Grades K-6 * Holidays abound in this book. Celebrate the scariest day of the year while singing “Halloween,” and imagine those delicious Thanksgiving dinners while playing “Turkey and Stuffing” on classroom instruments. There is an upbeat tune for Columbus Day called “Chris Crossed,” and a dramatic addition to the magazine with an Orff arrangement, lyrics, and choreography of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Triumphal March” from “Aida.” Add in a few folk dances, rhythm games, and informative articles and you have all the lessons you’ll need to Fall into music!

Contents: Sharing Secrets (Phyllis Wolfe White); Halloween (K-3) (Loretta K Mitchell); Turkey and Stuffing (K-3) (Loretta K Mitchell); Chris Crossed (2-6) (Mary Lynn Lightfoot); The Light That Shines In Me (3-6) (Douglas E Wagner); Watch Out/Ghosts Come Round (2-6) (John D Horman); Sound Machine The (K-3) (Mark Burrows); Turkey and Stuffing (Orff) (K-3) (Donna Dirksing); Triumphal March (4-6) (Linda Forrest); Yankee Doodle (3-4) (Charles Lauterbach); Why Does Boo Scare You (3, Recorder) (Charles Lauterbach); Canoe Song (3, Recorder); My Country Tis of Thee (4-6, Recorder) (Susan A Bauer); Education Through Movement (Phyllis S Weikart); Eensy Weensy Spider (K-1); Hokey Pokey (K-2); Moving to a Rhyme (2-6); Students Choreograph Folk Dances (Phyllis S Weikart); Movement Choices (K-1); Simple Choreography (2-5); Count 64 (2-6); Oh My Opposites (K-3, terms and symbols); May I Have Your Autograph (K-3, styles); Spell and Search (K-3, notespeller); Places Please (K-3, instrument families); Matchmaker (K-3, rhythm reading and notation); Trick or Treat! Up or Down? (K-3, melodic recognition); Opera Classical Music's Storytelling (K-3); Goblins and Ghosts, Rests and Notes (4-6, terms and symbols); Brain Busters (4-6, styles); Notespeller Crossword (4-6); Exploring the Orchestra (4-6, instrument recognition and families); Rhythm Write Ups (4-6, rhythm dictation); Make Your Own Matches (4-6, rhythm reading and notation); Opera 400 Years of Music (4-6); Making Meter Meaningful (4-6) (Artie Almeida); Making the Most of the Fundamentals (4-6) (Kris Kropff)