Seasonal Kaleidoscope

A Seasonal Kaleidoscope
Music for Children series Supplement
By Joyce Coffey, Danai Gagne and Laura Koulish
Book
49 pages
Grades K - 5/6

Original songs, poetry and stories with Orff instruments for children. Bound by a theme of seasonal changes and intended for classroom and music teachers.  Lesson plans were written as an extension of the authors' experiences in the music class through capturing the childrens' mood and excitement in the creative process. Each piece has the grade level listed.

Contents:
Fall
1. Breezes Are Gently Blowing
2. Tree in the Forest
3. Crispy Leaves
4. The Colors of Autumn
5. Snitch a Pumpkin and The Long, Creaky, Winding Stair
6. Onion Skin
Winter
7. Wintery, Wintery Day
8. Dancing Snowflakes
9. The Breath of Winter
10. Wake Up, It's Spring!
Spring
11. Breezes Are Gently Blowing
12. The Breath of Spring
13. Dreams, Dreams
14. Pirpiritsa
15. Winter Spring Summer Fall
Summer
16. Summer Dawn
17. Beach Rap
18. Summer Sunset
19. Echoes of Time
Appendix: Children's Poetry
Closure