Songs and Cheers
Too Good for Drugs
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.
Make a Friend
Step-by-step this song teaches students how to make a friend. Students learn how to greet one another, how to say something nice, how to invite someone to play, and to always remember to wave goodbye.
Start with a Grin
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.
The Hokey Pokey
As the students sing and dance to the Hokey Pokey, they learn it is fun to do what our friends do as long as the activity is safe, healthy, and won’t get anyone into trouble.
Jump, Hop, and Wiggle
This song celebrates making healthy choices and invites the students to jump, hop, and wiggle to the beat as they learn how to take care of their bodies and treat them well for a happy, healthy life.