20-In-10: Linking Music and Literacy with Twenty, Ten-Minute Mini-Lessons and Activities for Primary Learners [Spiral-bound]

Luana K. Mitten (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005

20 Lessons in 10 minutes or less!

Writing educator Luana K. Mitten and Grammy Award-winning children's songrwriters Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer show you how to integrate music in your K-2 classroom! The ten songs on the included CD are the subject of twenty standards-based mini-lessons that allow you to teach phonemic awareness, visualization, letter and sound identification, movement, and specific writing-craft skills. Use the short, music-linked literacy lessons during transitions to calm or energize students and as an instructional tool to bolster reading fluency across the content areas. This collection of musically inspired "mini-teaching moments" will delight and motivate students and fill your class with song!

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"a great collection of activities and songs that all primary teachers will want to have at their fingertips!" --Karen Tankersly, ASCD author

About the Author

As an education consultant and Head of Training for Maupin House Publishing, Florida author Luana K. Mitten works nationally with schools implementing craft-based writing instruction programs, modeling the use of non-fiction texts in reading and writing instruction, and teaching content through literacy. Luana has written twelve non-fiction children's books and served as a literacy consultant for the Readers for Writer's series published by Rourke Classroom resources. She is also co-author of Models for Teaching Writing-Craft Target Skills (Maupin House, 2005).

About the Songwriters

Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer are multiple Grammy Award winners in the children's music field. They have been making music together since 1984 and have each been performing for over thirty years. Their recordings have also won numerous awards from the Parents' Choice Foundation, the National Association of Parenting Publications, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, and the Washington Area Music Association.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 64 pages
• Publisher: Maupin House Publishing (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 092989586X
• ISBN-13: 978-0929895864
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,434,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Teaching Resource!, May 26, 2010

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This review is from: 20-In-10: Linking Music and Literacy with Twenty, Ten-Minute Mini-Lessons and Activities for Primary Learners (Spiral-bound)

Many studies have shown that putting information to music and even adding corresponding movements helps children retain information better and longer. That the basis of a new book from Maupin House - 20-in-10: Linking Music and Literacy with Twenty, Ten-Minute Mini-Lessons and Activities for Primary Learners. The activities were created by Luana K. Mitten, and the book includes a music CD with songs by Grammy winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer.

Each activity has song that goes with it and is divided into two parts. The first part is teaching your student(s) the song lyrics, tune, and motions. The second part is an activity to reaffirm what's in the song.

We received a copy of 20-in-10 to review, and this has been wonderful for Kylie and John David. It's geared just right for them, reaffirming what we've been learning this year. It has served as a review of sorts. The kids really enjoy the humor and fun put into every song. Kylie's favorite is called "A Ballet Dancing Truck Driver". The CD itself is fantastic and fun to listen to during playtime or in the car, but add the book and the wealth of teaching helps in the lessons and you've got a dynamite duo!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaching listening skills, visualization, letter and sound identification, movement, and specific writing-craft skills, November 14, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20-In-10: Linking Music and Literacy with Twenty, Ten-Minute Mini-Lessons and Activities for Primary Learners (Spiral-bound)

20-in-10: Linking Music And Literacy With Twenty, Ten-Minute Mini-Lessons And Activities For Primary Learners is specifically intended for K-2 classroom teachers. The result of an impressive collaboration between Luana K. Mitten (a writing educator, education consultant, and Head of Training for Maupin House Publishing) and the songwriting team of Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer (multiple Grammy Award winners in the children's music field), this compilation of twenty standards-based mini-lessons reinforced by ten original songs on an accompanying CD, will prove invaluable in creating a classroom curriculum for teaching listening skills, visualization, letter and sound identification, movement, and specific writing-craft skills. Original, effective, entertaining, 20-in-10 is highly recommended, and would be an invaluable aid to homeschooling parents as well.