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Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

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The Thirteen Colonies

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video Version: https://youtu.be/KhkeqL4eLPcThere were 13 colonies in America13 colonies in AmericaNew Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and ConnecticutNew York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New JerseyVirginia, Georgia, Maryland, North and South

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Songs

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Town Mouse and Country Mouse

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Here we go off to the townTo have a look,have a look aroundThe city life can’t be beatC’mon my friend now move those feetNow you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Songs

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Alliteration

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

For a video version, go to: https://youtu.be/IjmeznmHbgcAlliteration is a lot of repetitionIt’s repeating a sound several times in a rowLike Becky’s baby beagle barked and barked and barked and bayedor Perry promised paul he would play and play and

Subjects:

Grammar, Music, Literature

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Songs

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Transition Song: Beginning of the Day

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Hello, good morning, how do you do?Just a little greeting I want to give to youI hope your day goes well, yes I doHello, good morning, how do you do?How are you feeling,are you okay?I hope you have a very special dayAnd get to do all the things you

Subjects:

Grammar, Music, Vocal Music

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Songs, Cultural Activities

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Medieval Times

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video: https://youtu.be/02WKRbtB_wgThe Medieval Times, Medieval TimesOver 300 years when Feudalism shinedWhere Kings and Lords, ruled the landKeeping all the peasants well in handHoly wars spread far and wideSome sought power and some a better

Subjects:

Middle Ages, Music

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs

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States By Region

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

For a video version, go to: https://youtu.be/5Jv5_deSw7cWhere do you call home,where do you rest?The north,south, east or west?We’re all living under the same,same sunWhere do you live, where are you from?Repeat after me: The New England

Subjects:

Music, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Songs

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U.S. Symbols

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

For a video version, go to: https://youtu.be/qT8Ja1axMv0Many, many symbols help us celebrateThey help us feel proud ‘bout these United StatesThey help us remember, they help us recallFilling us with joy, filling us with aweThere’s the mighty Bald

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Music

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Songs

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Scarcity

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video version: https://youtu.be/vEhQiYghnV0When there’s not enough for you and not enough for meWhen we don’t have enough,there’s a scarcityWe have to make choices every,everydaybetween this and that, in our work and our play‘cause when we don’t

Subjects:

Music, Economics

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video version: https://youtu.be/tleQcWzeWfwThe Ant and the Grasshopper In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Short Stories

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs

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Multi Meaning Words

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

For a video version, go to: https://youtu.be/44jGev84bcoI saw a bat flying up in the airFlying here, there and everywhereSo my dad got a bat, a really big batTo chase him right out of hereI love to eat jelly, I love to eat jamWith crunchy peanut

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Music

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Songs

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Transition Song: Cleaning Up

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Let’s pick up our things and put them back where they belongLet’s pick up our things and put them back where they belongThen do a little dance and sing a little songIf we all work together it won’t take very longLet’s keep our room clean,let’s keep

Subjects:

Music, Classroom Management, Child Care

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Songs

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Hyperbole

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video Version: https://youtu.be/qB4Z8RNiYs4HyperboleHyperbole,hyperbole’sAn exaggeration like “Tall as a Tree”Use it whenever ,whenever you needTo make your point use Hyperbole!-----------------------------------------------------------------This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Music

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs

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Food Pyramid

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video version: https://youtu.be/7JhjofJaxRAWhat should we be eating, what helps us grow or not?Let’s check the food pyramidFrom the bottom to the topWe want to grow up good and strongAnd be all we can beSo what should we be eatingWhat does our body

Subjects:

Other (Science), Music, Life Skills

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Songs

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Princess and the Pea

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

This is the story of the Princess and the Pea with added music for the students to sing. The script and music are in the file.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Short Stories

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Songs

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Black History: The Reconstruction

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video Version: https://youtu.be/es719h0Wf8EMuch of the Southern United States was destroyed during the Civil war. Farms and plantations were burned down and their crops destroyed. Also, many people had Confederate money which was now worthless and

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs, Interactive Whiteboard, Video Files

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Latino Culture: Latin America

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video version: https://youtu.be/EFo0VKfhj60Latin America is a region made up of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Some of the islands of the West Indies, in the Caribbean Sea, also are included. The area is known as Latin America because

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Music

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Songs, Interactive Whiteboard, Video Files

FREE

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Theodore Roosevelt Profile

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video version: https://youtu.be/MhXt1NQokucTheodore Rooseveltwas born in new York city on Oct. 27,1858. His dad was a glass importer and his family lived a comfortable life. He has asthma as a child but still participated in athletics. He graduated

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Music

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Songs

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Cultures

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video Version: https://youtu.be/aA4jfvHGGBYThere are many,many cultures,many,many waysTo believe, speak,work, laugh and playMany,many cultures,many,many landsMany,many ways we need to understandThere are 54 countries in AfricaLike Ghana, Egypt and

Subjects:

Civics, Character Education

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs

FREE

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Three Bears Play

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

This is a musical version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears suitable for K-3 students. It could be acted out or made into a puppet show. The dialogue and recording are in the file.

Subjects:

Music, Short Stories

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Songs

FREE

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Black History: Harriet Tubman

By Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video Version: https://youtu.be/kHxfXlfXUJ8Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and

Subjects:

U.S. History, Music

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs, Interactive Whiteboard

FREE

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

36 years in the music classroom specializing in integrating the arts with the core curriculum. I'm also a published composer and performing keyboardist.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I try to create a safe atmosphere where the the individual can express him or herself through the art of music.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teacher of the Year for my school district.Several honors with my compositions.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. in Philosophy. M.M. in music composition.Many years of continuing ed in the field.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am published through Scorch Music and Musicforclass.com. My music has been perform both here and Europe and New Zealand.

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Civics, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, European History, World History, Middle Ages, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Art History, Other (Art), Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Physical Education, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Health, Other (Specialty), Geography, Other (Social Studies), Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, General Science, Physical Science, Library Skills, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Child Care, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Earth Day, Informational Text, American Sign Language, Phonics, African History, Classroom Community