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MelodySoup YUMMY! Award June 2012 – Froggie Went a Courtin’ by Iza Tripani

MelodySoup YUMMY! Award June 2012 – Froggie Went a Courtin’ by Iza Tripani

by Bonnie | Jun 25, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up, Yummy Award

June 2012 What a fun book to read and sing with students! This book is especially useful when you are already using a version of the original folk song as part of your instruction.  I’ve used this book with kinder through 5th grade with great success but I find...
MelodySoup YUMMY! Award – May 2012 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Iza Trapani

MelodySoup YUMMY! Award – May 2012 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Iza Trapani

by Bonnie | Jun 19, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up, Yummy Award

I realized the other day that not only has it been quite some time since I last blogged, but that in the rush of ending the school year, I forgot to give a YUMMY! Award for the month of May…..so I’ll give an award for May today and hopefully give one for...
MelodySoup YUMMY! Award!  – April 2012 BIRDS by Kevin Henkes

MelodySoup YUMMY! Award! – April 2012 BIRDS by Kevin Henkes

by Bonnie | Apr 20, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up, Yummy Award

Drum roll please……….. The April 2012  Melodysoup.com YUMMY Award!  goes to……..   “Birds” by written by Kevin Henkes and Illustrated by Laura Dronsek What a delight it is to read this with children!  There are so many...
Patriotic Songs and the Kitchen Sink!

Patriotic Songs and the Kitchen Sink!

by Bonnie | Apr 20, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up

I tend to teach patriotic music in the late spring because the vocabulary  and often the melodies  for most of the songs are rather advanced.  By waiting until the late spring, I share these super fun songs with my students when they are the oldest they will be all...
Travel the USA, Test Drive a book today:  Test driving children’s books in the music classroom

Travel the USA, Test Drive a book today: Test driving children’s books in the music classroom

by Bonnie | Mar 31, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up

I like to try out new books with my students when I find myself with a little extra time.  It doesn’t happen often….. Most of the time I’m racing the clock and am always behind, but just the other day, I was able to scrape together a minute and was...
Children’s Books in Music – Part 3 – Books by John Lithgow

Children’s Books in Music – Part 3 – Books by John Lithgow

by Bonnie | Mar 25, 2012 | Book Lists, Music Classroom Library, Music Classroom Library Set-Up

In this 3rd installment about Children’s Books in the Music Room, I’m sharing books that I love by John Lithgow.  He has written some great books with original music.  If you want music with interesting and challenging vocabulary then these books are just...
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