Songs and Cheers
A Peaceable Place
Kindergarten
Music in the classroom engages the whole brain and involves each student. Music strengthens motor skills, helps to develop critical listening skills, improves memory, and helps to focus attention. The songs provide students with an opportunity to sing along and play along. Hand and body motions are demonstrated and practiced in the lessons to help students associate words with actions.
You can play the songs here or download the files and play them with your favorite mp3 player.
The Feelings Song
This is the Way We Listen to Friends
With a smile, eye contact, and a nod, the students learn how to be active listeners. As they sing along, they show their friends they care about what they have to say.
How Many Ways Can You Listen? — Part 1
This song is the whole package. “How Many Ways Can You Listen?” teaches the attributes of an active listener. As they listen to the song, the students practice those attributes showing off their listening skills as they move to the groove and rock it out like they are in a rock band.
How Many Ways Can You Listen? — Part 2
This song is the whole package. “How Many Ways Can You Listen?” teaches the attributes of an active listener. As they listen to the song, the students practice those attributes showing off their listening skills as they move to the groove and rock it out like they are in a rock band.
How Many Ways Can You Listen? — Part 3
This song is the whole package. “How Many Ways Can You Listen?” teaches the attributes of an active listener. As they listen to the song, the students practice those attributes showing off their listening skills as they move to the groove and rock it out like they are in a rock band.
How Many Ways Can You Listen? — Full
This song is the whole package. “How Many Ways Can You Listen?” teaches the attributes of an active listener. As they listen to the song, the students practice those attributes showing off their listening skills as they move to the groove and rock it out like they are in a rock band.
Respect for You and Me
This jazzy, upbeat sing-a-long teaches the students that it feels great to show respect. Students learn that showing respect starts with thinking and acting positively. Let’s show our friends and family that respectful is what we will be with this sing-a-long.
Staying Cool
Students learn how to stay cool to manage angry feelings. There is no need to cry or yell. When the song says, “Stop,” the students will practice telling themselves to calm down, opening their fists, and counting to ten.
When You’re Angry and You Know It
It’s a song that we all know and love but with a little twist. “When You’re Angry and You Know It” teaches students to stop and think when they are angry. Whether angry, calm, or peaceful the students can sing this song and be sure that there always is a way to show how they feel.
The Problem Solving Song
This familiar tune helps students identify when there is a problem and how to solve it. They learn to think, think, think, of helpful things for the problem and chose the one that is best to do.