Showing results for "Spider" in Music & Performing Arts

Hooray, it’s August! Spid boards the train to Spidlins holiday camp at Spidwell-by-the-Sea for a summer holiday he’ll never forget. Which is exactly what he gets–but not for the reasons he might think … as ever he faces lots of setbacks but wins through in the end.

While hard at work, an ant hears the musical sounds of clickety, click, chirrup in the distance. Come along as she explores this joyful noise.

The Brass Tacks Quintet comes to the school to perform. Octavia, the music room spider, gets into trouble when she decides to get a close look at the French horn and becomes trapped inside the instrument. Before she can escape, she ends up on stage with the musicians. Will she ever find her way back to the music room?

Classmates Imani and Samir are practicing xylophones in the music room during recess when they notice a spider dancing to their beat. While Imani helps Samir overcome his fear of spiders, Samir helps Imani learn to play the xylophone part she's been struggling with. Fascinated by the spider, Imani composes a song about 'Octavia, the music room spider.' They decide to keep their discovery a secret.

For Disco the Ant, there is nothing more fun then dancing around in the rain or the sun. Before he is able to lace up his shoes and boogie all day long, Disco must first learn the importance of responsibility and doing the chores he was tasked to do by his parents. In this story, Disco the Ant learns the valuable lesson that though having fun is important and doing what you love is great, there are also responsibilities that must be met as well.

Bump and jive from one to 10 with a boisterous band of bugs in this selection, which introduces creepy crawlies and calypso instruments. After the rhyming story, there are fascinating facts about the insects and calypso bands, as well as a simple music score.