Jazzy Fairy Tales - Volume 2

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  • Introduction
  • Who Are We?
  • The Stories
  • Curriculum Ideas
  • Jazzy Fairy Tales and Curriculum Areas
  • Tailoring the Stories to Different Populations and Situations
  • What Makes Our Stories Jazzy?
  • Scat Language
  • Rhythm
  • The Blues
  • Getting in Touch and Sharing Ideas
  • The Jazzy Gingerbread Man
  • The Story
  • The CD
  • Songs and Chants (With Optional Accompaniment)
  • Dynamics
  • How We Teach the Songs and Chants
  • Body Chant: Another Kind of Call and Response
  • Movement Activities
  • The Chase: Running in Place
  • Acting Out the Story
  • How to Act Out the Story with the Children
  • Literacy Connection
  • Other Versions of This Story and Other Runaway Food Stories
  • Problem Solving
  • Geography: Maps and Pathways
  • Patterns
  • Science and Math
  • Cooking, Parts of the Body and the Five Senses, Animals, Counting
  • The Gunnigator
  • The Story
  • The CD
  • The Kazoo
  • Songs and Chants (With Optional Accompaniment)
  • Dynamics
  • Tempo
  • Legato
  • The Words
  • How We Teach the Songs and Chants
  • Important Lines to Memorize
  • Movement Activities
  • Big Mama's Dance (to the Song "Sweet Little Shoogie Bee's Riff")
  • Acting Out the Story
  • How to Act Out the Story with the Children
  • Acting Out the Story with Instruments
  • Acting Out the Story with Recorded Music
  • Geography: Maps and Pathways
  • Science
  • Swamps and the Animals that Live There
  • Overcoming Your Fears
  • Family Relationships
  • Literacy Connection
  • Fiction Books Set in Louisiana
  • Georgie the Jazzy Giant
  • The Story
  • The CD
  • Song and Chants
  • Dynamics
  • How We Teach the Songs and Chants
  • The Words
  • Movement Activities
  • Acting Out the Story
  • Acting Out the Story with the Entire Class
  • Jazz Greats
  • Geography: Maps and Pathways
  • Science and Math
  • Opposites
  • Size Differences
  • Weather
  • Other Version of the Story
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • CD Track List