https://vimeo.com/441469753 I Couldn’t Sleep Last Night attributed to Sandy Offenheim & Family Literacy The original Sandy Offenheim & Family version (on their “nicknames” CD) names the “Barnball Farm” (instead of Great Brook Farm) and is
https://vimeo.com/441055172 I’m In the Mood for Music (traditional) Self-regulation, body awareness, literacy (leaving out words), greeting song Lyrics: I’m in the mood for music, hey how ‘bout you? (3x)Hey, hey, what do you say, I’m in
https://vimeo.com/436152802 Letter Yoga Self-regulation, literacy I made one mistake in the video – I neglected to say that the location of the X they make with their body should reflect where they wrote it on the
https://vimeo.com/441114150 Listening Ear, by Mark Weltner Self-regulation, self-awareness, cooperation This doesn’t need accompaniment; some classes sing it as they play. One teacher created a new verse which they taught me: If I had a listening eye,
https://vimeo.com/436547903 The Little Plant lyrics by Kate L. Brown; music by Mark Weltner Self-regulation, science Children often want to act out this, with little or no prompting. See/hear a different musical version of this song here.
https://vimeo.com/441584675 Mysterious Fishtank poem by Calef Brown, from the book Dutch Sneakers and Flea Keepers, 2000, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (FYI, all of Calef Brown’s books of poetry are crazy and have marvelous illustrations, and are a
https://vimeo.com/441021542 No More Pie (traditional) Potential Skills: body awareness, math, self-regulation Comments:This video covers more material than I would in one class for the purpose of demonstration. In the first class I usually introduce the idea
https://vimeo.com/441014280 Ooh Ooh music/lyrics by Oren Rosenthal Self-regulation This is a good precursor to doing yoga, and is also helpful in bringing focus and self-regulation to a group.
https://vimeo.com/436788207 Open Shut Them (traditional) Self-regulation, body awareness, literacy, ESL The “intro” is an opportunity to showcase the movement “vocabulary” of the class. Once you start looking at the world through this lens, you will notice
https://vimeo.com/441358592 Popcorn Chant traditional Self-regulation Lyrics: You put the oil in the pot, and you let it get hotYou put the popcorn in, and you start to grin.Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzlesizzle sizzle sizzle sizzlesizzle
