Grades 2-3 • Whether you are a new music educator or a seasoned veteran, you will never again have to ask “what to teach when.” Following their elemental approach, this easy-to-adopt curriculum from master teachers Brian Hiller and Don Dupont targets developmentally appropriate skills that every second and third grade student should master in the areas of melody, rhythm, form, timbre, and texture. All visuals are available in the included downloadable resources, prepared for you in full color.

Contents: Deedle, Deedle, Dumpling; Rain, Rain, Go Away; Mary Ann; Sorida; Mother, Mother; Jubilee!; Page's Train (Half Note); Bell Horses; Page's Train (Half Rest); Who's That?; Dictation; What Is the Color That You Like Best?; Great, Big House in New Orleans; Who Sells Seashells?; Let Us Chase the Squirrel; Here Comes a Bluebird; Create a Tableau; Humpty Dumpty; I Got a Letter (Whole Note); I Got a Letter (Whole Rest); Swan Swam; Sarasponda; One, Two, Three, Four; Mr. Tyler's Clock Store; Hop, Old Squirrel; Hot Cross Buns; Five Little Monkeys; Clap Your Hands; Tideo; A Ram Sam Sam; Au Clair de la Lune; The Carrot Seed; The Three Billy Goats Gruff; Sample Lesson Plan: Little Drops of Water; Second-Grade Assessment: Let's Compose!; Instrument Rondelet; Muvili, Zuma, Zuma; Go to Sleep; Doctor Foster; Feel the Meter; Tongo; Bwana Awabariki; Strawberry Pie; Fais Dodo; Soundscapes; Now I Know My ABCs; Hear the Falling Rain; Haiku; You Ask a Question; Ring Out the Old; Jim Along Josie; Train's Off the Track; Pinocchio; Dessert Rondo; Play Ball!; Look Before You Leap; Hole in the Bucket; We Shall Have Weather; Canoe Song; Somebody's Knockin' at Your Door; Chatter with the Angels; Seasons Change; Spring; Wade in the Water; Feel the Beat!; Derry Ding Dong Dason; The Little Bells of Westminster; Kookaburra; Sample Lesson Plan: Here Are Some Proverbs; Third-Grade Assessment: Listen for the Meter!; Soprano Recorder Fingering Guide; Second-Grade Scope and Sequence; Third-Grade Scope and Sequence; Instrument Glossary