In School:
- It's Music Time: helping teachers develop and lead a community music time in their programs and have it be fun for children and teachers.
- Songs, Songs, and More Songs: building and organizing a repertoire of songs so you can use them readily in appropriate situations.
- But They're Not Singing: looking at signs of children's involvement in the music time, reading clues and taking cues from children, with tips for encouraging participation.
At Home:
- Recordings are OK, Singing is Better: why singing together with your children is important, how to do it and have fun, how to find and build an age- and situation-appropriate repertoire.
- What to Buy and Where to Find It: wending your way through the infinite variety and quantity of recordings and videos of children's music and building a collection that encourages active participation.
Specific Content:
- Singing the Hard Issues: how and why songs and singing are good tools to help children deal with stress and difficult things in their lives such as separation, illness, death, loss, divorce, moving, earthquakes, news events, etc.
- Songs and Stories of the Civil Rights Movement: remembering major events, the people who "changed the rules," and the songs they sang.
- The Holidays Are Here Again: ways to present controversial content and respect the integrity of peoples' celebrations and observances with stories and songs.
- All Kinds of Holidays and Observances: stories and songs about historic, cultural, and religious occasions throughout the year.
- Why We Sing With Children: Discovering the Joy, Value, and Power of Singing Together: how the singing culture helps children relate to adults and each other and enables them to experience the deep comfort, pleasure, and security of being an important part of the community.
- Songs Are Stories, Too: how songs and singing support literacy and help develop a love of language and words, and singing, too.
- Singing for Change: Music in Anti-Bias Education With Young Children: how songs enhance the four anti-bias education goals, and how teachers can use them in ways that are relevant, age-appropriate, and fun for young children.
