Active Listening Listening Bingo Games p. 36 Ann Bryant introduces Music is everywhere! Listen… MEET THE CLASSICS with Movement, Props, & Activities Classical Music Through Stories more Children’s MY FIRST CLASSICAL MUSIC BOOK Classics pp. 86-89 by Genevieve Helsby & Jason Chapman. An all-school Classical music is everywhere—even in space! program of Read about TV/cinema and listen to Harry classical Potter film music, dance the Can-Can of music Offenbach, attend a Mozart concert, watch in 3 min. theatre with Peer Gynt. Discover the compos- Dan Fee Denise Gagne a day! ers and their milieu—Mozart & opera, Bach All 5 Sets Set of 5 & organ, John Adams & program music, and 7147 $122 more. Meet the instruments and hear music LISTENING FUN WITH MORE LISTENING FUN Books & CDs that features each. A fun and intriguing over- SCARVES AND TENNIS with Parachutes, Paper 9727 $59 view of classical music in cartoon style with a BALLS: Rhythmically Plates, Ribbons, and Scarves LISTENING RESOURCE KITS by Denise Gagne. 28-track, 69 min. CD. HB & CD 7237 $12.99 Expressive Movements to by Dan Fee and Denise Gagné. These innovative kits open the door for an Classical Music by Dan Fee. Get kids moving to classical active music listening program for the whole Ann Bryant’s books and CDs integrate music, art and literature for My First Orchestra Book Introduce classical works of music, with parachutes, scarves, school in about 3 min. a day, even without a ages 6-10. Each read-aloud story coordinates with a piece of classical HB & CD 7240 $12.99 p. 3 Both Sets 7241 $24 Bach, Grieg, Mussorgsky, and ribbons, and paper plates! This music teacher. Kits include a book with listen- music on the CD. 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