Teaching Resources

illustrated by Peter Malone with a CD by the Cincinnati Pops.

Use the puppets and props as you read the story and listen to the music.

by Helen MacGregor. Superb curricular kit introduces the building blocks of music using music from around the globe.

by Sharon Burch. The coqui speak Spanish and love to play salsa music and dance. Explore Latin rhythms and easy salsa steps with Freddie and Eli.

John Feierabend's version of this favorite song tale that's been popular since the 1500's

by Lynn Kleiner. This splashy program for PreK-Gr. 2 has songs, rhymes, chants and poems, movement and games, dramatic play, and more! 

by Sharon Burch.  The coqui speak Spanish and love to play salsa music and dance. Explore step-by-step salsa rhythm patterns, rhythm instrument how-to-play details with this set from the Freddie the Frog series.

by Lynn Kleiner.  Explore the jungle using gestures, movement, body percussion, instruments, food, sound effects, dramatic play, and much more!

by Lynn Kleiner.
Learn the rhythms of farm life through singing and chanting, moving and playing, acting and creating.

Folk song collections for PreK-2 and 2-8 with Mari Schay's suggestions for teaching concepts and vocabulary, adding instruments, cultural info and performance tracks.

Folks songs to teach music concepts, listening skills, ensemble playing/singing for PrK- Gr. 6 in three books with CD-Roms by Mari Schay.

A Musical Safari of Drumming, Singing and Moving by Denise Hollingworth & Carole Searle.

A SongTale adapted by John Feierabend.

Read the story from Peter Malone's book. For active listening, play the CD and use Music-Go-Rounds to point out the music of each character and the instrument that plays it.

compiled by Greg Gilpin.