Welcome to Part 2 of my “Props for Singable Books” series!

Counting Cookies Set + “Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?”

One of my favorite props ever! Use the cookies (bonus: they’re easy to clean!) alongside the book to work on counting, numbers, requesting, yes/no, me/you (“Who me? Yes, you!”), and more!

Catch and Count fish + “Go Fish!”

I love to use “Go Fish” as a way to work on the core word “Go”. Add this fishing prop to also work on numbers, sorting, and turn-taking.

Rhythm Sticks + “Two Sticks”

Tap along with this book with a pair of rhythm sticks! Get creative with where you play them (on a chair, on the floor, on the desk) and what rhythmic pattern you use. Bonus points if you use a toy alligator to play your sticks on, like they do in the book!

Pocket Cube Dice + “Waking Up is Hard to Do”

Pocket cube dice are extremely versatile and could be used with EVERY singable book! Fill the pockets with core words from the book, story element prompts, review questions…or anything else you can think of!

Sequencing cards + “The Jacket I Wear in the Snow”

This book is ideal for learning the concept of sequencing (what winter clothing did they wear first? Second? Last?). Try the skills they’ve practiced with the book with the sequencing cards!

Animal Movement Cards + “Doing the Animal Bop”

Here are some additional animal movement cards you can use pre- or post-reading! Have fun dancing and moving like animals!

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories, all of it magic and all of it true.

And all of the pictures and all of the stories, and all of the magic, the music is you.”

-John Denver

Opened up a singable book (“Grandma’s Feather Bed”) and this was the first page 🧡.

STINK BUGS. Do you have them where you live? Well, it turns out when author Jes Cleland moved to Nashville, she had her first encounter with these insects, which she said eventually led her to “naming them in an effort to ease my fear of them.” From there, a silly song was born about trying to get them out of her house, which led to a singable book…and the rest is history!   

In this interview, Jes, a music educator and founder of Music U, tells Singable Book Club members all about the origin story of her singable book, “Get Out, Beetle”, as well as the brainstorming, development, publishing and illustrating process that she experienced to be able to have it available for you to use with your child, students, therapy sessions, library story hours, music classes, and more!

Find the physical copy on Amazon and in the interactive e-book and teaching guide on F-flat books.

Welcome to our new series: Singable Book Club Member Spotlight!

In this feature, Singable Book Club Member Cindy Petzoldt shares her favorite singable books, props, and ways to incorporate them into your sessions. Thanks, Cindy, for sharing your wisdom and ideas!

📣Introducing Part 1 of my “Props for Singable Books” series! Want the links to the items mentioned? Check out the blog on singablebookclub.com!

“What a Wonderful World”: Use colorful scarves and the printout form the Singable Book Club to work on color identification.

“The Animal Boogie”: Practice all of the animal moves mentioned in the book on the big, Remo gathering drum!

“Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?” is perfect to use with a small dog figurine set that I found.  Place the dogs in/on/under items to practice where/preposition questions!

“Mail Myself to You” pairs well with this play mailbox from Learning Resources. Put whatever you’re working on in the mailbox: core words, WH questions, conversation, movement, and more! This is such a versatile prop to use.

“Jingle Bells”: Use a variety of bells to accompany this familiar tune.

“The 12 Days of Valentine’s”: Use a sensory bin that the student can use while you read this book.

Want more ideas? Join the club at Singablebookclub.com!

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’Tis the season for some holiday-themed singable book ideas!

Have you heard?! There’s a new singable book on the shelves this week!! HUGE congrats to Miss Julieann on her recent publication, “There's A Dinosaur at My Door”!  🦖🎶📗

This book follows her original tune  (go take a listen on her Youtube channel!), which is super engaging AND hilarious! Students are sure to love the fun illustrations (the multi-talented Miss Julieann drew them herself 🤯!) and interactive nature of the song/book.

F-flat books have the e-book version available to download, so head over there and grab a copy to use in your sessions, home, story hours, and groups!

🍁It’s officially November! Which means my all-time favorite holiday is happening soon…Thanksgiving! Here’s a singable book for the season that you can easily implement into your sessions, lessons, or story hour: “Rumble and Sway: The Thankful Bus Ride”.

🍂Sing it to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus” and discuss what you/your students are thankful for. Create your own Thankful Bus!

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“Mazel Tov, Baby!” is a beautiful example of how an author and a songwriter can come together to create a book with an accompanying song…and I’m sooooo excited to share this interview with Singable Book Club members, where they’ll get to hear from BOTH Dara (the author) and Ashley (the songwriter).

Each perspective is fascinating and I’m honored they were able to share with me & the club about their entire process: from brainstorming, to recording, to the most challenging moments, as well as what they are most proud of when it comes to the book and song.

As Dara notes, “I’m so proud that both Mazel Tov, Baby! (the book) & Ashley’s adorable song encourages caregivers and children to celebrate their progress and connect with each other. It’s so important to celebrate each step we take, because even baby steps are important.”

After reading what they have to say, you’ll leave feeling inspired and energized to write your own singable book!

➡️ Join the club to read the entire interview (your club membership not only allows you access to the interview, but to over 150+ singable book resources)!

📖Buy your copy of Mazel Tov, Baby! by going to: @sourcebookskids or Amazon http://a.co/d/iNO7zxF

Visit  www.ashleymillsmonaghan.com (http://www.ashleymillsmonaghan.com/) for a free download of the ‘Mazel Tov Baby!’ song 

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“It's time to Trick or Treat” Halloween music activity singable book

🎃🥁I LOVE incorporating instruments with singable books! Here are just a few of my favorite instruments I use with, “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not afraid of Anything” by Linda D. Williams:

🎃Floor Tom Drum

🎃Quack Stick

🎃Egg Shaker

🎃Castanet

🎃Guiro

🎃Microphone/pre-recorded button

🎃Wood block

(This book is also perfect for using movements with each sound mentioned in it!)

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The Pumpkin Seed’s Secret singable book. Video by Music Class Hacks, melody by Singable Book Club, book by Hannah Barnaby and illustrated by Cédric Abt

Singable book preview…but make it asmr!

📚“The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin”

✍️By Somali Fry

🎨Illustrated by Sanja Rescek

🎃Singable Book Club members have access to sorting and wh-question sheets (join by going to the link in bio)!

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Pairing manipulatives (like the squirrel, acorns, apple shaker & leaves featured in this video) with singable books is a fun and interactive way to make the reading a sensory experience! 🍁🍂

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Reasons why the Singable Book Club saves you time

Three of my favorite singable books for getting back in the school routine!

🐄Want to know one of my go-to singable books for practicing the core word “in”?

Check out “Cows in the Kitchen”! The  @childsplaybooks story illustrated by

by @airlieanderson is PERFECT for this! It’s also great for animal identification and “where” questions.

In the club, I’ve created visuals for you to download and use while you read/sing the book 🧡!