Author: Beth Thompson
Music Program: Freedom
I used this program with 3rd graders. Songs Choices (We are American) – Teresa Jennings Battle Cry of Freedom – (Civil War Song) Oh Freedom Come and Go with Me Freedom (from Shenandoah) The Voices of Pride – Ned Ginsburg ...
Music Program: Music is Everywhere
For this program, I chose songs that reflect how music has meaning. I used this program with 3rd graders. Songs Music Alone Shall Live Thula Klizeo (Joseph Shabalala “Be still my heart, even here I am at home” – dance from ...
Songs About Food & Beverages
Songs About Food Bread A Song of Bread Five Currant Buns Hot Cross Buns Protein Ftayri ya ftayri Hey Ho Nobody Home Kelo aba woye Los pollos de mi cazuela Si me dan pasteles Wanagi Wacipi Olowan (He he wanna ...
Music Program: It’s a First Grader’s Life
Songs A You’re Adorable Big Beautiful Planet (Raffi) Down By the Bay Goin’ to the Zoo (Tom Paxton) Rock to Get Ready for School Singing All Together See also Programs: 1st & 2nd grade / 3rd, 4th, 5th grade
Songs About Friendship
Songs A Tisket A Tasket Auld Lang Syne Barquito de papel Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends Bila kita berkumpul Cluck Old Hen Dear Old Pals (1877) Dear Old Pals (folk song) For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow Friendship True ...
Songs about Family
Songs Mother Annemize türkü Baby Bumblebee Bangun tidur Bele Mama Dance Little Baby, Dance Up High Down to the Baker’s Shop Duérmete mi niño Es war eine Mutter Give Me Jesus Hajej můj andílku Joj mamo bokhal’I som Lullaby (Haiti) ...
Songs About Bugs / Insects
Songs Ants Ants Go Marching Counting Lesson Injit Injit Semut Little Black Ant Bees Baby Bumblebee Bee and the Butterfly Bee and the Pup Bee Bee Bumblebee Bees’ Party Burnie Bee Counting Lesson Here is the Beehive Mister Bug ...
Songs with Sign Language
I love incorporating American sign language (ASL) into my lessons and programs! Slow songs, especially, lend themselves to adding sign language because of the expressive nature of the signs. Check out some of the American sign language websites, which are ...
African American Spirituals & Songs
Spirituals Ain’t I Glad I’ve Got Out the Wilderness Ain’t That Rockin’ All Night All Around the Maypole All My Trials All Night, All Day Amen Angel Band Babylon’s Falling Balm in Gilead Blow Your Trumpet Gabriel Bob-A-Needle By’m Bye ...
Old King Cole
Lyrics (Folk song) Old King Cole was a merry old soulAnd a merry old soul was he.He called for his pipe and his called for his bowlAnd he called for his fiddlers three. Every fiddler had a fiddleAnd a very ...