Movement Resources & Props

Play Chants & Singing Games of City Children ed. by Maureen Kennedy.

Jim Solomon.   12 body percussion rondos to help teach rhythms and independence.

Abigail Connors. Over 100 play-based musical explorations with cross-curricular connections for music and non-music teachers.

Mary Ann Brehm & Lynne McNett.  Integrate movement & dance across the curriculum with explicit plans.

by Mary Knysh & Lulu Leathley. Enhance rhythmic skills, creativity and self-expression with lessons, activities, games, and songs. 

Clare Beswick. Count, cooperate, follow directions and have FUN with a parachute.

A Sequential Approach to Rhythmic Movement, 6th Ed. by Phyllis Weikart.

Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song by Jerry Storms for ages 6 up.

compl. by John Feierabend.  Song dances have been enjoyed by all ages for hundreds of years. Synchronize body, mind, spirit, voice with these addictive dances organized by type,  with complete directions. 

Rhythm, Speech Activities and Improvisation for the Classroom by Doug Goodkin.

by Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees. "we can all dance, when we find music that we love".

Fun and creativity with movement by Paul Rooyackers

Paul Rooyackers' simple games combine dance and play for PreK-Elem.

New Fun and Creativity with Movement by Paul Rooyackers.

Games, Plays, Songs & Stories from the Afro-Amercian Heritage. by Bessie Jones and B.L. Hawes.

Sofia Lopez-Ibor uses the ideas and processes of Orff Schulwerk, always seeking the experience of the music, the story, the art, the dance. 

Let's Make a Circle. comp. by John Feierabend. Provides a great variety of music, movement, and language experiences for children.

Stories in Song compiled by John M. Feierabend.  Encourage a child's imagination to grow through storytelling combined with music.

Let's Pretend  comp. by John Feierabend.  A great variety of movement, action, and languge experiences for young children. 

Can You Move Like This?  comp. by John Feierabend.  Children move with music or without, solo or in a group, quickly or slowly to express feelings, ideas, story, music concepts, body language and control, and much more