
Songs, chants, games, movement, instrumental play

Grades 4-8 Sample
I Can Show It…’Cause I Know It! asks students to show what they’ve learned, and now know.
While rote learning is a teaching tool in the music classroom, it does not ensure understanding,
and can apply their knowledge in a new context. The songs and activities in this book work
through the basic fundamentals of beat, rhythm, melody, and beginning music literacy, with
opportunities to apply and develop knowledge and understanding. Joy as written chants,
songs, and accompaniments that are current and relevant, with just a bit of sass, for the older
elementary class.

