Free MP3 music downloads
http://freekidsmusic.com/music.html
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Music Lesson Plans for Classroom Teachers
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
http://www.rockhall.com/teacher/sti-lesson-plans/
ArtsUSA – Programs for At-Risk Youths
http://www.artsusa.org/youtharts/index.asp
Songs to Teach Study Skills
http://www.songsforteaching.com/studytesttakingskills/index.htm
Lyrics for Children's Songs
Lyrics to Classic Children’s Songs
http://www.bussongs.com/activity_songs.php
Mutopia: All music in the Mutopia Project is free to download, print out, perform and distribute. 977 pieces of music are now available.
http://www.mutopiaproject.org/
The Teacher’s Guide – Includes lyrics and some midi recordings for classic songs for children
http://www.theteachersguide.com/ChildrensSongs.htm
Preschool Education – has lots of songs based on curriculum themes – not just for preschool
http://www.preschooleducation.com/
Library of Children’s Music
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/songs.htm
KiDiddles Lyrics and Activities for Children
Research for Music Integration In Pre-K and Elementary Classrooms
Music and Learning: Integrating Music in the Classroom. The following article is reprinted from the book Music and Learning by Chris Brewer, 1995. This book includes chapters on each method of integrating music in the curriculum. Music suggestions are included.
http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/brewer.htm
Special Needs Students and Teaching
http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds/front_spneeds.html
Music in Schools Today
http://www.mustcreate.org/teacher/teach3_0.shtml
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Teacher Resources
http://www.rockhall.com/events
Playground for Lifetime Musicians in Training
Science and Habitat Songs
Home on the Pond
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: "Home on the Range"
Oh, give me a home where crustaceans roam
Where tadpoles and insects play.
Where often is heard a call from a bird
Plants and creatures near water will stay.
Chorus:
Home, home on the pond
Where tadpoles and insects play,
Where often is heard a call from a bird
Plants and creatures near water will stay
A bog, swamp, or marsh though they sound rather harsh
Are all types of wetlands, it's true
Beavers gather twigs, make a home strong and big
Near the water, so rippled and blue.
Chorus:
Home, home on the pond
Where tadpoles and insects play,
where often is heard a call from a bird
Plants and creatures near water will stay
Zebra Mussels Have Invaded
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Hello, Muddah, Hello Faddah
Music from Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from La Gioconda
Written for Illinios Sea Grant as a Geography Educator's Network of Indiana board member and participant in the Exotic Aquatics Great Lakes Workshop
Zebra Mussels have invaded
Major problems are created
First discovered at Lake St. Clair
Now you find them in the Great Lakes everywhere.
Clogging water-intake systems
And boat engines - they can't resist 'em!
The native mussel population
Reached a level very near elimination.
Drain and wash and dry your boat
Remove all plants, please take note that those are the treats
That Zebra Mussels like to eat - it makes their meal complete!
Take time to identify them well
Zebra stripes with a clam-like shell
They can be smaller than an inch or more so spotting them's a cinch!
Here's some good news about these critters
Hot tap water gives them jitters
They leave the land of the living
And avoid unwanted gifts that keep on giving!
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: "Home on the Range"
Oh, give me a home where crustaceans roam
Where tadpoles and insects play.
Where often is heard a call from a bird
Plants and creatures near water will stay.
Chorus:
Home, home on the pond
Where tadpoles and insects play,
Where often is heard a call from a bird
Plants and creatures near water will stay
A bog, swamp, or marsh though they sound rather harsh
Are all types of wetlands, it's true
Beavers gather twigs, make a home strong and big
Near the water, so rippled and blue.
Chorus:
Home, home on the pond
Where tadpoles and insects play,
where often is heard a call from a bird
Plants and creatures near water will stay
Zebra Mussels Have Invaded
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Hello, Muddah, Hello Faddah
Music from Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from La Gioconda
Written for Illinios Sea Grant as a Geography Educator's Network of Indiana board member and participant in the Exotic Aquatics Great Lakes Workshop
Zebra Mussels have invaded
Major problems are created
First discovered at Lake St. Clair
Now you find them in the Great Lakes everywhere.
Clogging water-intake systems
And boat engines - they can't resist 'em!
The native mussel population
Reached a level very near elimination.
Drain and wash and dry your boat
Remove all plants, please take note that those are the treats
That Zebra Mussels like to eat - it makes their meal complete!
Take time to identify them well
Zebra stripes with a clam-like shell
They can be smaller than an inch or more so spotting them's a cinch!
Here's some good news about these critters
Hot tap water gives them jitters
They leave the land of the living
And avoid unwanted gifts that keep on giving!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Pre K-2 Winter Songs
Snowman Chant
Based on "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear"
by Ruth Johnston
Snowman, snowman turn around
Snowman, snowman jump up and down
Snowman, snowman arms up high
Snowman, snowman wink one eye
Snowman, snowman bend your knees
Snowman, snowman sway in the breeze
Snowman, snowman climb into bed
Snowman, snowman rest your head
Snowflakes, Snowflakes
Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
from: http://www.preschooleducation.com/
Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down
Make a carpet on the ground
I like to lie in fluffy snow
Moving arms and legs just so
Who's that person that I see?
It's an angel made by me!
The Melting Snowman
Tune: I'm a Little Teapot
from: http://www.preschooleducation.com/
I'm a little snowman, round and fat
Here is my scarf and here is my hat
When the sunny sunshine comes to play
Just watch how fast I melt away!
