination will
certainly appeal to elementary music teachers
and anyone else involved in music making in the
classroom or community. Grades K-8.
10042300 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00
10042301 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
I'm Growing Up (Fingerplays, Action
Songs, Singing Games and Stories for
Young Children!)—Mary Alice Amidon &
Andy Davis. This collection includes Mary Alice
Amidon's and Andy Davis' favorite movement
activities for children in preschool, kindergarten
and the early primary grades. They have drawn
on their extensive experience in the classroom
to assemble the materials. The book consists of
instructions and music transcriptions, and the
included DVD and CD will help your students
learn by seeing and hearing. Pre K.-2.
10318834 Book, CD, DVD . . . . . . . . . 35.00
Listen to the Mockingbird (More Great
Dances for Children, Schools and
Communities)—New England Dancing
Masters. This collection follows in the footsteps
of the earlier volume, Chimes of Dunkirk, and
the music is interchangeable. New features
of this book include a chapter on composing
dances using traditional forms and figures,
and a brief introduction on calling dances. A
glossary, tune transcriptions, and combined
index for Chimes and Mockingbird are also
included. The 24 dances can be done by all
ages and are intended for teachers, community
dance callers and recreation leaders to use
in building respect and confidence through
longways, circle, square, and contra dances.
The recording, which features full length reels,
jigs, polkas, and waltzes performed by fine New
England musicians, provides an opportunity for
the teacher to dance along with the students.
Grades K-8.
10042302 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00
10042303 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
Sashay the Donut (More Great Dances for
Anyone)—New England Dancing Masters. This
versatile collection is a wonderful compilation
of traditional and Anglo/American dances.
The dances can be done by all ages and are
intended to help build respect and confidence
through longways, circle, square, Sicilian circle,
and contra formations. Grades K-8.
10042305 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.00
10042306 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00
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