Get Out, Beetle!

Description

Flip Book

Embark on a lively digital adventure with “Get Out, Beetle!” – an interactive picture book that brings the hilarious escapades of Blake, Jake, and Drake to life. Join Jes as she navigates the wild antics of these musical beetles, from keeping her up late to transforming her house into a bug-filled zoo. In this engaging digital experience, readers can interact with animated illustrations, tapping and swiping their way through the chaos. The vibrant illustrations capture the pandemonium as Jes takes a stand, evicting the beetles with flair. As they return to the wild, the story concludes with a heartwarming scene, showcasing the beetles happily back to their everyday jobs in the garden, implying that their time in Jes’ house was a quirky vacation. Concluding with ukulele sheet music for readers to play and sing along, “Get Out, Beetle!” is a toe-tapping adventure that combines humor, music, and the joy of embracing the unexpected. The digital version includes interactive elements for young readers to enjoy, making “Get Out, Beetle!” a delightful blend of storytelling, music, and digital interactivity.

Each purchase is good for one classroom license to duplicate for students. The resource may not be reproduced and shared with other teachers or schools without express permission from the writer.

Teaching Guide

Welcome to the “Get Out, Beetle!” Teaching Guide, designed for preschool through first-grade teachers. In this exploration, we’ll focus on the Rockabilly and Blues genre demonstrated by the song accompanying the Interactive Flipbook. Through genre study, there are many opportunities to incorporate history, vocabulary, movement, ear training, and more. In this teaching guide, we present a few ideas and hope you will be inspired with some of your own! I’d love to see how you expand on this topic!

Documents Included:

• Your “How To” resource guide
• Two variations of a “Beetle Chant”
• Reading Questions
• Get Out, Beetle! Rhythms Page
• Group Music Class Lesson Plan
• Google Slides Presentation with audio clips (found in the digital resources folder)
• Get Out, Beetle! Coloring Pages and a Create Your Own Beetle activity.
• Rockabilly Instrument Images

Audio Included:

• Rockabilly Instrument example audio clips (found in the digital resource folder)
• Two additional songs in mp3 format that will support the learning (found in the digital resource folder)
• Get Out, Beetle! mp3

Each purchase is good for one classroom license to duplicate for students. The resource may not be reproduced and shared with other teachers or schools without express permission from the writer.