Based on "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear"
by Ruth Johnston
Snowman, snowman turn around
Snowman, snowman jump up and down
Snowman, snowman arms up high
Snowman, snowman wink one eye
Snowman, snowman bend your knees
Snowman, snowman sway in the breeze
Snowman, snowman climb into bed
Snowman, snowman rest your head
Snowflakes, Snowflakes
Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
from: http://www.preschooleducation.com/
Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down
Make a carpet on the ground
I like to lie in fluffy snow
Moving arms and legs just so
Who's that person that I see?
It's an angel made by me!
The Melting Snowman
Tune: I'm a Little Teapot
from: http://www.preschooleducation.com/
I'm a little snowman, round and fat
Here is my scarf and here is my hat
When the sunny sunshine comes to play
Just watch how fast I melt away!
Lifeskills and Lifelong Guidelines Songs
Responsibility
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: I've Been Working on the Railroad
I can show I can be trusted
I turn in my work.
When I'm wrong I admit it
I won't go berserk.
I will pick up after myself
Both at home and school.
You can really cont on me-ee.
I am very cool!
I'm responsible, I'm responsible
I'm responsible for me, for me
I'm responsible, I'm responsible
I'm responsible for me.
Fee fi fiddly I oh
Fee fi fiddly I oh, oh, oh, oh
Fee fi fiddly I oh
I'm responsible for me.
Problem Solving
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Oh, Susanna
When you have a great big obstacle right ther in tyour way
You can think it through and get some help from others any day.
Problem solving is what you need to try
Be positive and see all sides and you will really fly!
Perseverance
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Alouette
Perseverance, we have perseverance
Perseverance, keep at it every day.
Do you have a job to do
That take lots of time to do?
Show some grit, stick with it!
Oh, perseverance, we have perseverance
Perseverance, keep at it every day.
Effort
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: My Bonnie
I try to give everyone put ups
I work really hard on my math
I clean up all of my messes
I'm right on the godd effort path.
Effort, effort
It's something that I do for me, for me.
Effort, effort,
I care so I do it for me.
No Put Downs
By Ruth Johnston
Tune: Three Blind Mice
No put downs, no put downs
Only put ups, only put ups
You are my friend I'll be nice to you
I'll never say mean things to you
If we help each other, we'll not be blue
No put downs, no put downs.
Personal Best
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: America, The Beautiful
Oh, I can do my very best
I tell myself "I can!"
I will believe, I can achieve
That is my chosen plan
I try my best, I try my best
My effort your can see
I'll work as hard as anyone
Believing is the key.
Flexibility
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Flexibility means bend
If something must change
Sometimes things get in the way
Of the schedule today
Understand and don't forget that life at times gets crazy!
Trustworthy
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb
You can be so trustworthy, trustworthy, trustworthy
Keep a secret, show you care
Be a friend who's there.
Active Listening
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Are You Sleeping?
Active listening, active listening
I can hear if I try
When I listen all of me listens
Eyes, ears, heart
Eyes, ears, heart
Humor
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Yankee Doodle
We can laugh right at ourselves and won't hurt any feelings
Giggling helps get rid of stress, so we don't hit the ceiling.
Humor helps us to survive
Humor keeps us grinning
Share your smile with everyone to keep some heads from spinning.
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: I've Been Working on the Railroad
I can show I can be trusted
I turn in my work.
When I'm wrong I admit it
I won't go berserk.
I will pick up after myself
Both at home and school.
You can really cont on me-ee.
I am very cool!
I'm responsible, I'm responsible
I'm responsible for me, for me
I'm responsible, I'm responsible
I'm responsible for me.
Fee fi fiddly I oh
Fee fi fiddly I oh, oh, oh, oh
Fee fi fiddly I oh
I'm responsible for me.
Problem Solving
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Oh, Susanna
When you have a great big obstacle right ther in tyour way
You can think it through and get some help from others any day.
Problem solving is what you need to try
Be positive and see all sides and you will really fly!
Perseverance
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Alouette
Perseverance, we have perseverance
Perseverance, keep at it every day.
Do you have a job to do
That take lots of time to do?
Show some grit, stick with it!
Oh, perseverance, we have perseverance
Perseverance, keep at it every day.
Effort
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: My Bonnie
I try to give everyone put ups
I work really hard on my math
I clean up all of my messes
I'm right on the godd effort path.
Effort, effort
It's something that I do for me, for me.
Effort, effort,
I care so I do it for me.
No Put Downs
By Ruth Johnston
Tune: Three Blind Mice
No put downs, no put downs
Only put ups, only put ups
You are my friend I'll be nice to you
I'll never say mean things to you
If we help each other, we'll not be blue
No put downs, no put downs.
Personal Best
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: America, The Beautiful
Oh, I can do my very best
I tell myself "I can!"
I will believe, I can achieve
That is my chosen plan
I try my best, I try my best
My effort your can see
I'll work as hard as anyone
Believing is the key.
Flexibility
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Flexibility means bend
If something must change
Sometimes things get in the way
Of the schedule today
Understand and don't forget that life at times gets crazy!
Trustworthy
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb
You can be so trustworthy, trustworthy, trustworthy
Keep a secret, show you care
Be a friend who's there.
Active Listening
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Are You Sleeping?
Active listening, active listening
I can hear if I try
When I listen all of me listens
Eyes, ears, heart
Eyes, ears, heart
Humor
by Ruth Johnston
Tune: Yankee Doodle
We can laugh right at ourselves and won't hurt any feelings
Giggling helps get rid of stress, so we don't hit the ceiling.
Humor helps us to survive
Humor keeps us grinning
Share your smile with everyone to keep some heads from spinning.
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