| Curriculum Guide for Starting Early: Encouraging Literacy and Music in the Classroom Contributor(s): Kimpton, Paul (Author), Kimpton, Ann Kaczkowski (Author) |
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ISBN: 1579999123 ISBN-13: 9781579999124 Publisher: GIA Publications OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities |
| Series: Adventures with Music |
| Physical Information: 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Curriculum Guide is designed to help teachers get the most out of the book Starting Early: A Boy and His Bugle in America During WWII, the first in the Adventures with Music series...a series where the heroes are young musicians Intended for readers in Grades 4 through 8, the Adventures with Music series fosters a love of reading while exposing students to American history and the foundations of music. The musician characters provide positive role models for any child, but especially students who like music or play an instrument. This Curriculum Guide will assist teachers in developing language, literacy, content, and music skills in their classroom by providing a framework to strengthen student literacy skills while enabling students to develop or enrich their base of musical knowledge. This Guide will also help educators blend the teaching of music with the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards. Included are vocabulary suggestions, active reading questions, enrichment activities that cover the entire book. In addition, this Guide contains quizzes, music literacy vocabulary, student worksheets, and much more. Written by the authors of Starting Early, this Curriculum Guide is an essential resource for any teacher hoping to bring positive experiences with music and literacy beyond the classroom. |