Questions (to encourage attention):
What are the differences between vowels and consonants?
What are the differences between nouns and pronouns
What does “phonetic” mean?
Activities (prior to the performance):
Listen to the sounds of the alphabet and then discuss how the sounds are
produced (voiced “b” vs. unvoiced “p”).
Recite some tongue-twisters and discuss why such phrases are so difficult.
Vocabulary
Noun: a word that is the name of something (person,
place or thing) that can be talked about
Palindrome: a word, phrase, verse or sentence which reads the
same
backwards as forwards
Homophone: One of two or more words pronounced alike but with different
meanings (red, read; pare, pear, pair)
Etymology: The history of a word shown by tracing it or its
parts back to the
earliest known forms and meanings both in
its own language
and any other language from which it may
have been taken.
Alliteration: The repitition of a sound at the beginning of two
or more
neighboring words (as in “wild and
woolly” or “babbling brook”)
Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word denoting one
object is used
in place of another to suggest a likeness
between them
Mythology: A collection of legendary stories that describe a
supernatural
being or event or explains a religious
belief or practice
suggestions for follow-up
Make a worksheet of the song lyrics and have the students locate and
circle the
sound for which the song was written.
Students can write or offer OTHER WORDS that contain each particular
sound.
Examples: Things found in the classroom, on the school grounds. at home
in the ocean, at the circus, etc.
Students can write their own ditties, “silly sound songs” or poems.
Art activities can be used in conjunction with the story songs. This
can help
develop listening skills.
Sing, learn and have fun with the songs. Auditory stimulation becomes an
important by-product.
Go to the garden, playground, circus, zoo etc. and list or discuss the
different
things you see, hear or smell.
Learn some fun words in other languages (i.e. how to say hello, good-bye
or
thank you)
bibliography & resources
Video and Audio Aids
Oops, by Dan Crow. cassette/CD. Rounder Records 8007.
The Word Factory, by Dan Crow. cassette/CD. Vocabulary, Parts of
Speech,
Palindromes and Word Play. ALLS HOUSE Family Entertainment 1949.
A Friend, A Laugh and A Walk In The Woods, by Dan Crow. cassette/CD.
Songs
about nature, friendship, and humor. ALLS HOUSE Family Entertainment
1950.
Dan Crow Live, by Dan Crow. CD. A double CD of nearly 90 minutes of
stories
and songs performed before an audience. ALLS HOUSE Family
Entertainment
1951.
Chanukah At Home, cassette/CD. Original and traditional songs on this
Chanukah
anthology album. Rounder Records 8017.
Santa Songs, by Dan Crow. CD. Delighful songs of the season. ALLS
HOUSE
Family Entertainment 1952.
Just For Fun, by Dan Crow. A 12 minute Emmy Award Winning video
The Giggling Dragon, by Dan Crow. CD. Designed to encourage reading and writing skills and develop the imagination, ALLS HOUSE Family Entertainment 1955
meet the artist
Dan Crow, one of America’s most beloved children’s entertainers and
recording artists, is the star of the Emmy award winning “Just For Fun,”
a three time Gold Parents’ Choice winner, and a CableAce nominated songwriter
for his work on the Disney Channel. Dan is a good buddy of Winnie the Pooh,
Dumbo and Bambi, for whom he has composed over a hundred songs, and he
performed the title song for the family classic film, “The Adventures of
Milo and Otis.”
As an educator, Dan Crow presents over 200 “Reading, Writing and Rhythm”
school assemblies a year and is a recipient of the prestigious PASA
(Professional Artists In Schools) life-time achievement award. His 5,000
plus concerts have taken him all over the United States and to Europe, Asia,
Australia, Canada and home again.
Specific Educational Standards met with The Reading, Writing and Rhythm
Assembly Program
Visual and Performing Arts: Music Content Standard
Kindergarten:Artistic Perception 1 .O; Creative Expression 2.1, 2.2; Historical and Cultural
Content 3.1, 3.4; Aesthetic Valuing 4.1, 4.2; Connections Relationships Applications 5.1
Grade One: Artistic Perception 1.2; Creative Expression 2.1, 2.2; Historical and Cultural
Content 3.1, 3.2; Aesthetic Valuing 4.2; Connections Relationships Applications 5.1, 5.2
Grade Two: Artistic Perception 1.4; Creative Expression 2.2; Historical and Cultural
Content 3.1, 3.2;Aesthetic Valuing 4.1, 4.4; Cornnections Relationships Applications 5.1,
5.2
Grade Three: Artistic Perception 1.3, 1.6; Creative Expression 2.1 ; Historical and Cultural
Content 3.1, 3.2, 3.4; Aesthetic Valuing 4.1, 4.3; Connections Relationships Applications
5.2
Grade Four: Creative Expression 2.1 ; Historical and Cultural Content 3.1, 3.2, 3.5;
Aesthetic Valuing 4.1, 4.2
Grade Five: Artistic Perception 1.6; Creative Expression 2.1 ; Historical and Cultural
Content 3.1, 3.2, 3.3; Aesthetic Valuing 4.2; Connections Relationships Applications 5.2
English Language Arts Content Standard
Kindergarten: Reading 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.12, 1.13, 1.16, 1.17, 3.1, 3.2; Listening and
Speaking 1 . l , 2.3
Grade One: Reading 1.3, 1.1 0, 1.12, 1.1 7; Listening and Speaking 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2
Grade Two: Reading 1.2, 1.1 0, 3.4; Written and Oral Language Connections 1.3; Listening
and speaking 1.1, 1.4, 1.7,2.1
Grade Three: Reading 1.4, 1.7, 2.4, 2.7, 3.2, 3.5; Writing 1.3, 2.3; Written and Oral
Language Connections 1.2; Listening and Speaking 1.4, 1.7, 1 .1 1
Grade Four: Reading 3.1, 3.5; Written and Oral Language Connections 1.2; Listening and
Speaking 1.3, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.4
Grade Five: Reading 1.3, 1.5, 3.1 ; Written and Oral Language 1.2; Listening and Speaking
1.2, 1.6, 2.1
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