Key Curriculum Songs

'It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.' ~ Albert Einstein

Let’s get ‘resource full’!

If you’re a teacher planning your classroom program, how would you feel about tried and tested, teacher-created resources that not only motivate and encourage students to read, learn, and sing but also:

   •     target learning sequences of curriculum documents

   •     Introduce new units of work

   •     Kick start class discussion

   •     Summarise & reinforce curriculum learning content

   •     Aid recall of important information

   •     Extend literacy

   •     Reinforce positive behaviours

   •     Solve the problem of what to do for school assembly items, and more?

Well, there are teaching resources that achieve all of these outcomes and more ~ through curriculum-aligned songs!

My colleague (Kathryn Radloff) and I write songs & lesson materials that enhance, integrate and support classroom learning across key curriculum areas, including:

•               Literacy

•               Social Studies

•               Science and Technology

•               Society and Environment

•               Creative & Performance Arts

•               Health and Physical Development…

We currently have over 100, song-based, curriculum-aligned publications (downloadable as well as hard copy) to support classroom learning ~ there's even Curriculum KaraokeTM. They are born of a firm and passionate belief in the power of song for helping children learn. 

You can assess the quality of our work with a free, downloadable lyric sheet from our TPT store. While there, you will find full product details, song lyric samples, links to audio song samples, blog posts, etc.

*Preview samples of all of our downloadable CurriculumKaraoke™ read, sing & learn along videos.

Here are just a few song package suggestions to complement your class lessons & units (Click on the links below, to preview song audio and lyrics samples, etc, then keep scrolling to school student assembly performance video links, and to obtain a free eBook download :-)

• ‘Living Values’ ~ Government's 9 core values for schools
• ‘Our Class Rules - OK!’ ~ Rules & responsibilities
•  ‘A Class Family’ ~ Class unity
• ‘Our Solar System’
• ‘Busy Bodies' ~ Human body systems
• ‘Come To Your Senses’ ~ The 5 senses
• 'Transportation’
• ‘One World’ ~ Multiculturalism & Diversity
• ‘Natural Phenomena’
• ‘People & Their Beliefs’
• ‘HealthyKids’
• ‘Four Seasons’
• ‘Ring! Wring!’ ~ Technology
• ‘The Citizen Ship’ 
• 'Civics & Citizenship' ~ (11-Songs & lyrics album)
• ‘Bounce Back!’ ~ Resilience
• ‘Wake Up!’ ~ Gratitude & empathy
• ‘FamilyTree' ~ Family
• ‘Valuable Lessons’ (6-Song album & lesson materials)
• ‘Let’s Eat Out!’ ~ Cultural diversity & various preparation methods of foods
• ‘Manners'
• ‘Living Things’
• ‘Summer Sunday’ (Safety, Features & creatures  of a beach environment)
• ‘School Days' ~ Days of the school week...
• ‘Places At School' 
• ‘SingTo Learn!’ ~ 13-song album
• ‘School’s In’ ~ 5-Song album & lesson materials
• 'Put A Smile On Your Dial' ~ Positive Attitude & Impact on others
• ‘GoldFever!’ ~ Australian Gold Rush
• ‘Australian Democracy’
• ‘All Australian’ (5, Australia-specific Songs & lesson materials)
• ‘Australia’ 
• ‘Keep It Clean!' ~ Environmental rap song
• ‘Bully-Free Zone!’ ~ Positive behaviours approach
• ‘WorkersIn Our Community’
• ’Where Does It Come From?' ~ Origins of foods
• ‘All Weather Friends' ~ Friendship

School Assembly Performance Videos (Click Links):

• ‘Australia’  
  
                                                 

• ‘Keep It Clean!' ~ Environmental rap song 
  
  
  
  
  
• ‘Bully-Free Zone!’ ~ Positive behaviours approach 
  

•  'Workers In Our Community' (Integrated Learning) 

• 'Workers In Our Community' (Song)

• ’Where Does It Come From?' ~ Origins of foods 
  

• ‘All Weather Friends' ~ Friendship 
  

I hope this is helpful, and that you find something to support your teaching program. 

FYI: My older blog posts give tips & suggestions for integrating song across the curriculum: *Singing To Learn *Lyrical Literacy *Lyrical Learning *Curriculum KaraokeTM 

Here's to a great school year, and all the best with your teaching!

Yours in singing to learn,

Nuala :-)

P.S. Download this FREE eBook for over 20 teacher-created freebies and helpful teaching hints! (You're welcome :-)

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'He who opens a school door, closes a prison.' ~ Victor Hugo

 

It's that time again!

