Songs About Plants and Flowers To Sing In Your Classroom
It is no secret that true magic comes into a classroom through music. One of the first things I did as a young teacher was learn to play basic chords on my trusty guitar. I found that I could play about any song I wanted, simply using the notes A, G, and D. And, with those three simple notes, classroom magic began.
As I move from theme- to-theme in my classroom, the music and finger plays I use are carefully selected for not only enjoyment, but to teach important thematic content and reading skills. One theme I love doing with young children is Plants and Flowers. There are two songs that I will use year-after-year because they are not only lovely songs, they also teach concepts, and are timeless.
Hap Palmer’s song Growing is a great way to connect the concept of plants and metamorphosis to a student’s own growth throughout a school year. The song Inch by Inch is a beautiful song that simplifies the growing process in a lovely way.
Included with all of our thematic units are great songs and finger plays that I love to sing with my students. Most are original words set to familiar tunes such as, A Little Seed, sung to the tune, I’m a Little Teapot. Parts of a Plant, sung to Farmer in the Dell, and Watermelon Pie, a clapping chant that encourages rhythm and intonation.
Another skill I like to teach when using songs is signing. I found that children love to sign, and it truly increases reading skills such as comprehension! A great internet site to use is Signing Savvy. This website will lead you to the correct signs for just about any song. A song I love to sing and sign is Flowers and the Rainbow.
The benefits of using song and finger plays are endless. Two that are truly evident and important to young children as they grow into fluent readers are:
Vocabulary: When teaching a song, it is important that vocabulary is richly developed as the song is learned. Vocabulary, through song, aids students to transfer that knowledge to the written word when reading text.
Prosody: Prosody is the rhythm, stress, emotion, and intonation of speech. It brings important information in text forward beyond the written, literal level. Students that use prosody when they read, have better fluency and comprehension.
Because I know that children receive so many benefits from music, I never hesitate to add songs to my classroom routine. Especially, for both the students and myself, it’s just plain fun! Below are a few examples of our new product line, Meet the Core Standards While Singing!
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Looking for some songs for your end of the year program or graduation? These are my favorite! For links to the music visit here.
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Halloween and Fall Songs and Fingerplays for October
October and is a great month to celebrate leaves, pumpkins and spooks!
Using songs and fingerplays throughout the school day not only makes for a happier environment, it increases reading and math skills, and has proven effect on classroom management! Litter your classroom with song and fingerplay posters, sing at the carpet, at transition time, as part of the curriculum, and well, anytime you fill like adding some extra happy to your day. Your students will also love singing during reading independent and free-choice times. They are also perfect for poetry studies and binders! * Be sure to find our podcast on iTunes for upcoming episodes using these songs.
Twelve Songs Are Included
Singing Fly Fly Witchy
The Orange Ghost
No Such Thing as a Witch
Ten Little Ghosts
Two Big Crows
The Old Witch
Pumpkin
Leaves Falling Down
The Ghost of John
The Pumpkin Patch
Little Scarecrow
Mr. Jack O Lantern
Boo
Whirley Twirley
© Kathy Crane Kindergarten Kiosk
All of our thematic units contain songs to bring joy into your classroom. A few units I love to use in October are:
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Songs and Fingerplays for January
January is a great month to celebrate New Years, Winter, Mittens, Winter Sports, Arctic Animals, Weather, and Snowmen.
Using songs and fingerplays throughout the school day not only makes for a happier environment, it increases reading and math skills, and has proven effect on classroom management!
Litter your classroom with song and fingerplay posters, sing at the carpet, at transition time, as part of the curriculum, and well, anytime you fill like adding some extra happy to your day. Your students will also love singing during reading independent and free-choice times. They are also perfect for poetry studies and binders! * Be sure to find our podcast on iTunes for upcoming episodes using these songs.
Fifteen Songs Are Included
A New Year
Winter Time
I'm a Little Snowman
Belly Ball
Bundle Me Up
Fuzzy Mittens
Oh Where are My Mittens
Arctic Friends
North and the South Poles
Raindrops
Little Drops of Rain
The Weather
© Kathy Crane Kindergarten Kiosk
All of our thematic units contain songs to bring joy into your classroom. A few products I love to use in January are:
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Winter Guided Sight Word Readers Set 1
Winter Guided Sight Word Readers Set 2
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Thanksgiving Songs and Fingerplays for November
November and is a great month to celebrate family, friends, food and gratitude.
Using songs and finger plays throughout the school day not only makes for a happier environment, it increases reading and math skills, and has proven effect on classroom management!
These song posters include links to versions on Youtube.
Twelve Songs Are Included
America
Go My Son
Ho Ho Wotenay
Over The River
A Very Fine Turkey
Five Fat Turkeys
I Am Thankful
Funny Turkey
Let's Be Thankful
Turkey Dinner
Glad I'm Not a Turkey
Thanksgiving Cheer
All of our thematic units contain songs to bring joy into your classroom. A few units I love to use in November are:
© Kathy Crane Kindergarten Kiosk
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