KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs: CURRICULUM KARAOKE™ ~ Integrating Classroom Learning Through Song

'Your students can learn the arts as well as learn through the arts.' ~ Andrew Miller, Educator

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Kathryn and I are very excited to bring you our latest, innovative classroom teaching resource line ~ CURRICULUM KARAOKE™!

When I mentioned this concept to a few teacher friends a while back, their amused response was, 'Do you mean to tell us we're going to be singing the curriculum?!'.

Well, singing curriculum content, yes, that's exactly what I meant to tell them! That is to say, this highly motivational, interactive resource, with its illustrated, read, sing & learn along video format supports, enhances and integrates classroom learning across key subject areas ~ through song.

Our downloadable curriculum-aligned songs extend literacy and add another dimension to the way our students learn curriculum content, themes and concepts ~ all at the touch of a button!

Not musical ~ NO worries!

Just download the MP4 file and play on your classroom whiteboard or computer!
Students read/sing & learn along as the song plays and the lyrics display on the screen.
No need to print out lyrics or create a powerpoint - the Mp4 does it all for you, making it easy for the whole class or school to follow the lyrics on any screen and read/sing along together.

‘Because when kids are learning through the arts, they end up getting a deeper understanding and the concepts end up sticking much better…’ ~ Elizabeth Peterson

Music is a very powerful and effective medium for helping young people to connect with learning content ~ it's a language they understand. It makes perfect sense to utilise song as a learning tool in our classrooms.

Singer-songwriter, Bruce Springsteen illustrates perfectly the powerful effect of music on memory, in a line from one of his songs, 'Surrender':

CURRICULUM KARAOKE™

Comprises curriculum-aligned songs that target outcomes & learning sequences of curriculum documents. There's 'A Lesson in Every Lyric'®
Supports, enhances and integrates classroom learning across key subject areas
Plays on your classroom whiteboard and other devices to help students learn curriculum-aligned content, themes and concepts
Extends literacy ~ reading(students read / sing along with the lyrics, as if they are reading a book), comprehension, grammar, punctuation, poetry text type study...
Energizes classroom discussions
Enables students to take a more active role in their learning and have a better understanding and memory of content
Aids recall
Reinforces learning content
Hones listening skills
Contributes to a positive learning environment
Creates and promotes unity
Makes learning fun...

Here's a preview sample of 'Four Seasons' (Grades Pre K-3):

Here's a preview sample of 'Busy Bodies' (Grades 3-7)

TIPS & SUGGESTIONS FOR USE:

Students take turns reading the text, while the rest of the class follows the rhythm ~ brains and bodies work together to garner meaning.
Pause the power point at any time to choose new readers, clarify meaning, make a point, question the class on a line of text for comprehension, define key words, etc.
Students sing along with the vocal track (this aids accurate singing of melody and lyrics)
Divide the class into groups for chorus, verses, etc.
Create a cloze passage to assess comprehension of content
Perform as a class item for school assemblies
Project lyrics onto screen for whole school participation!

CURRICULUM KARAOKE™ is a growing line of MP4 song & lyrics videos, including:

'Tables Time!'

'Workers In Our Community'

‘LivingValues’

‘OneWorld’

‘HealthyKids’

‘Bully-FreeZone!’

‘Our Class Rules!’

'Australia'

'Busy Bodies'

'Keep It Clean!'

'Our Solar System'

'Summer Sunday'

'All Weather Friends'

'Australian Democracy'

'Living Things'

Sample Slides:

'One World'

'Bully-Free Zone!'

FYI: More CURRICULUM KARAOKE™ song videos have been added since this blog post was written!

Until next time!

Yours, in singing to learn,

Nuala ♫

Nuala O'Hanlon

Teacher; Lyricist; Director,

Keystone Creations ~ Educational Songs

'A Lesson in Every Lyric'®

A Review:
‘In terms of application to the classroom, and usability by teachers they rate a tick in every box.’ ~ Brendan Hitchens, teacher: Music In Action, A Magazine for Educators

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