Celebrations and Seasons

Celebrations and Seasons A Busy Bodies, Busy Brains Book By Mari Schay Book and CD-ROM 44 pages Grades PreK-K Activities for preschool and Kindergarten students to celebrate seasons, holidays, and special days throughout the year and at the same time teach music fluency. Each creative activity lists the appropriate standards from the National Association for Music Education and Common Core. Songs have notated melodies with chord symbols and lyrics. An enclosed CD includes demonstration recordings of each song with reproducible teaching aids.   Contents  Why Do We Need to Teach Music in Preschool and Kindergarten? What Are the Elements of Music? How Do We Make Music Time Most Effective? About This Book Unit 1:  Halloween Trick or Treat Skin and Bones On a Dark, Dark Night Five Little Pumpkins Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Round and Fat The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afriad of Anything
Unit 2: It's Winter! We Wish You a Merry Christmas What's Your Favorite? Oh, Christmas Tree Jingle Bells Time for Hanukkah Build a Snowman The Twelve Days of ChristmasUnit 3: Spring Has Sprung My Bonnie Hot Cross Buns Little Peter Rabbit Bunny Song Peas Porridge Hot 1-2-3-4 Ring Around the Rosie Little Bunny Foo Foo
Unit 4: Celebrate the U.S.A.    When Johnny Comes Marching Home Grand Old Flag Home on the Range Yankee Doodle Stars and Stripes Forever The Eagle's Drum The Star-Spangled Banner The Story of "The Star-Spangled Banner"