Thanks so much for your suggestion. We do have some books about
composers in our library, but not the ones you mentioned. I'll
look for them at the public library.

On 2/19/09, julia wrote:
> I am a music teacher and usually do a month long study of
> composers with my third graders, one each week covering the
> four major periods of music history. I like to use the
> series of books called "Famous Children: Handel (or Bach,
> Chopin, etc.) by Ann Rachlin. Our library has them. The
> kids really like them and they focus on the childhood of each
> composer. She also has written a series on visual artists.
> I have a question board containing 8 questions. The "best"
> listeners get to pull a question card at the end and ask the
> question. They then call on a student to answer it; it is
> like being the teacher and they love it!
>
> Julia
>
> On 2/10/09, Gloria Weaver wrote:
>> Our elementary school is interested in combining March is
>> Reading Month with Music Month. Any ideas out there you're
>> willing to share?

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