Who would have thought that music (even terrible children's music) could bring so much happiness into my classroom? As of today I am officially convinced that music is an important part of school. Every classroom needs it. If you are a first year teacher with no time to do this, tell me. I will make you a mixtape. For real. Right now, this is our daily playlist:
1. Rise and Shine (greeting song)
2. Days of the Week (to the tune of the Addams Family theme song)
3. Who Let the Letters Out?
4., 5., and 6. Tchaikovsky (for quiet time)
7. Counting by 10's
8. Big Numbers
Friends, don't even think about judging me. I promise that whatever I play is better than what I can sing.
sounds wonderful. I was going to tell you that when I learned my A B C's it was to a simple tune and I still sing it if I'm going through them. So much easier to remember. Children learn the words to music with little or no effort. But they have a difficult time memorizing those same words without the music.
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