2/4 Tuesday- Great Picture Book Resources… to use now!



Welcome to another 2/4 Tuesday! Today I would like to share 4 books that I am using in my classroom. 

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Perfect for the older kids for Halloween spooky time! They LOVE it! Comes with a CD recording of the story and includes high-quality orchestral excerpts that represent the characters in the story.

2. The Castaway Pirates
My grade 4 Orff club is working on an Orff composition with this book. 
There is AMAZING artwork in this book that just happens to be pop-up!

3. Doing the Animal Bop
This is a great one for vocal exploration for the Kinders. Comes with a CD.

4. Punk Farm
This is super fun! A punk rock rendition of Old MacDonald. Perfect in conjunction with Kriske and Delelles' Kindergarten Game Plan farm animal theme unit.




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