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C hildren’s L it in the M usic C lassroom:  L essons from the F ield When I went to visit one of the schools where I would be student teaching in the Fall of 2012, one of the first things I noticed were the children’s books all standing against the chalkboard in the music room. During student teaching my sponsor teacher used books in her classroom frequently, and the lessons listed here are a compilation of her ideas, my ideas, and other teacher’s ideas using children’s books in the music classroom. In each lesson I will designate where the idea originated.

K5

//Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?// By Bill Martin Jr./Eric Carle

1st Grade

//The Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything// by Linda Williams, illustrated by Megan Lloyd 

//Five Little Pumpkins// by Dan Yaccarino Link to “Five Little Pumpkins” Song on MusicKit.com: []

2nd Grade

//On a Windy Night// by Nancy Raines Day