Carnival of the animals

Engaging, interactive games to help reinforce musical concepts and develop music appreciation!

Carnival of the Animals Plus Variations of a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 35 and Polonaise for Two Pianos, Op. 77 / Camille Saint-Saens [CD]

Carnival of the Animals activities and resources for young children.

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Note: this blog post has been updated (March 2016). Some of the links and resources in the original version were […]

I have been working on these Homeschool Curriculum Favorites posts for a while now. I talk with other homeschool moms that I know and ask them what they use and what their favorites are for

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I begin by discussing the composer Camille Saint-Saens. We discuss how he enjoyed jokes and wrote this piece to entertain his students. I would ask students to think of a time when they were acting silly with their friends and pretending to be chickens or other animals. Some say that Saint-Saens liked to write songs about his friends and how they acted. This is not bullying because is was good natured humor and his friends knew he was just being silly. We listen to the piece after discussing…

Montessori-Inspired Music Appreciation: Carnival of the Animals - Ideas for preparing and presenting activities to go with Carnival of the Animals classical music for kids