Alfred Publishing

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Nursery Rhymes for Primary Music Students

Authors: Greg Foreman, Valeaira Luppens
Format: Book & Enhanced CD
Version: Classroom Material
Level: Grades Pre-K--2

Once upon a time, a hardworking music teacher was determined to slay the dragons of student doldrums. She looked far and wide for meaningful yet entertaining lessons that would engage her students while addressing the Common Core music standards. One day, she happened upon a set of enchanting books filled with folk tales, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, myths, legends, and more. As they dove into the grade-appropriate literature and music activities, her students became active musicians and lived happily ever after! Each volume of Once Upon a Music Class includes 20 lessons, complete with objectives, procedures, reproducible student pages, and all necessary recordings. Recommended for grades Pre-K through two.

Contents:

• Pre-K and Kindergarten Lessons
  • Beauty and the Beast (Fairy Tale)
  • The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Aesop's Fable)
  • Humpty Dumpty (Nursery Rhyme)
  • Jack Be Nimble (Nursery Rhyme)
  • Johnny Appleseed (American Folk Tale)
  • The Little Bird (Nursery Rhyme)
  • Little Miss Muffet (Nursery Rhyme)
  • Pop! Goes the Weasel (Nursery Rhyme)
  • The Swallow and the Crow (Aesop's Fable)
  • The Teeny Tiny Man (Canadian Finger Play)
• First and Second Grade Lessons
  • The Ants and the Grasshoppers (Aesop's Fable)
  • The Bamboo Cutter (Japanese Fairy Tale)
  • Dust Under the Rug (American Fairy Tale)
  • The Four Skillful Brothers (German Fairy Tale)
  • The Little Red Hen (Russian Folk Tale)
  • Peter Piper (Nursery Rhyme)
  • Stone Soup (European Folk Tale)
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Norwegian Folk Tale)
  • The Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop's Fable)
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Russian Fairy Tale)