Perfect for PARP Parents as Reading Partners & Books and Beyond
COMING SOON
READING ROCKS CD!
"Reading Rocks and so do the performers. It was an easy performance to book for our school and well worth the cost. These two musicians are not only talented, but fun and knowledgeable about children's likes and needs. This performance would be an asset to any elementary reading program." --Elyse Fegelman, Kindergarten Teacher, Forest Park Elem School, S Colonie NY
Reading Assembly Shows
Character Education Shows
Energetic, Interactive Concerts
To Jazz Up Your School Reading Month!
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Original music assembly shows
Kick off for your school's Reading and Character Ed Months
Celebrate your elementary school's reading month adventure with Reading ROCKS!!
a 45-minute school assembly show created by upstate NY professional songwriter / teaching artists Brian Chevalier & Susan Hamlin.
A fun, interactive musical program that is a perfect fit for PARP, Books and Beyond or Read Across America, Reading Rocks will help you create an atmosphere of confidence and success for your students.
Perfect reading show kickoff or finale to energize your school year or summer reading program theme. Target: Pre-K to Grade 6.
"We try to do themes that get kids excited and interested in reading," say Brian and Susan. "It's a 'rah-rah we love to read' experience for students and teachers."
Perfect for your PARP - Parents as Reading Partners - or Books and Beyond reading month or summer reading program kickoff. Reading ROCKS!! helps instill a lifelong love of reading in children. Songs about Clifford the Big Red Dog, Harry Potter and Amelia Bedelia have kids singing along and turning the pages.
Reading ROCKS!! rocks with humor, sincerity, inclusiveness, fine original music, great performances and non-stop enthusiasm.
For busy teachers and parents, Reading ROCKS!! is user friendly... We'll arrive ready to tie in to your existing reading program. All you have to do is show us where to plug in our sound system, sit back and enjoy the fun... and the results! We travel to
parts of New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut and PA.
Kick off your school reading month with great original songs (pop, rock & roll, R
& B, Blues and Acoustic) that kids ask for again and again. Tie in to your reading month theme with great songs about popular children's literature characters, seasons, adventures, reading in community and more.
Embedded in the program are solid themes such as: The joy of reading, asking for help, library resources, books as windows to the world, animals and friends in books, listening for content, positive community values and more.
Character ROCKS! Brian and Susan's upbeat, popular "rah-rah" character motivation school assembly show brings out the very best in your students. Created from the gound up for Character Ed. Features great original songs with a "hook" and Character Ed songs written by students
Brian and Susan led in songwriting residencies.
Making Choices, Respect, Fairness, Empathy, Cooperation, Responsibility, Caring, Sharing, Community... every song shows students that what they do matters -- and that they matter, too. Kids are not only "engaged" and "entertained" throughout the show... participation, game songs and variety keep them LISTENING too! You'll get a top shelf professional performance by full time, seasoned entertainers.
“We try to do themes that help kids feel great about themselves and their world,” say Brian and Susan. “We're here to help build good community one song -- one child -- at a time."
Kids are part of the show for every song. Brian and Susan call upon audience volunteers to help lead sing-alongs, do hand movements and American Sign Language and join "The Maraca Orchestra"
and share their own high-five book recommendations. Sincere, spontaneous, totally engaging, fun and inclusive!
Reading Assembly Shows
Reading Rocks music assembly shows are 45 minutes long. Different shows for older and younger grades. Students are fully engaged throughout with the great music and participation onstage by student volunteers.
For more details please visit our website program and booking info pages and
Classroom workshops for core groups are a great way to bring home your reading month
or character education theme. Workshops are created for single class groups featuring hands-on sessions. We
can focus on creating a "tableau" for the main concert, listening for content, mini-songwriting experiences, creative writing, teamwork and
much, much more.
Come with me and we'll take a ride
To the world of books on the other side
A magical trip, you will see
Journey starts at the library
We'll go North, South, East and West
Pick the stories we like best
Hop aboard the reading train
Get a library card in your own name
Chorus: Faraway places, wide open spaces
The moon and the sun, we're READING FOR FUN!
Faraway places, wide open spaces
The moon and the sun, we're READING FOR FUN!
