Teaching Resources

8 sets of our tactile silicone manipulatives and the Jumbo Cube in which to use them to play games.

For role play, movement activities, as props for storytelling, and for identifying emotions in music.

Identify moods and emotions in dramatic play, in music, in each other with our interactive silicone manipulatives.

Identify the moods of the imaginative and varied film music on the CDs with our silicone manipulative EMOJIs. 

Put EMOJIS in the Cube and toss to change the mood of a song, build a story, demonstrate the feeling.  

Explore moods and feelings with Dr. Seuss using color, movement with scarves, emojis, and more.

Songs and Orff Activities for the Music Classroom by Mark Burrows with Emojis and Articulations MGRs to add to and experiment with the clever, twisted songs.

Our tactile silicone manipulatives that stick to smooth surfaces focus attention, increase concentration, engage multiple senses, enhance memory, and accelerate comprehension.  These are the most flexible tools in your classroom--and will become both your and your student's favorites.

Manipulatives are like “hands” for your brain: they help you “grasp,” understand, and remember concepts. Like building blocks, the elements of music can be combined in wondrous ways and Mark Burrows provides over 40 activities to help do just that!

Our tactile silicone manipulatives that stick to smooth surfaces focus attention, increase concentration, engage multiple senses, enhance memory, and accelerate comprehension.

The Passage of Music from Africa to the Caribbean to Colonial America. 

When Jewish and Palestinian grade schoolers meet in a ballroom dance class in Jaffa, Israel, sparks fly. Pierre Dulaine is challenged to teach not just dance but the arts of communication and teamwork.

Boston Youth Symphony players are taken completely out of their comfort zones.

Donna Latham. History of music in America with links to audio, video.

Richard Dasher.  Well-written, detailed history for Gr. 8 and up.

15 Unison Songs to Build Character and Integrity in Young People by Sally Albrecht & Jay Althouse.

Activity Book for Jr./Sr. High

 Valeaira Luppens & Greg Foreman. 29 short units to help kids "understand music in relation to history and culture". (Nat;l Standards #9)

History of American Pop Music, featured on PBS. 2 30-min. DVDs and PDF teacher's guide.