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S1:E3 Resourceful Resources for Pre-K through Lower Elementary

Season One
Episode 3
Resourceful Resources for Pre-K through Lower Elementary



I'm so excited to be sharing my favorite resources with you!  I've used each of these resources with students when I taught elementary students and found them to be exceptional.  Hope you find some new ideas or remember a favorite resource you'd forgotten about and want to pull out again!

Pre-School and Kindergarten Resources

1.  Musikinesis (Monica Dale)
Website: Musikinesis



Books and Resources by Monica Dale
Eurythmics for Young Children:  Six Lessons for Fall
Eurythmics for Young Children:  Six Lessons for Winter
Eurythmics for Young Children:  Six Lessons for Spring






2.  First Steps in Music (John Feierabend)
Website:  Feierabend Association for Music Education

First Steps in Music for Pre-School and Beyond by John Feierabend
Book of Music Exploration
Book of Pitch Exploration
Book of Echo Songs
Book of Call and Response
Book of Children's Song Tales
Book of Fingerplays and Action Songs
Book of Beginning Circle Games
Book of Songs and Rhymes with Beat Motions
Full set of First Steps for Pre-School and Beyond Curriculum Materials - these can all be purchased separately as well)
Songtale Books (this is a book bundle, but each book can be purchased separately)

Lower Elementary Resources

Curriculum
GamePlan by Jeff Kriske and Randy Delelles  
Gameplan Kindergarten
Gameplan First Grade
Gameplan Second Grade


Purposeful Pathways by Roger Sams and Beth Ann Hepburn
Purposeful Pathways 1
Purposeful Pathways 2
Purposeful Pathways 3

Orff
Music for Children Volumes - particularly Volume I (Pentatonic)


Recorder

 Everyday Recorder, Recorder Everyday by Michael Chandler
Recorder Success by Chris Judah-Lauder
Recorder Games by Chris Judah-Lauder
It Takes Two by Chris Judah-Lauder
Journey around the Globe with Recorders by Darla Meek
Hot Jams for Recorder by Jim Solomon








Drums
Drum with a Passion by Chris Judah-Lauder
Hands On by Jim Solomon



Kodaly
First We Sing!  Songbook One by Susan Brumfield
First We Sing!  Songbook Two by Susan Brumfield
First We sing!  Songbook Three by Susan Brumfield







Organization of Music Materials

My favorite resource for storing conference notes and levels course materials is to use the Staples Better Binders.  They cost more than a generic binder, but are worth the cost if you can make it happen.  They hold up well and I love the way that you can see the tab on the side.  Keeps everything clean and sleek.




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