Carnival Of The Animals

Carnival Of The Animals

Carnival of the Animals

The Carnival of the Animals is a lighthearted musical compostition of fourteen movements by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. He composed a musical joke for his students, Carnival of the Animals. It is one of the best known pieces of classical music for children.

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Things to Know

Camille Saint-Saëns short biography written for children.

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Easy Origami Bird
This is an easy origami bird to make with step-by-step pictures.

Swan Word Art

Children enjoy creating word art. Children write the word 'Swan' in bubble wavy letters. The 'S' is backwards - tall S, W and A taller than the N. Add a beak and an eye.

Swan Word Art

Lesson Plans

Carnival of the Animals Unit
Inculdes Carnival of the Animals Poems by Ogden Nash. (pdf)

Carnival of the Animals - Music lessons for young children.
Make a connection between what the music actually does, how it sounds, and how it is played to the animals.

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Carnival of the Animals color pages (pdf)
Print color pages and hand out one to each child. Have children color their page while listen to the Carnival of Animals CD. Replay the music and have the children hold up their color page that matches the music.

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Carnival of the Animals
Maestro Classics

Each animal is introduced with a poem written by Ogden Nash about the animal. The verses are interesting and fun. Each piece of music describes an animal. Listen to the "hee-haw of violins and "roar' of pianos. The pairing of the animals' theme music with poetry makes this an outstanding CD performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. This CD is a treasure to listen to with many teacing moments.

With the CD is an information booklet that contains information about the composer Camille Saint-Saens and the verses by Ogden Nash. The booklet is brightly colored and a charm to view.

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