The Back to School Batch, part 5

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The school year is well on it's way and we're nearing the end of the first week.

It's so good to see all the students as they return, and to begin to get to know the new students that have moved here and/or started school this year.

I have a few more posts to share that are part of  The Back to School Batch.

So far, I've shared the following songs that are part of the Back to School Batch:

Good Morning
7 days in a week
Bus Safety
Book Awareness

Today I'll be adding another song to that list:  Safety Signs.

Safety signs are important and students see them all around town.  Whether students are bus riders, car riders, or even bike riders, safety signs are everywhere, and can help keep us safe.

In order to follow the safety signs, teachers must first teach the meanings of each sign and the symbols shown on each one.  This song addresses several commonly used safety signs and their meanings.

Stay tuned for the songs sheet for Safety Signs later this week.

Have a great day!

The Back to School Batch, part 4

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The countdown is on!

Students are headed back to school across the country and I'm preparing to return to working for a public school system as well.  There are only two more days of "freedom" for me and I'm relishing the free time while it lasts!

Today's post is part 4 of The Back to School Batch.  Today's song post is "Let's learn about books".

This song is a great one to incorporate in classrooms where students are learning about book awareness (pre-K, kindergarten, pre-literacy groups, early and beginning readers,etc.).  If any of you are organizing your songs, and/or aligning them with the new common core standards for classrooms this year, this song would fall under the following standard:

RL.K.6. With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

This song introduces the following book awareness components:  cover, title, author and illustrator.
You can actually use any book you choose and point to the individual parts of the book while the song is playing (this would be great to do before you read a book to a group or classroom to review the parts of the book).  I've seen some teachers have each student select a book from their "reading corners" and while the song is playing, each student finds each part of the book with his/her own book.  

So, here it is:  "Let's learn about books"




Stay tuned for the song sheet for this song and have a great Wednesday!  

Another song sheet!

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Yesterday I posted another song from The Back to School Batch:  "Bus Safety".

If you missed it, you can listen to it by clicking here.

Today I'm sharing the song sheet for that song, complete with lyrics and chords.

The Back to School Batch album features a total of 8 songs for only $7!  

You can purchase the entire album by clicking Buy under any of the songs I feature from this album.  Once you click Buy, you will be directed to my Bandcamp site where you can choose to purchase the songs you want to use individually for .99 each, or the entire album of 8 songs for only $7.

Stay tuned for more song posts from The Back to School Batch!

The Back to School Batch, part 3

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Today's post is another song featured in The Back to School Batch album.  If you missed the other two recent song posts, just scroll down and you will see them and the song sheets as well.

Bus Safety is a song I wrote last year that was incorporated into many morning circle times and morning group times in the K-2 classrooms I work within.  One of the teachers I work with explained that her kids love singing "The Wheels on the Bus", and wondered if I could incorporate that song with some of the bus safety rules she was trying to teach her students.  So, I used "The Wheels on the Bus" tune, and added additional lyrics to teach each bus safety rule.

Here's the song:



Stay tuned for additional songs from The Back to School Batch this week!  I will also be posting the song sheet for the Bus Safety song tomorrow.

Have a great week!

7 Days in a Week Song Sheet

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Yesterday I revealed another song added to the Back to School Batch album.  If you missed it, you can find it here.

Today I am sharing the song sheet for the song, 7 Days in a Week.

In case any of you are wondering, when you see the F chord on the song sheet, I am referring to "easy F" which I use all the time (I will admit that I dislike bar chords).
To play an "easy F" chord, look at the picture below and try it out!

 

Stay tuned for additional song posts for the Back to School Batch!

The Back to School Batch, part 2

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Today's post is another song to include in your Back to School Batch!

I sing this song A LOT during the school year, and across all grade levels.  It is played and sung in many circle times and morning group times across the county here.  It is the 7 days in a week song.

When singing this song, you can focus on one or several of the following:
*the names of each day of the week
*call and response to sing the days of the week
*recognizing the word for each day of the week
*counting 1-7 for each day of the week

I love to model counting with my fingers to students right before we begin singing this song.  This way, they can count out the days visually with their fingers.

So without further delay, here is the 7 days in a week song.

Don't forget that I'm taking song requests to be included in the Back to School Batch!

What do you need a song for?  
What topics would be easier to teach if you had a song to support the topic or parts of the topic?


Stay tuned for the 7 Days in a Week song sheet, as well as additional song posts as I continue to post more songs for the Back to School Batch!

Have a great week!