Using Literature in the Music Room

Tenessa MartinAssignment #6– Digital Storytelling

IdeasPre-K-1st Grade literature2nd-4th Grade literature

Pre-K and 1st Grade Literature*These are ideas for implementing literature in the music

room.*

Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric CarleThe Very Busy Spider by Eric CarleThe Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by

N.B. WescottThe 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 questionsChildren: 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 storyChildren: insert ostinato

pattern after each page

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anythingby Linda WilliamsTeacher: 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 LaanThe Flute Player by Michael LacapaAnansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric

Kimmel

Possum Come a Knockin’by Nancy Van Leer

Teacher: add instruments for characters

Children: act out

The Flute Playerby Michael Lacapa

Use recorders to create a simple improvised B-A-G-E melody to be played during the book

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rockby Eric Kimmel

Use instruments for sound effects

Let the students decide which instruments would be best