The 2007
Catch the Beat at your Library Resource Guide


Massachusetts libraries can download this year's manual.  You will need to have the password.

The manual is in .pdf format and is available for download in chapters.  You can open and preview the chapter, then print it if you like.  Following is a list of the chapters and a brief description of each.


 

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The online version of the manual was scanned from the original paper copy.  Some pages were left blank intentionally.
 
 

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Introduction
Table of Contents, Program Information, Acknowledgements and Copyright Instructions
(5 pages)
  Chapter 12
Tunes & Tales
Explore various types of music such as folk, opera and rap.
(8 pages)
     
Chapter 1
NOTEworthy
Includes reading records, bookmarks, Book Beat Bucks and calendars.
(22 pages)
  Chapter 13
Resources with a Beat
Fiction, non-fiction and audio resources.
(5 pages)
     
Chapter 2
Composing your library's SRP
Tips for setting your goals and organizing your reading program.
(5 pages)
  Chapter 14
Keep the Beat Program for Families
Six family story time programs centered around music - with a little more thrown in.
(3 pages)
     
Chapter 3
Don't Miss a Beat
Celebrate Steve Gammell's art with "Gammell-Palooza".  Ideas for games and crafts.
(10 pages)
  Chapter 15
Books with a Beat
Highlight books with text that rolls off the tongue with its own natural rhythm.
(6 pages)
     
Chapter 4
Bravo Classical is Cool
Combine classical music with books and show kids that classical can be cool!
(19 pages)
  Chapter 16
Jazz Cats and Jitterbugs
This swingin' story time will have you talking like a real hipster by the time its done.
(9 pages)
     
Chapter 5
Camp Face the Music
Games and physical and food challenges inspired by the television show Fear Factor.
(7 pages)
  Chapter 17
In the Jungle
Explore the jungle in this story time.
(6 pages)
     
Chapter 6
All that Jazz
Study the origin of jazz and the many different styles.
(8 pages)
  Chapter 18
Funky Chicken
Celebrate chickens and the rest of the barn yard with books, stories, songs and crafts.
(6 pages)
     
Chapter 7
A World of Music
There is a world of music to share with your kids.  Explore instruments from around the world.
(3 pages)
  Chapter 19
Shake, Rattle & Roll
This story time rocks.  Part of a good vocabulary is knowing that words can have more than one meaning.
(5 pages)
     
Chapter 8
You Rock
There's more to rock and roll than downloading tunes to your MP3 player!
(12 pages)
  Chapter 20
Alphabet Soup
Enhance your letter knowledge with the Alphabet Song and a celebration of food in general.
(5 pages)
     
Chapter 9
Hop on the Bandwagon
Everybody loves a marching band.
(11 pages)
 
  Chapter 21
Picture Books with a Beat
A list of picture books with a good beat.
(2 pages)
     
Chapter 10
Found Sound
Music is in the ear of the beholder.  Encourage your library kids to think about music in new ways.
(9 pages)
  Chapter 22
Catch the Beat - A SRP for Teens
The world's easiest teen summer reading program.
(11 pages)
     
Chapter 11
Hollywood Hits
Hooray for Hollywood.  Music and movies go together - even if they aren't musicals.
(11 pages)
  Chapter 23
Activity Sheets
Crossword puzzles, word scramblers, coloring pages and much, much more.
(54 pages)
     
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