DRUMMING UP CHARACTER:
A Hip Hop Music Approach to Character Education

by Dancing Drum


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Drumming Up Character
Teacher's Guide, CD & DVD

142 pages, 100 illustrations
Price: $49.95
ISBN# 9780981672403
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Table of Contents [PDF 112KB]

Sample Chapter: Responsibility
[PDF 1.2MB]

sound sample Responsibility Rap



Drumming Up Character Video



Teach character education through an innovative, cross-curricular musical program. Drumming Up Character combines reading, writing, and visual art activities with upbeat hip-hop music, drumming, Character Rap songs, and dances to highlight 10 important ethics themes. Topics covered include Fairness, Caring, Responsibility, Respect, Self-Control, Citizenship, Courage, Trustworthiness, Perseverance, and Integrity. Use this innovative program to stage a "Drumming Up Character" student performance and enhance your school's character education program with exciting content sure to reach even the most challenging students, ages 8-12.

The Drumming Up Character Teacher's Guide features:

A TEACHER'S "HOW TO" with 50+ pages on:
• Dancing Drum's Rhythm Phonics method
• Leading drumming activities in the classroom
• Leading dancing and singing activities
• Implementing a performance-based program

CHARACTER CURRICULUM
• 10 Character Chapters
• 10 Profiles in Character (historical biographies)
• 10 Character in Action activities
• 10 Character Raps
• 10 Character Rhythms, with Rhythm Phonics and standard notations
• 100+ Photos & Illustrations
• Vocabulary Synonyms & Antonyms
• Reading Comprehension questions
• Performance Invitation & Certificate of Achievement
• Teacher's Key & Bibliography

MULTI-MEDIA
• CD with 21 music tracks, with and without lyrics
• DVD with full instructions for all rhythms and dances

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DRUMMING UP CHARACTER.


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Drumming Up Character

Student Workbook

74 pages, 90 illustrations
Price: $17.95
ISBN# 9780981672410
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Table of Contents [PDF 112MB]

Sample Chapter: Trustworthiness
[PDF 1.4MB]

sound sampleTrustworthiness Rap

Drumming Up Character Video

 

Provide a supplementary resource that students can keep throughout the school year as they follow along with "Drumming Up Character's" reading, writing, and creative activities. Ten illustrated chapters focus on different themes of good character, including Fairness, Caring, Responsibility, Respect, Self-Control, Citizenship, Courage, Trustworthiness, Perseverance, and Integrity. Each chapter includes a compelling historical biography, reading comprehension questions, Word Bank Vocabulary, "Character In Action" activities, Character Rap Song lyrics, Rhythm Phonics™ notations, West African adinkra symbols, and more! The "Drumming Up Character Student Workbook" is designed to accompany "Drumming Up Character: A Hip Hop Music Approach to Character Education" Teacher's Guide, CD & DVD.