Dalcroze, Movement, and Dance Resources

Use jazz to develop children's creativity! This collection of 60 jazz-based teaching strategies is designed to foster music making, creative movement, and improvisation in the K-5 music classroom. The

This title features original songs and favorites with Orff arrangements, stories, games, and songs for elementary students, and children's lit connections are listed for many of the activities. All

This collection of more than two dozen traditional songs groups them in four units: Bears, On the Water, On the Farm, and Weather. Each unit includes a name song, warm-up, and read-aloud book idea along

This collection offers activities that are perfect warm-ups, transitions, brain breaks, and energizers that will inspire your students to move in creative, musical ways. This reproducible book includes

This vibrant collection of folk songs and activities for K-8 students explores the cultures and rich musical traditions of four West African countries: Liberia, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana. Each song

Have you ever wanted to do maypole dancing with your class? Wondered why people even do maypole dancing in the first place? If so, Maypole Mania is for you. This resource is perfect for helping

Everyday items such as balloons, pinwheels, and plastic eggs are transformed into tactile learning tools in this highly creative, hands-on general music resource. Following an informative opening about the

This collection of 14 practical movement activities allows your students to develop important skills in dance and movement. Students will learn about and experience the connections between music,

Break out the parachutes, ribbons, and scarves, and discover the magic that happens when you bring movement to your listening lessons. These 16 lessons range from Kindergarten to Grade 6 with a variety of

Young musicians will develop their music-making skills with this collection of creative lessons for early learners. Each lesson uses an age-appropriate song or book to guide preschool and early elementary

This collection offers four more units for developing musicianship in your youngest students through active engagement, imagination, and the spirit of play. Taken directly from Mari's teaching experiences,

Tune your students into the joys of classical music while encouraging them to shake out those sillies.  The movement-based lessons will create a solid foundation of music education skills and

References to Common Core, Head Start, and Music Education Standards help make this handy collection of classroom-tested lessons a must-have resource.  Through playful music activities, your students

Master teacher Artie Almeida shares some of her most-beloved listening and movement-based lessons in this outstanding collection. The included enhanced CD features wonderful orchestral tracks as well as

This is an "udderly mooo-ving" combination of music, learning, humor, and fun! Through the engaging songs, orchestral music and activities, kids will learn about music making, movement, listening, and their

Tempo Aerobics, Fermata Freeze and Synchronized Strumming are just three of the more than two dozen games in this invigorating collection that will have your students running, jumping and moving their way

The rhythms and dances of Guinea, West Africa spring to life in this multimedia collection. More than just a drumming book, this method immerses teachers and students in traditional West African music,

This is the perfect mix of music, creativity, and fun! Students will enjoy learning about the jungle and its creatures through the captivating songs and activities. Includes lesson ideas that capture the

Stories for movement and percussion playing will delight students with orchestral favorites. Each melody includes suggestions for movement, with pictures to demonstrate. Students will act out the stories in