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101 Music Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song (SmartFun Activity Books) Review
User Submitted 101 Music Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song (SmartFun Activity Books) ReviewsDecember 19, 2008 Great Starting point not as musical as expected This book gives a great starting point for creating your own games. It was not as musically educational as I had hoped. I have derived a lot of my own ideas from this book or modified games within it. This book is functional but I was not "WOWed" by it. October 24, 2008 Useful for teachers needed to add in music These games are great for using music to stimulate thinking, planning and connecting with emotional response. DO NOT CHOOSE THIS BOOK if you are looking for ideas around a progressive (building each week on previously learned) music skills education curriculum. It is great for incorporating music, rhythm and sound into everyday teaching environment. September 14, 2008 Not as useful as I'd thought. After reading the raving reviews I ordered the book - I needed ideas and help because I'm a music teacher who is now teaching elementary music, yet I had limited experience in that area. I couldn't afford the Kodaly books, so I thought this would be a good start. What a disappointment! A lot of the games involve blindfolding the students, which isn't appropriate in classrooms anymore, especially because most elementary music classes will have 20-30 kids, no matter what size the school. On top of that, the games don't actually involve the kids singing much - there are rhythm games, but good ones are very few. Overall, this book seems very outdated in it's ideas and games. It wasn't a wise investment for me. May 24, 2008 Games for Children (musical) Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful!! This book has been so helpful in my children's ministry at church. September 13, 2005 Good book, not as musical as I thought. This is a good book for music teachers to have, but don't expect to use all 101 games. Many are variations on a theme, are impratical in the classroom, or simply are not very musical. An example of this is a game where students have to act out the titles of songs, like Charades. Sure, it'd probably be fun, but it's hard to say what the students are actually learning about music from that. I'd say there's 10-15 games I think I might use - or leave for a sub to use. I also would modify most of them to make them more appropriate for a limited classroom space. August 2, 2005 Great Resource! This book is SO GREAT for teaching music and music themes at home. It works for any number of children, but it is best for a small group of about 3-6. I used it with only one, and it worked ok with some modification. Great variety of games that kids really enjoy playing! May 3, 2005 Funtastic Music is fun for play and doesn't always have to be taken so seriously. These well thought-out games are adaptible for so many different moods integrating the rhythum and beauty of auditory art into activity for kids. May 15, 2002 Excellent activity ideas I am a music therapy student and I used this book in constructing activities for music classes at a summer camp. This book had so many ideas for activities with music materials and ideas that were easily adaptable to fit the groups' needs. I especially love that few of these games really have a single winner, so everyone gets to participate and enjoy. I would highly recommend this for music therapists and educators as well as anyone else looking for this type of game for children. June 5, 2000 101 Music Games for Children Being a music educator, I purchased this book in hopes toenhance my music program. I have found it hard in the past to find musical games that young children can enjoy outside of musical chairs! With this book, I will never have that problem. To insure that my students have FUN learning music, we spend the last part of class playing one of these games. It is easy to do because this book provides you with a guide indicating age appropriateness, how long the game takes (5 min., 15 min., 30 min., etc.), specific number of players needed, and instruments and/or props if needed. Oh, did I mention that you don't have to be a kid to love these games? Well, you don't! There are games in here for those competitive music know-it-alls like myself! Did I mention that this book is great for planning parties? Forget the clown, it's usually a rip off anyway! Besides, music and parties go hand in hand! Last, it's a totally great book! ... For more 101 Music Games for Children: Fun and Learning with Rhythm and Song (SmartFun Activity Books) reviews click here.
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