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InstrumentalĀ music literature circles
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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Peter and the Wolf Printable Shadow Puppets
Dive into the enchanting world of Sergei Prokofiev's timeless symphony, Peter and the Wolf, with our printable shadow puppets. This digital download includes puppet templates for crafting your own set of shadow puppets. Whether you're a music enthusiast, a fan of classic stories, or eager to introduce your children to orchestral magic, these printable designs offer an engaging and creative way to bring the story to life.Key Features:Printable Designs: Our Peter and the Wolf Shadow Puppet Set com
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Not Grade Specific
Ta and Ti-Ti Rhythm and Drumming Lesson Using Pokko and the Drum Book
Using this lesson and the book "Pokko and the Drum" by Matthew Forsythe, the children can drum along with Pokko as they follow her journey! Even though the lesson is written to use a frame drum, use any rhythm instruments you have available and modify as you need to. Have the students drum, walk to and decode the chant for an engaging lesson on ta and ti-ti rhythm syllables. Works for either in person or virtual teaching!REMINDERS1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my prod
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Ā Chants for Books Bundle: Perfect for Steady Beat and Movement!
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
All Are Welcome
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman, published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was the book for Read for America one year, and the librarian gave me a copy. Mallets 1 are Glockenspiels, Mallets 2 are Alto xylophones and Mallets 3 are the Bass Xylophone, although you could use whatever instruments you have that fit. You could also add any non-pitched percussion to play the beat, or a rhythm obstinate.
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K - 3rd
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A Christmas Carol: A Play Told in Six Scenes
This wonderful story written by Charles Dickens is a must for students and teachers looking for a fun and simple dramatic reading or a staged production to share with the school or family and friends. Adapted for the stage by Carol J. Macy. Dickens has an important message about kindness and caring verses striving for material wealth. Each scene asks for only minimal props and costume pieces. Victorian Christmas music can be uploaded online or purchased on a CD. Students will LOVE acting ou
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4th - 12th
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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Ta and Ti-Ti Decoding and Ostinato Lesson Using Here Come the Aliens! Book
Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach ta and ti-ti rhythms as well as get the whole class moving and playing? Look no further then this lesson! Use as a chant and then song, add in mallet instruments and then have the class march and pretend to be the aliens! Use the worksheets included to decode the rhythms of the words. REMINDERS1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my products, feel free to email me at creatingmusicalliterature@gmail.com2. Your purchase of this produ
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PreK - 2nd
Rhythm vs. Steady Beat Book Lesson Bundle
Use these books to teach rhythm versus steady beat as well as review solfege syllables and hand signs by singing the chants on a so-mi. Add pitched and un-pitched percussion as well. Additional worksheets and rhythm/beat charts help to reinforce decoding skills and teach about quarter rest. Can be used across multiple grade levels PreK-2nd grade as well as separately from the books if needed. REMINDERS1. If you have any questions about this product or any of my products, feel free to email me at
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PreK - 2nd
Lily and Sparkle: Interactive Instrumental Story
This story of friendship isn't just for listening, but for interaction! Let the students be the musicians and score this story by playing whenever their character enters the story. It can be a language arts cross curricular activity as well by discussing the setting, characters and making predictions! "Lily and Sparkle" is a great way to allow your students to practice following directions, listen and react, explore their instruments, work on rhythmic patterns and encourages kindness, friendship
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PreK - 4th
PANDORA'S BOX: A Play for Grades 3rd-8th
This adaptation of the Greek Myth, Pandora's Box, is a delightful way to introduce your students to the fun of using their own words and actions to respond to the narration and stage directions in the play. In this way, teachers can create an authentic performance where students do not need to memorize lines, but can improvise with their words and actions throughout the play. This lesson includes a warm-up exercise that will help students to improvise in a scene, using their own words. The na
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3rd - 8th
Chants for Books Bundle: Perfect for Steady Beat and Movement!
Use these chants to introduce more literature into the classroom and make the books you are using relevant to music! Use the chant to "Freeda the Cheetah" to explore movement and play along with rhythm sticks. Follow up with a lesson on rhyming words. The chant for "One Lonely Fish" is perfect for keeping a steady beat and making this book more engaging for your little ones. Use the chant in "Pokko and the Drum" to play along with Pokko the frog on her adventures. Finally, try to wake up the ele
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PreK - 2nd
My Voice is a Trumpet
A great book my country star Jimmie Allen. Song and Orff instrument arrangement is there. You can add any small unhitched percussion you like to get more students playing instruments.
