Learning with Music - Part 2!!

I talked in my last post about learning through music and shared some of my favourite videos with you - which all happened to be Maths related! So I wanted to go back and add my fave ELA based songs too :)

Super E

I love this catchy song - it definitely helps the kids remember this concept.

Vowel Bat

Guru Parents

GuruParents have a great range of videos - we would watch these weekly when trying to brainstorm words for our sound of the week board. 

When Two Vowels Go Walking

Between the Lions have lots of great ideas in their videos - I really like this one for illustrating what happens when there are two vowels together.

Electric Company

Again, another range of videos which have lots of ideas for ways to show your kids different concepts.

Learning with Music!

Music is just one of those things.....It has the power to evoke emotions, the power to uplift, the power to motivate or even the power to make you sad and remember better days.

But the thing I love most about music is that it has the power to teach.

If you have ever taught in a K-2 classroom, you probably hear what I am saying right? I wanted to share my favourite songs, all related to Maths that helped my Kinder class last year.

1-20

Perfect for beginning counters!

Count back from 20

Counting backwards can be energetic and motivating!

Big Numbers Song

This covers numbers to 100 - I was amazed at how much this helped my kids!

Count by 2's, 5's and 10's

Skip counting galore!

Days of the Week

Months of the Year

Days and months songs by Mat of Dream English. Super catchy songs.

Do you have any favourite songs to help in the classroom?

Blending CVC words - video!!!

This is the pic I posted on the blog and Instagram during the week. It has inspired me to make this video of how we used it (with my own kids)

I did it! Here is a video of using the magnetic counters and wands to blend CVC cards.

**I am very sorry about the comment about dogs heehee***

The cards are from Mel of From the Pond. Click HERE for a link to her store!

Click the picture to go straight to her cards.

And Mel is kind enough to give me one to give away!!!

Let's do it old school, just leave a comment below and tell me why you want them. Don't forget your email.

Learning with YouTube

Nothing needs to be boring! YouTube is our friend!

There are so many resources available on YouTube to help us with concepts in the classroom and help make learning engaging for our kids.

Let me give you a couple of examples from our week this week....

Counting

Our backwards counting is not so great. I saw this clip in my daughters Kinder room and knew it would be a hit with my kids

This counting video is a great one for the beginning of the year with numbers to 10...

Magic 'e'

We know that very important rule that an 'e' can make a vowel say its name...these 2 videos are some that my kids in Kinder and last year in Yr 2 all enjoyed and helped them remember...

Morning Routine

We use these songs nearly every day as part of our morning routine or calendar time

Days of the week

Months of the Year

And lastly a time video that the kids love!

Do you have any favourite videos you use?