Making Music at Home Week 2

I hope everyone is staying healthy and finding useful ways to pass the time! I miss making music with all of you, so I'm including some songs that we like to sing together so you can make some music with your family!

Fourth Grade

Fifty Nifty United States by Ray Charles (click on the link to sing along)

Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies;
Fifty nifty stars in the flag that billows so beautif'ly in the breeze.
Each individual state contributes a quality that is great.
Each individual state deserves a bow, we salute them now.
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about 'em,
One by one till we've given a day to ev'ry state in the U.S.A.

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut;
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana;
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan;
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada;
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 

North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio;
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas;
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
         Repeat the states
North, south, east, west, in our calm, objective opinion,
Iowa is the best of the
Fifty nifty United States from thirteen original colonies,
Shout 'em, scout 'em, Tell all about 'em,
One by one till we've given a day to ev'ry state in the good old U. S. A.

Third Grade

Mrs. Jenny Wren   poem by Rodney Bennett, music by Arthur Baynon
 (click on the link to sing along)

Mrs. Jenny Wren! I have never, never heard Such a very big voice For a very tiny bird.
You sit on a post And you sing and you sing,You're a very bold bird For such a tiny little thing,
Jenny Wren.

If I had a voice For my size as big as yours, I should never dare sing Without shutting all the doors.
I'd sing very softly For fear they should hear, Or they'd hurry away And put a finger in each ear,
Jenny Wren.


Second Grade

Make a Difference audio link  by Denise Gagne

Make a Difference video link
(click on one of the links to sing along)

We can make a difference in our world today.
Together we can make our world a better place.
When we work together, so much can be done.
If all the children in the world would sing in unison.

We know what's right,
and we know what to do.
The future can be brighter.
It's up to me and you.

Take my hand and join me. Sing along with me.
When all the children join us there will be a change you'll see.
Do you have the courage? Do you have the pride?
Do you have a vision of a world where all is right?

We know what's right, 
and we know what to do.
The future can be brighter. 
It's up to me and you.

We can make a difference in our world today.
Together we can make our world a better place.
When we work together, so much can be done.
If all the children in the world would sing in unison.

We know what's right, 
and we know what to do.
The future can be brighter. 
It's up to me and you.

First Grade

One Light, One Sun  by Raffi
(click on the link to sing along)

Lyrics are included on the link above.

I'm Growing Up by Amidons

Kindergarten (and everyone else)

Standing Like a Tree

Standing like a tree with my roots down deep.
My branches wide open.
Down comes the rain (ch ch)
Down comes the sun (ha ha)
Down comes a love to a heart that is open to be
Standing like a tree.

Making Music at Home Week 1

Here are some resources for learning music at home!

San Francisco Symphony: Instruments of the Orchestra
We're studying instruments of the orchestra after concerts this year (second grade and kindergarten have started already). This needs no log-in. There are wonderful resources for listening and identifying instruments of the orchestra. Kids have loved this in past years! It's appropriate for all grades, but younger ones might want some help from an older sibling.

San Francisco Symphony: The Music Lab
This is appropriate for fourth graders (we've covered many of these concepts) and third graders who would like a challenge (we've covered some of this).

Here are some movement resources for songs we use in music class. 

The Goonie Bird Song
Mrs. Ahlrich's TK kids know this one, but it's fun for everyone!

These are MoveIt pieces. The goal is to make beautiful movements to beautiful music so children become artful about making their own music. These are part of our curriculum in TK and Kindergarten.

Waltz in Ab by Brahms
TK has done this many times. It should be familiar to kindergarten and first grade, too.

Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals by Saint Saens

Fur Elise by Beethoven
This one is a bit tricky!

Here are a few favorite songs! 

Preschool and TK kids have sung these.

Jenny Jenkins

No More Pie

We haven't done these yet in kindergarten this year, but older kids probably know them! They're often requested when I ask for favorites.

The Tailor and the Mouse

Crabfish Song

Happy Music Making!