THREE NANNY GOATS GRUFFby Carol B. Kaplan and

Sandi Becker

Table of Contents

Preface 1Introduction to Three Nanny Goats Gruff 2Music 3Gross-Motor Development 4Dramatic Play 5Block Area 6Language Development/Reading 6Science 7Cooking 7Art 8Rehearsal 10Dress Rehearsal and Performance 11Illustration for Set and Staging 12Musical Score, Lyrics, and Narration 13Overture 14Good-bye Song 16Watch Out Song 18Trip Trap Song 19Troll’s Song 20Recitative 21Rolling Song 21Finale 22Optional Conclusion 24Lyrics to Songs 25Cast of Characters 28Narration and Placement of Songs 28Related Learning Experiences 32Bibliography 35

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It will be helpful to give the children an opportu-nity to listen to the accompaniment tracks of the CD They can listen to the music to help them imagine the movements of the characters in the opera

Allow the children to act out the story, sing the songs, and put on costumes of their choice in the dramatic play area of your room Let them play the CD to help them learn the songs of the opera The children should be given an opportunity to develop their own sense of the opera This can be accomplished by allowing them time and space to “play-act,” experiment, and problem solve with respect to costumes, props, and set decora-tions With such activities, they will begin to feel comfortable at rehearsing Play-acting goes beyond the opera itself It enables the children to have the freedom to change the story and the characters if they desire It is intended to be fun and to broaden the children’s learning experience