Carnival Of The Animals
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Things to Know
Camille Saint-Saëns short biography written for children.
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Easy Origami Bird
This is an easy origami bird to make with step-by-step pictures.
Swan Word Art
Children enjoy creating word art. Children write the word 'Swan' in bubble wavy letters. The 'S' is backwards - tall S, W and A taller than the N. Add a beak and an eye.
Lesson Plans
Carnival of the Animals Unit
Inculdes Carnival of the Animals Poems by Ogden Nash. (pdf)
Carnival of the Animals - Music lessons for young children.
Make a connection between what the music actually does, how it sounds, and how it is played to the animals.
Carnival of the Animals color pages (pdf)
Print color pages and hand out one to each child. Have children color their page
while listen to the Carnival of Animals CD. Replay the music and have the children hold up their color page that matches the music.
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Carnival of the Animals
Maestro Classics
Each animal is introduced with a poem written by Ogden Nash about the animal. The verses are interesting and fun. Each piece of music describes an animal. Listen to the "hee-haw of violins and "roar' of pianos. The pairing of the animals' theme music with poetry makes this an outstanding CD performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. This CD is a treasure to listen to with many teacing moments.
With the CD is an information booklet that contains information about the composer Camille Saint-Saens and the verses by Ogden Nash. The booklet is brightly colored and a charm to view.
