PD at Home - GOOD MORNING SONGS

Several years ago I recorded some "mini" workshops in Texas for the Education Service Center 13. (O.K., to be honest, when you look at the videos you'll realize that I looked quite a big younger 10 years ago than I do now.)

Over the next week I'll post one of those videos each day. I hope that for those of you who can't afford the money or time to attend a conference this summer, this will fill you with ideas and encouragement to start the new school year.

I also hope that these videos will remind you that the best things in life are FREE! Children want and need what they've always wanted. They want to be loved, they want to play and have fun with their friends, and they want to feel confident and capable.

Let's get started today with some good morning songs that will energize children's brains and put a smile on their faces. When you sing, your brain emits endorphins, and endorphins make you happy. Choose one of these songs and use it every day for several weeks or months. It will become an "indicator" activity to let children know that it's time to settle down and get ready for a great day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HnBi61cfiU

When you go to an athletic event you will notice how everyone finds their seats and gets ready for the game when they hear the National Anthem.  In the same way, children will be ready to gather and get ready for the "games to begin" when they hear the good morning song.

HOW DO ANIMALS SAY GOOD MORNING!

Check out the new videos that Alex May just created.  Aren't his animal drawings fantastic?

https://bit.ly/drjAnimal

https://bit.ly/drjRise

SONGS EN ESPANOL

TODAY IS SUNDAY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qye0EgZwPog

THE WEATHER SONG

http://bit.ly/drjeanWeatherEspanol

OPPOSITES

http://bit.ly/drjeanOpuestos

FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS 

http://bit.ly/drjean_fivemonkeys_espanol 

COUCH POTATO POKEY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQuKU52JCnY

COLOR FARM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzRLebFyIIc

Cheers in Spanish

I’m so excited to share these cheer cards that Carla Ureno (El Paso ISD) created! It’s not easy to translate some of these things into Spanish, so Carla needs to KISS HER BRAIN! 

P.S. And thanks to Teacher Toni for updating the graphics. She made them the perfect size to put on a ring.

file:///Users/jeanfeld/Downloads/Class_Cheers_2020_Spanish.pdf

¡Que las disfruten!

OLE OLE OLE

These songs are a meaningful bridge between English and Spanish-
and Spanish and English!

1. Hello Friend
2. Hola Amigo
3. Days of the Week
4. Dias de la Samana
5. Months of the Year
6. Meses del Ano
7. Weather
8. La Cancion del Tiempo
9. Today Is Sunday
10. Hoy Es Domingo
11. Opposites
12. Opuestas
13. Color Farm
14. Colores en la Granja
15. Alphabet in English
16. Alfabeto en Espanol
17. Five Little Monkeys
18. Cinco Monos Pequenos
19. Macarena Math
20. Matematicas de Macarena
21. The Rules Rap
22. Rap de Reglas
23. Tooty Ta
24. Tu Ti Ta
25. Couch Potato Pokey
26. La Sofa Papa Pokeyic
27. If You Are Happy
28. Si Usted Esta Feliz
29. My Mother Is a Baker
30. Mi Mama Es Panadera
31. Special Me
32. Yo Soy Especial
33. Good-Bye Friends
34. Adios Amigos