Folk Songs, Singing Games & Play Parties (Collection)

Folk Songs, Singing Games & Play Parties (Collection) (Activity Songs for the Elementary Music Classroom). By Cristi Cary Miller. For Choral (TEACHER ED). Expressive Art (Choral). 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

It's party time! This unique collection of beloved folk songs will supply hours of fun for your music classroom. Each song provides an activity, game or dance that can easily be adapted to all learning situations. In addition you will find simple Orff and instrumental accompaniment ideas, as well as easy-to-follow teaching suggestions. This collection provides six songs for your younger students and six for your older ones. A Performance/Accompaniment CD offers the flexibility for hands-free teaching, or you may choose to use the complimentary piano accompaniment. Reproducible song sheets are an added bonus and are sure to make this song collection a must for your music library!

Includes 12 songs: I've Been Working on the Railroad * Draw Me a Bucket of Water * Riding in a Buggy * Oh! Susanna * The Bird's Courting Song * The Derby Ram * Fed My Horse * Goin' to the Party * Johnson Boys * Lots O' Fish in Bonavist' Harbor * Old Doc Jones * Weevily Wheat. Available: Teacher's Edition (with reproducible singer pages) and Performance/Accomp. CD. For Grades 1-6.