Grades K-6 * "Activate!" is an all-you-need resource for the K-6 classroom teacher. Each jam-packed compilation includes: songs to help students discover their voices; opportunities to utilize classroom instruments, from the traditional to the creative; folk dances and other movement activities; and pencil-to-paper games and activities addressing a variety of music concepts. Lesson plans are provided and a CD with numerous complementary recordings is included in each book. You want more? Okay. The National Standards for Music Education are referenced and all student pages are reproducible!

Contents: The Symphony (Dianne Campbell); Brazilian Attitude; February Calendar; February Calendar Connections; March Calendar; March Calendar Connections; Activate Asks: Anne Green Gilbert; Kindergarten Corner: Hey There Friend (Denise Gagne); I Can Clap (Blair Bielawski); Cantamos el la Unidad (Victor C Johnson); El Jarabe Tapatio (Greg Gilpin); Ferdinand (Lynn Kleiner); Valentine (Randy DeLelles); Build a Burrito (Artie Almeida); Al Citron (Brian Hiller); Bate, Bate Chocolate (Mari Schay); La Raspa (Doug Edwards); From My Classroom to Yours: Strategies for including movement activities; Mountain Breathing (Kate Kuper); Tips and Tricks for Movement Activities (Kate Kuper); Clap, Step, Jump, Shape! (Kate Kuper); Valentine's Day (Tom N Tumbusch); Fiesta (Ingrid Hurlen); Que Viva el Mariachi (Jeanette Morgan); Celebrate the Presidents (Randy DeLelles); Train Music (Charlene Heldt); Spotlight on Carlos Santata (Jenny VanPelt); Get to Know Carlos Santata (Jenny VanPelt); Santana's Super Scramble (Jenny VanPelt); Carlos's Crazy Chords (Jenny VanPelt); What Time (Signature) Is It? (D Brian Weese); World Music Instrument Scrapbook (Julie Thompson); Latin American Instruments Word Search (Jeanette Morgan); Latin Dance Scramble (Nicole LeGrand)