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Play Me a Poem

Using poems to explore music in junior classes

Immerse your students in expressive art experiences. The three books in this series use poems to explore dance, drama and music in a lively, interactive and relevant context. They will help stimulate children's physical and mental agility and provide new language for self-expression. They meet many expectations of the curriculum, include ideas for lessons and bite-size activities, and accommodate a range of learning styles.

Ages: 5-9 | Pages: 56 | Code: 0272 | ISBN: 9781877390678

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Frances Reed

Frances Reed (now Frances Adlam), a highly experienced and creative educator and therapist, has 20 years of teaching experience, is considered a “gifted teacher” by many, and for over 15 years has been involved in teaching the arts, creativity, multiple intelligences and working with creatively gifted children. She has lectured in New Zealand and been an adviser for teachers in the aforementioned areas. She is also a published children’s author, a dancer and a playwright. She currently works as an educator and therapist for children in her private practice, Out of the Box, where she specialises in working with children who are on the spectra of dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome and autism. Frances has written many resources for Essential Resources. You can find out more about Frances at www.outofthebox.net.nz.

Contents

Introduction4
Music Elements5
General Ideas for Using Music in the Classroom6
Music Unit Plans, Levels 1 and 2 (Examples and Template)7
Notes10
Note Bingo11
My Graphic Notations13
Music Units and Poems14
1. Hippity Hop14
2. Funny Sounds16
3. Tapping a Beat18
4. Mr BumbleBeat20
5. Bozzo's Big Band22
6. Sound Searchers24
7. Ritchie Rhythm26
8. Mr Rumble28
9. A Sound Walk30
10. Noisy Lunch32
11. Mrs Nicky Noo34
12. In My Letterbox36
13. Late at Night38
14. Musical Bones40
15. Wind Orchestra42
16. Who's That Knocking at My Door?44
17. My Crazy Car46
18. The Music Man48
19. Sizzling Suzy50
20. Spider Symphony52
21. Music, Music, Music54