I use music in my classroom to help kids transition from one activity to another. Songs are signals for specific team behaviors to assist each child to move from one activity to the next.
By popular request, the lyrics of song used in my classroom are:
Instrumental songs:
Snorkel by Leo Kottke - Closure song
Interlude by Modest Mouse - Quick Transition |
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Orinoco Flow.pdf
| Orinoco Flow - by Enya (21.3 KB)
I use this song to start of class each day for Units 1 and 2. It is a block of time for kids to copy down the objective and homework and find their homework from the previous class.
The song is about setting sail to a variety of locations around the world.
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Requiem Aeternum - Mozart.pdf
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| Requiem Aeternum - Mozart (22.21 KB)
Mozart's final work - a mass written for a funeral. Used as a warmup song for Unit 4 and our discussion of Western religion. |
bahhWith My Own Two Hands.pdf
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Grady Middle School
Gib Henington, World Cultures
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