Here you'll find some of our favorite books from music class! I've included links to Amazon if your parent/guardian would like to get a copy for your home!
How to Speak Moo
Learn all the different ways to use your voice while speaking MOO! High moo, low moo, wobbly moo or even MOOO-sic can be so much fun!
We use this book to help us explore our voices and all the wonderful things our voices can do!
Eight Silly Monkeys
This fun book can be sung along with the tune "Shortnin' Bread" and is a great reminder that rules help keep us safe.
Abiyoyo
This African folk song is especially spooky around Halloween. We learn about scales, ABA form and even get to make an Abiyoyo puppet dance during our "Monstrous" 3rd grade Halloween unit!
Mooses Come Walking
Younger students get to dance like a moose and play a simple ostinato pattern on xylophones during this fun book!
Baby Beluga
This is an awesome book that you can sing! We like to pass our dolphin puppet around and have him swim with the music during this fun book.
Beetle Bop
Feel the jazzy beat in this cool book about bugs! Then, we create our own Jazzy music by reading graphic "bug" notation!
Skeleton Bones
First graders work on call and response while playing a simple melody on xylophones.
Also, there is a skeleton with hiccups.
The Wheels on the Bus Pop Up
This interactive book helps young learners find and use their voices with matching dance moves.
The Jazz Fly
Too Big To Dance
We learn about music from the bayou and learn a traditional Cajun dance.
Eric Carle Collection
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
We use this hilarious book to tie in with songs about the weather including:
Mr. Sun If All The Raindrops I Can Build a Rainbow
We also use food words to compose our own rhythms using graphic notation.