<description>&lt;p&gt;Full episode notes here: &lt;a href="https://www.victoriaboler.com/podcast/picture-books-in-elementary-music-part-1"&gt;https://www.victoriaboler.com/podcast/picture-books-in-elementary-music-part-1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ready to dip your toe into the magical world of children’s literature in your music classroom? Today we’ll talk about a few ways to get started. Next time, we’ll extend the conversation to a few more involved options.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How will we choose our books? What activities will we use? Where will the musical material come from? Let’s explore together.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In This Episode…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Getting Started with Picture Books in Elementary Music&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:53 - Three Elemental Questions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:40 - What are we showcasing? What’s the point?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;04:00 - What is the student’s job? What is the teacher’s job?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;06:21 - Choosing a Book&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:27 - Where does the musical material come from?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;11:09 - Songs from Inside the Book&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.victoriaboler.com/blog/picture-books-to-sing-in-music-class-from-epic-books"&gt;Victoria’s Collection: Picture Books to Sing on Epic Books&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:26 - Creating Musical Text from Inside the Book&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.getepic.com/book/26771769/the-stick?utm_source=t2t&amp;amp;utm_medium=link&amp;amp;utm_campaign=content&amp;amp;share=27854875347"&gt;“The Stick”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://shop.carlemuseum.org/turtle-walk"&gt;“Turtle Walk”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:00 - Adding Existing Songs to the Book&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Do-You-Idea/dp/1938298071"&gt;“What Do You Do with an Idea?”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;21:10 - Recap and What’s Next&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let’s Connect:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://victoriaboler.com/"&gt;Website &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoriaboler/"&gt;Instagram &lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy8bVUHYQ2OuQ1f-nACWqoA"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; | &lt;a href="https://victoriaboler.com/"&gt;Website &lt;/a&gt;| &lt;a href="https://victoriaboler.com/planning-binder-access"&gt;Planning Binder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Elemental Conversations with Victoria Boler

Victoria Boler

Getting Started with Picture Books in Elementary General Music (Picture Books Part 1)

JUL 1, 202423 MIN
Elemental Conversations with Victoria Boler

Getting Started with Picture Books in Elementary General Music (Picture Books Part 1)

JUL 1, 202423 MIN

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Full episode notes here: https://www.victoriaboler.com/podcast/picture-books-in-elementary-music-part-1---Ready to dip your toe into the magical world of children’s literature in your music classroom? Today we’ll talk about a few ways to get started. Next time, we’ll extend the conversation to a few more involved options.How will we choose our books? What activities will we use? Where will the musical material come from? Let’s explore together.In This Episode…00:00 - Getting Started with Picture Books in Elementary Music00:53 - Three Elemental Questions01:40 - What are we showcasing? What’s the point?04:00 - What is the student’s job? What is the teacher’s job?06:21 - Choosing a Book10:27 - Where does the musical material come from?11:09 - Songs from Inside the BookVictoria’s Collection: Picture Books to Sing on Epic Books12:26 - Creating Musical Text from Inside the Book“The Stick”“Turtle Walk”15:00 - Adding Existing Songs to the Book“What Do You Do with an Idea?”21:10 - Recap and What’s Next---Let’s Connect:  Website  | Instagram  | YouTube  | Website | Planning Binder