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B-B-B-Bats
When a teacher is searching for a text that illustrates diversity within a species, what could be better than one on bats! This
fascinating winged mammal can be found on five continents.
Differences in this nocturnal creature’s anatomy are often a
reflection of how it obtains food within its habitat, leading to
variations in wing span, ear and nose sizes. Hopefully children’s
fears will be calmed as they come to know their new friend in this
original song B-B-B-Bats.
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Bear Facts
The simplistic nature of this original song and its lyrics makes Bear Facts a favorite with Pre-K , kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Its repetition invites emergent readers to join in the language experience of song, aiding in their transition to the written word. The focus of the text examines how bears interact and adapt to the changing seasons in order to survive.
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Busy Bees
When you’re attempting to get your students to work in collaborative groups, why not share an example of where it happens in real life. Busy Bees looks at a bee colony and the vital role that each insect plays: the Queen, workers and drones. Of course, each learns that something special can be achieved when they cooperate as one.
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Dig a Dinosaur
When teachers are looking for a text that will engage children in the act of beginning reading, what could be better or bigger than one on dinosaurs! Dig a Dinosaur delivers an original song that will make students want to stand up, sing, snap, and “become”
paleontologists. The lyrics examine paleontology, oviparous beings or egg layers, meat versus plant eaters, and a possible extinction theory.
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Frog on a Log
The predictive elements in Frog on a Log will not only help your primary classroom learn about the life cycle of this fascinating amphibian, but support early reading efforts. The rhyming words and homophones will also encourage students to examine words more closely as they move through this
animal’s metamorphosis.
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Gravity
What better way to introduce your students to this force than through its effect on Nursery Rhyme characters---and the reader! As your students sing the lyrics to Gravity, they will predict rhyming elements integrating reading and science. They might even begin to create innovations on the original text as they consider possibilities within word families.
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Munch, Munch, Munch!
The original title for Munch, Munch, Munch! was The Beautiful Things, taken from repeated lyrics within the song. Anyone who has witnessed the miracle of metamorphosis would agree that each stage in the life cycle of the butterfly possesses a certain beauty. The rhythm, rhyme and repetition in this original song will invite primary students to join in the lively dramatizations.
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The Predator
The adaptations of an animal help it survive in its
habitat. In The Predator your students will learn about
how a snake’s specialized scales, inner ear, forked
tongue, and eyes without lids help it in becoming an
extremely successful hunter. Predictive elements in the illustrations also give the young reader clues as to
which prey might be next.
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Rappin' Heart Rhyme
Rappin’ Heart Rhyme will get your students up and moving with its energetic lyrics. As they become engaged, the analogies
within the text and illustrations will not only help them learn facts about their amazing heart, but will give this vital organ the exercise it needs.
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Save a Tree for Me
As future caretakers of this beautiful planet, children will learn how to become more environmentally responsible to the one living thing that makes life possible---trees. The haunting original melody in Save a Tree for Me guides children so they can affect change through recycling, reusing and collaborative efforts.
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What Hatches from an Egg?
Children delight in making predictions about text. Breath-taking illustrations identifying attributes bordering the pages of What Hatches from an Egg?, paired with rhyming lyrics will have students shouting their responses! There are many other benefits within the text that model descriptive language and vigorous verbs.
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Winter's Gift
If you live in a climate where there’s an abundance of snow, you might question whether this form of precipitation could be welcome. In Winter’s Gift, the repetitive chorus will invite children into the song. With the lyrics that follow, they will learn facts about these clear crystals including: symmetry, six sided figures, hibernating animals and dormant plants, snowmelt for streams, and of course children’s favorite---they’re a medium for making snowmen!
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