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K - 3rd
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The Little River Creature: A Play for 1st - 3rd grade
Turning a story into a play can help educators to take any one of the stories on their shelves and then dramatize that story with their students. Children will delight in becoming the different characters. Carol integrates narration, improvisation, music, and sound effects to bring literature to life. In this lesson, students will listen to the story of The Little River Creature and will then become a part of the story following the narration and responding with non-verbal and verbal improvis
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PreK - 2nd
Three Prompts for Poetry and Acting out Original Poems with 3rd-8th Grade
Three Prompts for Poetry encourages students to write their own poetry based on three exercises. In addition, this lesson includes a simple approach to dramatizing original poetry with students. Music is added to provide atmosphere, to support the actors, and to engage an audience. This lesson is a wonderful opportunity to include language arts, theater, and music in one lesson.
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3rd - 8th
Songs for Books Bundle
These songs will add another layer of engagement for your students whether it be through singing, movement or the playing of instruments. I have written these songs to be sung at various points in the books that I was inspired by or to be sung at the end after reading it. If you do not have these books, you can use the songs without them and just add in the instrumentation. Feel free to use as part of concerts but please give me credit. Adaptable for grades PreK-3rd grade.REMINDERS1. If you have
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PreK - 2nd
Gingerbread Christmas
Gingerbread Christmas by Jan Brett, published by G.P. Putnam's SonsMallets 1 are the Glockenspiels, Mallets 2 are the Alto Xylophones, and Mallets 3 are the Bass Xylophones. Percussion 1 are the sleigh (jingle) bells, and percussion 2 is the wind chime or chime tree. As always, you can re-arrange to suit whatever instruments you have, and you can add more unhitched percussion if you need it. You could also have students who are not at an instrument to create a dance to go with it, and relate
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1st - 3rd
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Pout Pout Fish and the Bully Bully Shark
Pout Pout Fish and the Bully Bully Shark by Deborah Diesen. Published by Farrar, Straus and GirouxLove the Pout Pout Fish books - they all have such a great lesson in each one. This is a good lesson in bullying.
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K - 3rd
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Commotion in the Ocean
I realized that I had written a song, but never went back to write instrument parts, so here they are. I would maybe add an ocean drum for the sound of the ocean, and let the student choose some instruments to represent the animals in the ocean as sound effects.
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1st - 5th
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Lupe Lopez Rock Star Rules!
Lucy Lopez Rock Star Rules! by E. Charlton-Trujillo and Pat Zeitlow Miller. Published by Candlewick Press.Just a fun little book. I added un-pitched percussion as Tambourine and/or shaker eggs/tambourines. You can add any un-pitched percussion you might have.
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1st - 4th
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Bringing Literature to Life with 3rd-8th Graders
This product is designed to help educators lead their students in the dramatization of stories or scenes from stories. The lesson includes exercises in the art of improvisation for the stage; exercises that will prepare students to improvise more easily when dramatizing a story. In addition, this product includes a scripted version of the Greek myth "Pandora's Box" for students to dramatize. This approach to dramatizing stories involves narration, improvised responses to the narrator on the p
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3rd - 8th
1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Nursery Rhymes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 is a classic nursery rhyme about a little boy who loves to fish! Nursery rhymes provide a rich context of rhythm, steady beat, vocabulary development, and storytelling! Rhythm & Rhymes provides music teachers with a variety of tools to teach our youngest students beloved nursery rhymes in a musical setting. Each set includesSlides with the nursery rhymeSlides with rhythmic notationSteady beat trackersStory sequence cards Rhythmic puzzles with notation and pictures (great for
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Ā Bundle 2: Nursery Rhymes
The Snow Dancer by Addie Boswell (with voice and instruments)
The Snow Dancer by Addie Boswell, published by Two Lions, New York.A fun book for the winter. I've added instruments, and thought I'd add a syncopated rhythm. The bottom line is bass xylophone, of course, then the next up is the alto xylophone. I'd add a finger cymbal on the second beat after the half note (on Snow Day!). You could add other instruments, like maracas, to imitate the crunching in the snow, and keep a steady beat. I usually teach the song first, then teach the instruments. T
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1st - 4th
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Say Something (with instruments)
Say Something (with instruments), by Peter Hamilton Reynolds, published by Orchard BooksMallets 1 are Glockenspiels (or Soprano Xylophones), Mallets 2 are Alto Xylophones, and Mallets 3 are Bass Xylophones. You can re-arrange to what instruments you have, and add un-pitched percussion as you need.
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2nd - 4th
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