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4th grade music literature circles
Because by Mo Willems 36 Book Extension Activities PLUS Class Book LOW PREP
This resource is perfect for the elementary classroom or school library. You will have 36 unique activities to use with your elementary students and a template to make your own class book inspired by Because. You can pick and choose which activities work best for your class and there are plenty of choices for differentiating.This resource was made to accompany the book Because written by Mo Willems and illustrated by Amber Ren. This resource will allow students to be creative while challenging s
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1st - 4th
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Barnes 22 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
2018 Caldecott Honor Book, Newbery Honor Book AND Coretta Scott King Honor Book!The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As; girls take notice; even a mother
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1st - 4th
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The 5 O'Clock Band by Troy Trombone Shorty Andrews 25 Extension Activities
Follow Shorty as he makes his way through New Orleans looking for his 5 O'Clock Band. He learns much about his hometown and himself as he talks to characters along the way. This is a companion book to Trombone Shorty, the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner. I have created 25 book extension activities to go along with this title.Activities Include:Cover PageCover Story Pre-Reading ActivityMaking Connections Before ReadingLet’s Take a Picture Walk (2 Activities)I Wonder… Formulati
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1st - 4th
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Change Sings
I love Amanda Gorman's poetry and couldn't wait to get this book. I've written a little song to go with it and added some Orff instruments. I suggest you find some un-pitched percussion to add to it, maybe egg shakers, maracas, claves or giro, or small hand drums on the beat. It would also be great with ukuleles - only needed the chords F and C. I usually teach the song first, read the book with the song (I usually sing as I turn each page), then teach the instrument parts and put them toge
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2nd - 5th
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The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock 17 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Caldecott Honor Book, The Noisy Paint Box examines Vasya Kandinsky's life as an abstract artist. This book could easily be used in a classroom, school library, art of music room. It is a diverse biography and one that your students will find fascinating. From School Library Journal: A stirring tribute to a prominent pioneer of abstract art, Paintbox follows the life of Russian-born artist Vasya Kandinsky from his childhood to adulthood, conveying the astounding imagery conjured in the painter's
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Celebrate Art and Artists 15 Book Companion Bundle NO PREP
Elvis is King by Winter 26 Book Extension Activities NO PREP
Students will be engaged and excited to learn about Elvis Presley in this beautifully illustrated biography. This resource is filled with 26 unique activities that are perfect to use in your elementary classroom, school library, or music room. This resource is filled with activities that will keep your students engaged. Students will have the opportunity to make connections to what they are reading, preview the text, demonstrate reading comprehension skills, analyze the text to learn more about
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2nd - 5th
Froggy Goes to School: Stories with Music
Description: This delightful story includes everything a teacher would want to include in a music lesson: movement, singing with a pitch-matching activity, orchestral music, instrument playing, and improvisation.Source: Story by Jonathan London. Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. Lesson and Song by Lynn Kleiner. Optional Kangaroo from Kids Can Listen, Kids Can Move book and CD.Page Count: 5Age Group: Ages 3 - 8Number of Lessons: Shown as one lesson, this can be presented over 2-3 lessons.Tip from
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PreK - 5th
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BEST SELLERS Elementary Music BUNDLE
This bundle includes FOUR simple “book companion” lesson plans and ONE resource for the elementary music classroom. The lesson plans include a myriad of musical concepts including call and response, movement, and an opportunity to play classroom instruments. These activities would also be appropriate for a preschool or elementary read aloud! The children’s books include: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. Mortimer by Robert MunschThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleThe Gingerbread M
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PreK - 5th
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters by Mahin 22 Extension Activities
Treat your students to this amazingly vibrant biography of blues legend Muddy Waters. Perfect for the elementary classroom or school library. From Amazon: A picture book celebration of the indomitable Muddy Waters, a blues musician whose fierce and electric sound laid the groundwork for what would become rock and roll.Muddy Waters was never good at doing what he was told. When Grandma Della said the blues wouldn’t put food on the table, Muddy didn’t listen. And when record producers told him no
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1st - 4th
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When Angels Sing by Mahin Carlos Santana Biography 26 Extension Activities
Winner of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor and a Robert F. Sibert Honor for 2019.This resource has 26 NO PREP book extension activities to use when you share When Angels Sing The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael Mahin in your elementary classroom or school library. Follow the life of Carlos Santana as he grows up and discovers the type of music that makes his soul happy and his angels sing. Activities included in this resource: Cover PageCover Story Pre-Reading ActivityMaking Connec
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2nd - 5th
Little People, Big Dreams - Taylor Swift by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little People, Big Dreams - Taylor Swift by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Borghild Fallberg. This document contains six worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, a sequencing task and research activity plus a fill-in puzzle. The first six pages of this resource are for studen
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2nd - 5th
Giraffes Can't Dance
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles AndreaeI teach the song first, then read the book and sing the song. Because this song is longer, I sing it about every 4th page turn.Instruments"Mallets 1 - GlockenspielMallets 2 - Alto XylophoneMallets 3 - Bass XylophonePercussion 1 - chime tree or wind chimesPercussion 2 - sand blocks
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2nd - 4th
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Little People, Big Dreams - Beyonce by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little People, Big Dreams - Beyonce by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Jade Orlando. This document contains six worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, a sequencing task and research activity plus a fill-in puzzle. The first six pages of this resource are for student use and
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2nd - 5th
Little People, Big Dreams - Kylie Minogue by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Little People, Big Dreams - Kylie Minogue by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Rebecca Gibbon. This document contains six worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, a sequencing task and research activity plus a fill-in puzzle. The first six pages of this resource are for student
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2nd - 5th
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (SA and Piano)
The package includes the full score as well as a separate, reproducible vocal part.This wonderful poem by Robert Frost describes the feeling of pausing deep in the woods, on a dark and snowy winter night. We experience a sense of peacefulness in the solitude there but we cannot linger long as there is still much to do and a long way to go before we can rest.This song was written to allow the lyrics to flow naturally without confining them in strict rhythms; performers are encouraged to interpret
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4th - 8th
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! by Mo Willem
Here's a fun book and song for your kids! I purposely made the instrumentation sound a bit like Jingle Bells. There is only one measure where they change, and they will need to practice that, but it shouldn't be too difficult. Remember to add a Hey! at the end on beat four!
