Stories and So Much More - Book 4

Stories and So Much More! is a collection of stories, songs, and literacy activities for K - Grade 6. Children love the opportunity to play instruments, explore movement activities, and sing storybooks. The songs in this collection enhance a wonderful source of interesting stories. The lessons and activities that are included will help your pre-readers, emerging readers, and readers to improve their listening skills and beginning reading skills. The use of text and illustrations as manipulatives and/or projectable activities provide a powerful tool for language learning!

Music Lessons are also included at a variety of grade levels for each selection, giving elementary students the opportunity to play rhythm instruments, Orff instruments, recorder, ukulele, and Boomwhackers!

• Suggestions to help teachers choose storybooks that combine music and literacy 
• Songs to enhance the stories
• Videos of each of the songs
• Projectables of the music and literacy activities
• Printable literacy activities (story strips, class books) for the stories
• Music Lessons for primary and upper elementary
• Extensions

We hear and process all language as sound first. Then, we turn the sounds into symbols. Children develop listening skills as they sing or listen to the songs and sequence their picture cards. The students learn to follow directions. By giving each child literacy activities or manipulatives to use as they listen to a song or a story, the child is involved and is fully engaged in the learning process.

Story 1:  “Rumble in the Jungle” Music Lesson and Process for PreK - K Music Lesson and Process for PreK - 2 Music Lesson and Process for 3 - 6  Story 2:  “Commotion in the Ocean” Music Lesson and Process for PreK - K  Music Lesson and Process for 1 - 3   Music Lesson and Process for 4 - 6 Story 3:  “Barnyard Boogie” Music Lesson and Process for PreK - 2  Music Lesson and Process for 3 - 6

Story 4:  “I Love You More” Music Lesson and Process for PreK - K  Music Lesson and Process for K - 3  Story 5: “Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones” Music Lesson and Process for PreK - 3  Music Lesson and Process for 4 - 6  Story 6: “The Rabbit and the Turtle” Music Lesson and process for PreK - 3  Music Lesson and process for 4 - 6

Audio: In the Jungle

Audio: What Do You See - Ocean
Audio: Barnyard Boogie
Audio: I Love You More
Audio: Rabbit and the Turtle Story
Audio: Rabbit Song
Book: Stories and So Much More