Teachers everywhere are gearing up for a new school year. We’re thinking about ways to engage students, create helpful learning environments and improve student learning.

We are also looking for quality resources that will help to achieve these outcomes. Well, if you are a teacher, look no further!

You are going to love this FREE downloadable eBook compiled by the thoughtful, creative, and very hardworking teacher, Laura Bright!

Don’t be misled by the cover ~ even though the teaching resources are created by Australian & New Zealand teachers, most of them (the resources) are world-friendly! (We’re an inclusive bunch, thinking locally, acting globally...! 😀

Kathryn and I are very proud to have been involved in this collaborative effort, as the resulting, 45-page publication introduces over 20 experienced teachers-authors, and TPT store links to some of the quality tried and tested classroom resources they've created. 

The teachers provide free, downloadable resources which include everything, from teacher planners, starting school activities, classroom icebreakers, literacy & numeracy games, activities and lessons, STEM and religious education, to parent meeting notes, goal-setting, problem-solving, and editable wrist bands... 

TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) provides something for everyone, ranging from Pre K to secondary school ~ mathematics to curriculum-aligned, song-based resources!  

This eBook is sure to prove to be an invaluable reference guide throughout the whole school year! 

HAPPY DOWNLOADING!

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FYI: 
My friend & colleague, Kathryn Radloff, and I create curriculum-aligned teaching resources that target values and learning outcomes of curriculum documents, and support & integrate classroom learning across key subject areas, including:

• Song videos (our ever-growing, Curriculum Karaoke™, read, sing & learn-along series)
• Song MP3s & lesson materials
• Poem videos
• Lyric sheets...

NB:

Download a free copy of our 'Tips or Using Songs In Your Classroom', with our compliments!

Suggestions From Our Ever-Growing Collection:
(Includes our ever-growing, Curriculum Karaoke™ series of read, sing, & learn along videos!)

• ‘Our Class Rules ~ OK!’ (Rules & Responsibilities)
• 'ABC! Sing With Me!'
• ‘Manners’
• ‘A Class Family’ (unity)
• ‘School Days’ (days of the school week)
• ‘Places At School’ (school orientation)
• 'Shool's In!' (5-song bundle)
• ‘Wake Up!’ (gratitude, empathy & consideration for others)
• ‘Living Values’ (government's 9 core values for schools)
• ‘Valuable Lessons’ (6 Songs & Lesson Materials)
• ‘School’s In’ (5 Songs & Lesson Materials)
• ‘Our School’ 
• 'Healthy Kids' (good nutrition, exercise, and healthy living)
• 'Keep It Clean!' (responsibility & care for the environment)
• ‘Bully-Free Zone!’ (positive behaviors approach)

Mathematics

• 'Tables Time!' (12 multiplication tables - bundle or singles) 
• '7 Days'
• 'Get Into Shapes'

Science

• 'Natural Phenomena'
• 'Our Solar System'
• 'Keep It Clean!' (environment)
• 'ComeToYour Senses'
• 'Living Things'
• 'Busy Bodies'
• 'Changing Pictures' (human growth & change)
• 'Healthy Kids'
• 'Four Seasons'
• 'Let's Eat Out!'
• 'Ring! Wring!' (Technology)
• 'Where Does It Come From?' (Food)
• 'Transportation'
• 'Summer Sunday' (Natural Environment - the beach)'
• 'Nocturnal Animals'

Social Studies

• 'Wants & Needs'
• 'All-Weather Friends'
• 'Workers In Our Community'
• 'Family Tree'
• 'Civic & Citizenship'
• 'The Citizenship'
• 'People & Their Beliefs'
• 'One World'

Australian History

• 'Australian Democracy'
• 'Colonization' (Poem/Lyric Sheet only)
• 'Gold Fever!'
• 'Eureka Stockade' 

Geography

• 'Antarctica'
• 'Australia'
• 'One World'
• 'Special Places'
• 'Places At School'

Behaviors/Attitudes/Ethics/Values

• 'Bounce Back!' (Resilience & Dealing with Adversity)
• 'Living Values' (Anthem-style school song)
• 'Wake Up!' (Gratitude, Attitude, & Responsible Choices)
• 'Put A Smile On Your Dial' (Attitude)
• 'Swimming Carnival'
• 'Fancy That!' (Narrative - Using Imagination)
• 'Imagination'

You may also like to check out our ever-growing series of read & learn-along poem videos, e.g.:

• 'NOUNsense!'
• 'There Their They're'
• 'Colors'
• 'Nocturnal Animals'

Stay safe & well, and all the best with your teaching!

Yours in singing to learn,

Nuala :-)

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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