Bring the magic of storytelling into your music lessons with Stories That Sing! This resource book is packed with 17 engaging, ready-to-use lesson plans designed to teach essential music skills through using picture books in the music classroom. Each lesson comes with everything you need—original songs, slide decks, flashcards, worksheets, and more—so you can save hours of planning while keeping your students excited to learn.

Make Music Come Alive with Picture Books

Transform your music classroom into an interactive learning space where students experience rhythm, melody, and movement through storytelling. Each lesson is carefully crafted to integrate picture books with key musical concepts, making learning both meaningful and fun. Whether you’re teaching steady beat, dynamics, rhythm, or pitch, these lessons will engage every learner—even those who may not always feel confident in music class.

Everything You Need, All in One Place

No more scrambling to piece together lesson materials! Stories That Sing provides complete lesson plans with:
✔ Original songs that enhance each story
✔ Slide decks to guide instruction and visuals
✔ Flashcards for rhythm and vocabulary reinforcement
✔ Worksheets to extend learning beyond the lesson
✔ Extensions that give you 2-3 weeks of instruction per book

Save Time and Energize Your Teaching

We know how busy music teachers are, which is why this resource is designed to take the stress out of lesson planning. With fully developed activities, clear objectives, and easy-to-use materials, you’ll have engaging, standards-based lessons at your fingertips—so you can spend more time making music with your students and less time planning.

Make your music classroom a place where stories sing, rhythms come to life, and students can’t wait for the next lesson! Grab Stories That Sing today and bring the magic of using picture books in the music classroom to your students!

Want more lessons for using picture books in the music classroom?  Check out Stories That Sing TOO!  Eleven more done-for-you storybook lesson plans.