Music:
Bring an electric guitar in for show and tell. Discuss how many strings it has compared to a bass guitar. How does this affect the sound of each?

Burn a CD with the following songs on it. Play it for your class and discuss how the music makes them feel. Are they happy songs? Sad songs? Silly songs? How does the musician use his or her instrument to make the listener feel that way?

Don’t Stop — Fleetwood Mac
Everyday People — Sly and the Family Stone
Crocodile Rock — Elton John
Big Girls Don’t Cry — Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Yellow Submarine — The Beatles
Good Vibrations — Beach Boys
I’m a Believer — The Monkees
Splish Splash — Bobby Darin
May This Be Love —Jimi Hendrix
Wooly Bully — Sam the Sham

Put on your own Talent Show! This can be as simple as having students in your class perform songs for each other or for the whole school!

Language Arts:
The text in this book uses names like “Moo Two,” “Goose Springsteen,” and “Mick Badger.” Discuss the term “parody” with students. Compare the parody used in this book to some of my other books, like Boris and Bella (“Bella Legrossi” and “Boris Cleanitoff”).

Stage fright is a central theme in this book. Ask children if they’ve ever experienced stage fright. Brainstorm ways students can combat it. Practice, visualization and deep breathing exercises are among the many ways people have fought against stage fright in the past. Ask students create their own How To Books on ways they can conquer stage fright.