Description
“Activate!” is an all-you-need resource for the K-6 classroom teacher. This jam-packed compilation includes: songs to help students discover their voices; opportunities to utilize classroom instruments, from the traditional to the creative; folk dances and other movement activities; and pencil-to-paper games and activities addressing a variety of music concepts. Lesson plans are provided and a CD with numerous complementary recordings is included in each book.
You want more value? Okay. The National Standards for Music Education are referenced and all student pages are reproducible!
Contents:
- December Calendar
- December Calendar Connections
- January Calendar
- January Calendar Connections
- From My Classroom to Yours (Phyllis Thomas)
- New Teeth for Christmas (Denise Gagne)
- A Winter Wish (David A Perry)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (Randy DeLelles)
- Old Joe Clark (Diane Lange)
- Playing a-Round in the Snow (Matthew Cremisio)
- Who’s in the Woods? (Deborah A Imiolo)
- Three Kings (Doug Edwards)
- Bim Bam (Randy DeLelles)
- This Train: A Partner Song (Don Dupont)
- Love Me Do (Nicole LeGrand)
- Ding! Dong! Merrily On High (Linda Forrest)
- Grand and Glorious (Sanna Longden)
- Who Can Retell? A Hanukkah Song (Kate Kuper)
- Trepak (Russian Dance) from “The Nutcracker” (Artie Almeida)
- Unique (Mari Schay)
- Christmas Songs with a Twist (Phyllis Thomas)
- Jingle Bells/Sleigh Ride (Debbie Anderson)
- Spotlight on Claudio Monteverdi (Jenny VanPelt)
- What Went Wrong? (Jenny VanPelt)
- Get to Know Claudio Monteverdi (Jenny VanPelt)
- Match the Facts About Monteverdi (Jenny VanPelt)
- The Case of the Missing Letters (Stephanie Buschur)
- Twists and Terms (Bonnie J Krueger)
