Picture Book Lesson for How Sweet the Sound by Kwame Alexander

This picture book lesson and extension activities accompany “How Sweet the Sound” by Kwame Alexander. This creative, ready-to-use elementary library lesson is excellent for Black History Month. Students will be tapping their feet to the onomatopoeia and rhythm of African American music.

Please note: You will need the picture book “How Sweet the Sound” for this lesson. The picture book is not included in the download.

This lesson includes:

• 29-slide Lesson Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint + Google Slides
  • All body text is editable; you choose which slides you want to use.
  • 6 slides are whole class lesson slides.
  • 23 slides are “scrolling presentation” slides that are great for extending lessons or scrolling in the library during checkout and downtimes.
  • Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! Due to copyright laws, read-aloud videos of the books are NOT included.
• Two (2) editable, differentiated scavenger hunts (3 pages, PowerPoint and PDF)
  • Students “hunt” for images and information in the Part 2 scrolling slides part of the presentation. This gives students something to focus on during library checkout and downtime.
  • “Easier” version – Students color the objects as they find them.
  • “Harder” version – Students answer questions about the information in the slides, plus find smaller images.
  • Answer key is included.
• List of 31 recommended books to accompany this lesson (1 page, PowerPoint and PDF)
  • The list is editable and great to hand out to parents, teachers, and students looking for related books.
• Detailed, pre-filled Library Lesson Plan in editable PDF and PowerPoint formats (4 pages), aligned to:
  • AASL National School Library Standards for Learners,
  • National Common Core ELA Standards, and
  • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
• Lesson tips and troubleshooting help instructions (8 pages, PDF)

6 Lesson Slides:

Part 1 includes only 6 slides, which enables the librarian to get to the read-aloud more quickly.

• Predicting and exploring author Kwame Alexander and illustrator details
• Introduction to music history and Black history through discussion
• Onomatopoeia

23 Scrolling Slides:

Part 2 is the scrolling slides. Set them on a timer to scroll on a screen during library checkout. Students can use the scrolling slides to complete one of the two Scavenger Hunts.

• Vocabulary: spirituals, jazz, scat, decibels, improvised
• How to sign “music” in American Sign Language
• Famous African American musicians
• Would-you-rather and this or that questions

 

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text. 

• Inquire – C.1. – D.3.
• Explore – C.1.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.4. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.4. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.4. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10.

 

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