Peter and the Wolf

One of the most classic music lessons revolves around the story of Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf.'  I've taught the lessons multiple ways and tried to be creative in introducing students to the music and the story.  Typically I teach this lesson in Grades Kindergarten and First, but have at times also taught it to my second graders depending on how they understood the story or if we had a lot of new students that joined our school family.

Here are some great online resources to use when teaching this unit to your students!

1.  Listening Map

This listening map by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra is fantastic!  The students really enjoyed drawing and circling instruments as they listened to the story.  We paused the music as went to talk about what they heard along the way.

http://www.classicsforkids.com/teachers/lessonplans/prokofiev/CSO%20Peter%20and%20the%20Wolf%20Lesson%20Plan%20Music%20Language%20Arts%201-3.pdf


2.Coloring Pages

I like to use pages for my kindergartner where they can see the instruments and the names of the instruments - not just cute pictures of the story.  I'd love to create a mini-book about the story but haven't done that yet.

3.  Videos

I have used the video Elmo's Musical Adventure for my kindergarten students the past few years as I like how the instruments are introduced and shown alongside the characters through the entire show.

4.  Books

There are many different versions of the story.  Here are some that I have used:

Peter and the Wolf  - Illustrated by Ema Voigt