Using Literature in the Music Room

Tenessa Martin

Assignment #6– Digital Storytelling

Pre-K and 1st Grade Literature

*These are ideas for implementing literature in the music room.*

Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

The Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by N.B. Wescott

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

Brown Bear, Brown Bearby Eric Carle

Teacher: sing book on S-M

Teacher: sing questions

Children: sing answers

The Very Busy Spiderby Eric Carle

Teacher: (rote) teach ostinato pattern “the spider kept on working, until the job was done.”

Teacher: read story

Children: insert ostinato pattern after each page

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anythingby Linda Williams

Teacher: add instruments to imitate the pumpkin

Suggestions: Clomp, clomp= drum Wiggle, wiggle= jingle bells Shake, shake= shakers Clap, clap= handclaps Nod, nod= woodblock

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Flyby Nadine Bernard Wescott

Teacher: sing book and invite children to join

2nd-4th Grade Literature

*These are ideas for implementing literature in the music room.*

Possum Come a Konockin’ by Nancy Van Laan

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

The Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by N.B. Wescott

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

Possum Come a Knockin’by Nancy Van Leer

Teacher: add instruments for characters

Children: act out

The Very Busy Spiderby Eric Carle

Teacher: (rote) teach ostinato pattern “the spider kept on working, until the job was done.”

Teacher: read story

Children: insert ostinato pattern after each page

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