Schoolhouse Raps


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This innovative collection of eight speech choir "raps" will turn your students on to rhythmic reading. These teaching raps encompass a variety of subjects, making them ideal for interdisciplinary study. Your Math, Science, History and English teachers will thank you! What a perfect way to integrate music with classroom study. When you learn it rhythmically, you learn it for life. With these speech choir raps, your students will learn how to say "hello" in 16 languages, the planets of our solar system, facts about the U.S. Constitution, the musical families of the orchestra, geometric shapes, music facts and more! Includes reproducible student sheets and an educationally appropriate accompaniment/performance CD. Grades 3 and up.




Shakin' It Up!


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"If you can read it rhythmically, you will be stronger musically." That's the premise of this focused songbook which introduces your students to 10 popular rhythm band instruments and the typical rhythms they play. Have some students sing, some play along---then trade Products available: Teacher's Handbook (includes Reproducibles), Enhanced SoundTrax CD (Accompaniment/Performance tracks plus reproducible PDF files of Student Pages & Cover Art), or price-saving Book & CD Kit. Titles: Shakin It Up (Shakers) * Ol (Castanets) * Hit Those Sticks (Rhythm Sticks) * A Crash Course (Cymbals) * It's Time for Dinner (Triangle) * Tick Tock (Woodblock) * Rum ba da Dum Bum Bum (Drum) * Shake My Maracas (Maracas) * The Old Soft Shoe (Sandpaper Blocks) * My New Tambourine (Tambourine).




Shakin' It Up!


Book Description

"If you can read it rhythmically, you will be stronger musically." That’s the premise of this focused songbook which introduces your students to 10 popular rhythm band instruments and the typical rhythms they play. Have some students sing, some play along---then trade! Titles: * Shakin It Up! (Shakers) * Olé (Castanets) * Hit Those Sticks (Rhythm Sticks) * A Crash Course (Cymbals) * It’s Time for Dinner! (Triangle) * Tick Tock (Woodblock) * Rum ba da Dum Bum Bum (Drum) * Shake My Maracas (Maracas) * The Old Soft Shoe (Sandpaper Blocks) * My New Tambourine (Tambourine)




The Disappearing First Amendment


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Shows that while the Supreme Court enforces some First Amendment rights vigorously, it often fails to protect ordinary citizens' expressive freedoms.







Old School-days


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Lyrics of the XIXth century


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Texas School Journal


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