Social Studies
Did you ever find yourself singing along to the radio to a song you've never really liked, yet somehow you know all the words? Doesn't that kind of point out the connection between music and the brain? Yep, without even trying, you've memorized the words to hundreds of songs, right?
I use that often in the classroom. If there's something I want the children to know by heart, I'll whip up a little song for them. I typically pick a tune that is familiar to all, squeeze in some words in a similar rhythm, and there you go! Sometimes I'll even make it rhyme, but that's not all that important. Nor is it important for the words to fit perfectly in the rhythm.
Here's a social studies song to the tune of "This Old Man" (also known as "The Barney Song")
The Continents Song :
North America, South America
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica. There are seven Continents
North America, South America
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica. Now we all can cha, cha, cha!
You can also find great sources in these locations:
https://www.teachervision.com/music/social-studies/54322.html
This site includes different ways to incorporate music into your everyday social-studies classroom curriculum with using a variety of worksheets and other printable resources such as lessons, worksheet, and activities.
You can also find great free videos to use as a fun and creative outlet to go along with your lessons like these videos using YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMp3-fDL6Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nZyBifRIvM
I use that often in the classroom. If there's something I want the children to know by heart, I'll whip up a little song for them. I typically pick a tune that is familiar to all, squeeze in some words in a similar rhythm, and there you go! Sometimes I'll even make it rhyme, but that's not all that important. Nor is it important for the words to fit perfectly in the rhythm.
Here's a social studies song to the tune of "This Old Man" (also known as "The Barney Song")
The Continents Song :
North America, South America
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica. There are seven Continents
North America, South America
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica. Now we all can cha, cha, cha!
You can also find great sources in these locations:
https://www.teachervision.com/music/social-studies/54322.html
This site includes different ways to incorporate music into your everyday social-studies classroom curriculum with using a variety of worksheets and other printable resources such as lessons, worksheet, and activities.
You can also find great free videos to use as a fun and creative outlet to go along with your lessons like these videos using YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMp3-fDL6Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nZyBifRIvM