More Than Singing : Discovering Music in Preschool and Kindergarten [With Cassette]

Preface xi Chapter 1 The Music-Rich Classroom 1(8) Music and the Young Child 2(7) Music and the Early Childhood Teacher 6(1) Music and the Early Childhood Classroom 6(1) Goals 7(2) Chapter 2 Songs 9(44) Teachers' Questions 9(9) Song Activities 18(35) 2.1 Rockabye, Lullaby 18(2) 2.2 Birdie 20(2) 2.3 Fire Truck's on the Way 22(2) 2.4 3 Little Bats 24(2) 2.5 Autumn Leaves 26(2) 2.6 It Was Snow 28(2) 2.7 My Special Friend 30(2) 2.8 Clouds 32(2) 2.9 Hurry Mama 34(2) 2.10 Thunder 36(2) 2.11 Bingo, Revisited 38(2) 2.12 Lullaby World 40(2) 2.13 Hush, Little Baby 42(2) 2.14 Tornado 44(2) 2.15 Swish, Swish, Swish 46(2) 2.16 No Witches 48(2) 2.17 How Does It Go? (Inclusion Activity) 50(3) Chapter 3 Rhythm 53(40) Teachers' Questions 53(9) Rhythm Activities 62(31) 3.1 Class Names 62(2) 3.2 Dinosaurs 64(2) 3.3 Friend 66(2) 3.4 Who Can Play? 68(2) 3.5 Monkeys, Monkeys 70(2) 3.6 Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs 72(2) 3.7 Pizza 74(2) 3.8 Lost Toys 76(2) 3.9 Silly Sally Rap 78(2) 3.10 5 Little Snowmen 80(2) 3.11 Our Garden 82(2) 3.12 Carrot, Carrot 84(2) 3.13 Pizza Combo 86(2) 3.14 Rain Sounds 88(2) 3.15 Rain, Rain, Go Away 90(3) Chapter 4 Instruments 93(30) Teachers' Questions 93(7) Instrument Activities 100(23) 4.1 Wood Blocks 100(2) 4.2 Triangles 102(2) 4.3 Corn Maracas 104(2) 4.4 Water Maracas 106(1) 4.5 Finger Cymbals 107(1) 4.6 Jingle Bells 108(1) 4.7 Scraped Shells 109(1) 4.8 Coconut Shells 110(2) 4.9 Cymbals 112(1) 4.10 Drums 113(1) 4.11 Tambourines 114(2) 4.12 It Was Snow (Ensemble) 116(2) 4.13 Rain, Rain, Go Away (Ensemble) 118(2) 4.14 Thunder (Ensemble) 120(2) 4.15 Music Listening Game 122(1) Chapter 5 Music Centers 123(38) Teachers' Questions 124(6) Music Center Activities 130(31) 5.1 Wood Blocks 130(2) 5.2 Mallet Medley 132(2) 5.3 Triangles 134(2) 5.4 Maracas 136(2) 5.5 Shekere 138(2) 5.6 Rainsticks 140(2) 5.7 Brake Drums 142(2) 5.8 Tongue Drum 144(2) 5.9 Glissando Cans 146(2) 5.10 Chimes 148(2) 5.11 Flower Pots 150(2) 5.12 Multicultural Bells 152(2) 5.13 Bamboo Xylophone 154(2) 5.14 Glockenspiels 156(2) 5.15 Bottle Scale 158(2) 5.16 Lap Harp 160(1) Chapter 6 Movement 161(32) Teachers' Questions 161(5) Movement Activities 166(27) 6.1 Stretching 166(1) 6.2 Step, Step, Step 167(1) 6.3 Leaves Falling 168(1) 6.4 Turtle 169(1) 6.5 Caterpillar 170(2) 6.6 Soft White Snowflakes 172(2) 6.7 The Hippopotamus 174(2) 6.8 5 Brown Acorns 176(2) 6.9 5 Little Ducks 178(2) 6.10 Little Mouse 180(2) 6.11 There's a Rabbit (Inclusion Activity) 182(2) 6.12 Our Train 184(2) 6.13 Dance Myself Dizzy 186(2) 6.14 Rainbows of Color 188(2) 6.15 Dance Area 190(3) Chapter 7 Music Throughout the Day 193(30) Teachers' Questions 194(4) Music Activities for Throughout the Day 198(25) 7.1 With Our Blocks 198(2) 7.2 Butter Making 200(1) 7.3 Hammering 201(1) 7.4 Snip, Snip, Snip (Inclusion Activity) 202(1) 7.5 Throw That Ball 203(1) 7.6 Jump Myself Jiggly 204(1) 7.7 Where, Oh Where? (Transition Song) 205(1) 7.8 I Have a Friend (Transition Song) 206(2) 7.9 Put on Our Socks (Transition Song) 208(1) 7.10 What Will You Do? (Transition Song) 209(1) 7.11 Look at What We're Wearing (Transition Song) 210(1) 7.12 Everybody Have a Seat (Transition Song) 211(1) 7.13 If Your Name Begins (Transition Song) 212(1) 7.14 Field Trip Song (Transition Song) 213(1) 7.15 Children's Songs 214(2) 7.16 Listening Guide to Music of Diverse Cultures 216(4) 7.17 Music Concepts Throughout the Day 220(3) Chapter 8 Group Times 223(30) Teachers' Questions 223(5) Sample Lesson Plans for Two Year Olds 228(6) 8.1 All About Us 228(2) 8.2 Wake Up 230(2) 8.3 Animals 232(2) Sample Lesson Plans for Three to Four Year Olds 234(6) 8.4 Autumn 234(2) 8.5 Winter 236(2) 8.6 Zoo 238(2) Sample Lesson Plans for Four to Five Year Olds 240(6) 8.7 Friends 240(2) 8.8 Dance 242(2) 8.9 Pizza 244(2) Sample Lesson Plans for Kindergarten 246(7) 8.10 Babies 246(2) 8.11 Spring Weather 248(2) 8.12 Sea 250(3) Resource Information 253(4) Index of Songs, Chants, and Poems 257