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2nd - 5th
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anythingby Linda D. Williamspub by Harper CollinsI have done this book in several clinics with several different clinicians. This song seemed to work the best for my classes. I do it in d minor, and ask the bass xylophones to just play low D and A on the beat, then I ask all other instruments to improvise an accompaniment.For the things the little old lady runs into, and other stuff:Little old lady walking: Temple blockswind: either a chime tree or one
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K - 5th
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Once Upon A Sound Story Beginning Composing Through Nursery Rhymes
This is a set of ELEVEN nursery rhymes with key words highlighted slide-by-slide to guide students through beginning level music composing. Students enjoy the familiarity and brevity of the nursery rhymes and LOVE getting to choose the instrument sounds to correspond with elements of the story. Here's how I have used it in my own classroom:• I pull out as many instruments as I would like to allow my students to explore. Often these are instruments we have already introduced, but sometimes I use
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PreK - 8th
Acoustic Rooster & His Barnyard Band Workbook
If you know about the author Kwame Alexander, then you are aware of the research and creativity that he puts into each book. This book is no exception and the jazz music's history comes alive. To help that even further, this workbook guides the students with some questions and answers as well as video links to hear and listen to the music referenced!
In twenty-five page workbook contains a word search, some matching, multiple choice with vocabulary and questions designed to key in on observati
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1st - 5th
Theme CD Project
This project is a quick and fun way to make sure students understand the basic concept of theme. The students will be asked to create a CD and CD Case out of paper. They will come up with tens songs that have the same theme and write them on the case. The students will then fill in a disc template on which they will define the word "theme". While this assignment seems very simple, students will still have fun linking about their favorite music and tying the music to the concept at hand. The
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4th - 8th
Story of Ferdinand: Stories with Music for Valentine's Day
The story of Ferdinand shares a message of peace and contentment. Children are delighted to create the music for Ferdinand and the other bulls; this requires two very different styles! The lesson introduces terms and symbols for piano, forte and crescendo, as well as suggested sound effects and a song with easy Orff accompaniment.Source: Story book by Muno Leaf. Drawings by Robert Lawson Lesson and Song by Lynn Kleiner. Optional "parade dance" from Kids Can Listen, Kids Can Move book and CDPage
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PreK - 5th
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The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen is a gifted author who has engaged both children and adults with his magical stories. This simple adaptation for the stage involves students in a play that helps actors and audiences to remember what is important in life and to be reminded that the natural world is filled with many wonders that uplift us more than all of the things money can buy. This play works well with K-1st grade when actors use their own words in response to the narrator's lines. The script has be
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1st - 8th
Flowers for Sarajevo by John McCutcheon Literacy Unit Pack NO PREP 28 Pages
Celebrate the heroism and strength from the story in this beautiful picture book. This book is based on true event that happened in 1992 when the Sarajevo marketplace was hit by mortar and 22 innocent people waiting to buy bread at a bakery were killed. This story is told through the eyes of a young boy who worked in the market selling flowers. It highlights the healing power and beauty of music and the strength of a community. Fabulous book to share with your upper elementary or middle school r
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3rd - 6th
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Squeak, Rumble, Whomp, Whomp, Whomp by Wynton Marsalis
This is a fun one! I did not add percussion instruments because each of us has different instruments in our classroom. I would add something that "squeaks" when we sing "Squeak" and something that "rumbles" when we sing "Rumble" and some kind of drum for Whomp, Whomp, Whomp. I would use a Tick Tock for that "Tick, Tock" and maybe a clave or woodblock for "Clack" and a bass drum for "Boom Boom". You can obviously add other instruments as well. Have fun with it.
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2nd - 5th
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