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Preschool critical thinking songs
Growth Mindset Songs and Rhymes
Help young students develop growth mindset, work hard, and stay positive with these original rhymes and songs sung to familiar tunes. Introduce the power of yet, learning from mistakes, and perseverance using these songs and rhymes that are developmentally appropriate for young learners. Singing helps these concepts stick and will keep your students engaged and learning. Perfect for the beginning of the year and super for reinforcement any time, encourage young learners to be confident in thems
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in:Â Growth Mindset and Good Student Songs BUNDLE
the PLAY CD: Music for teaching special education kids and everyone else!
This CD is close to 50 min long and is choc full of action songs using simple concepts and moving to directions. The educational word for this is “receptive language” and it involves taking in information and assigning meaning to it. This is crucial to following directions, interaction with others, and learning.
Below are the benefits of each song and a prestigious review/award:
Benefits of PLAY CD
1.1. Homemade Band
This tune opens the jam session on a positive note! They are int
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PreK - 3rd
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Pirates Story Time Printables
The perfect materials to support a pirates themed story time or circle time in preschool or kindergarten. Pack includes an original pirates song/rhyme, visuals to accompany the rhyme, and one pirate themed map making activity to do at the table. The activity focuses on cutting skills and creative thinking.
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PreK - K
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Close Reading using the wonder words: Who What When Where Why and How
Use the Wonder Words to teach what questions to ask during a close read.Cover most of the Speaking & Listening Standards by asking and answering questions during collaborative conversations about a literature piece. Cover most of the CC Literature standards by teaching students what questions to ask when identifying key details in a story. Encourage students to write detailed sentences using the Wonder Words. Teach them the purpose and how to spell the wonder words with familiar song tunes
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PreK - 2nd
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20 Music Matching Games with Themes & Wall Posters
This packet has 20 different music matching games I call "Mood Matchings" which I have used in Pre-K through 6th grade classrooms throughout the entire school year. Each activity has its own specific instructions included on the document, but the general steps involve the teacher placing the posters for that activity around the room on different walls. The class stands in the center of the room. The teacher plays the first song on the playlist (every track is linked to a YouTube video of the tra
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PreK - 8th
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Freeze Game to Franz Haydn
I took a classical song, written by Franz Haydn(1732-1809) and turned it into a wonderful game about sound and silence! Children will tip-toe,wiggle, jump and gallop to the beautiful music and then FREEZE! on the silences. Great way to teach them about rests. You can also use it to teach form as each new section has a different movement as well as instrumentation.
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PreK - 3rd
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20 Brain Break Taker Songs: The Best at the Desk!
This is a compilation of 20 of my best movement songs on sale for only $15. If you're looking for creative thinking, language development, cooperative learning movement activities and "games" then this is the collection for you. Totally appropriate for both regular and special education students - you'll find yourself singing and tapping your foot right along. You can listen to samples of each song via my store under the various titles.
From the Mixing it Up CD
2. Move it to the Music.
One s
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PreK - 3rd
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Boo's Shoes - Learn To Tie Shoelaces Illustrated Instruction Cards
Learn To Tie Shoelaces With Boo The Bunny and Farah Fox Every one who teaches young students knows that helping some kids tie their shoelaces is a never ending daily task. Here’s something to help with that. Ask the kids who know how to do it, to help teach the ones who don’t. Let them use these adorable instruction cards to teach the Bunny Method in 8 easy to follow steps. This set includes a printable “I Did It! - I Can Tie My Shoes” badge.
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PreK - 2nd
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Cosmo Kid Song
The Cosmo Kid Song is about global citizenship and our common human dignity regardless of race, class, gender, ability, appearance and so on. It encourages positive self-esteem based on universal human dignity as opposed to social ranking based on positionality (power, place, race, class, gender, ability…) This song further encourages critical thinking, kindness and open-minded wonder. A sense of belonging and community on an expanding scale can come from seeing yourself as a unique individ
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PreK - 8th, Staff
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Critical Thinking: Blast Off! Dictation/Spelling, Writing Prompts, Science
Blast Off! Thematic unit. Critical thinking, reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, math, science, and social studies! CCS standards with suggested integrations for books and music. Space and science can entice any learner to write and think more critically.
Tired of thinking about thinking? The work is done for you. This unit is recommended for a repeated reading format spanning 3 days to a week.
Blast Off includes:
Read Aloud suggestion for " I Want to Be an Astronaut" by Byron Burton
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PreK - 1st
Fire Safety Preschool Activity Packet
Be cool about fire safety with this fantastic preschool activity packet! Includes enough activities to enhance vocabulary, motor skills, and scientific exploration for a whole week!
This product includes activities for:
*Small groups
*Circle Time
*Centers
*Active Play
*...and MORE!
Download the preview to access free resources, music, and my favorite books.
Enjoy! Be sure to contact me if there's a theme you'd like to see.
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PreK
Someone's in the Jungle
Someone's in the Jungle is always a fan fav! Children will love playing hide and seek with their ears and won't even know they are strengthening their listening skills and ability to focus.Sample Track
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PreK - K
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My House Lessons (Explore Unique Learning Through Imagination & A Song!)
The children’s imagination will go into overdrive when singing this lighthearted happy song. The My House lessons encourage them to discover their creativity by teaching and reinforcing creative story and poetry writing, rhyming, simile, metaphor, analytical thinking, art and music for children in PreK - 5th. Grade. The lyrics of the song give children an understanding that all of us are unique and special in our own way, and through our minds, we have the power to transform ourselves and the wo
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PreK - 5th
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Building a House
Children will have a blast learning about their community as they pretend to be a construction worker building a house. Teach them to use critical thinking skills as they determine the best tool for the job. Sample Track
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PreK - K
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Boo's Shoes "I Did It! - I Can Tie My Shoes" Badge
I Did It! Badge - I Can Tie My Shoes This badge is a companion piece to the Boo's Shoes Learn To Tie Shoelaces Illustrated Instruction Cards and the Shoelace Expert Badges. When a young student finally learns to tie their own shoes, reward them with this cute “I Did It! - I Can Tie My Shoes” badge from the book, Boo’s Shoes—Learn To Tie Shoelaces featuring Boo the Bunny and Farah the Fox By Sybrina Durant with Illustrations by Pumudi Gardiyawasam.
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PreK - 2nd
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Boo's Shoes Learn To Tie Shoelaces Encouragement Song
No Laces! - Learn To Tie Shoelaces Encouragement Song This is a companion piece to the Boo's Shoes Learn To Tie Shoelaces Illustrated Instruction Cards, Boo’s Shoes Shoelace Expert Badges and Boo’s Shoes “I Did It” Badges. Every kid loves encouragement and songs are one of the best ways to provide it. Boo the Bunny doesn’t want to learn to tie his shoelaces but his friend, Farah Fox knows just how to encourage him to try. Boo and Farah sing a rousing back and forth together that will remind you
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PreK - 2nd
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My first English book
A book created for children with activities, scrapbooking projects, nursery rhymes and songs.
To download the MP3 files of the nursery rhymes and songs, you can visit this page: http://goo.gl/h806UX
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PreK - 2nd
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Thinking Song Level 2(from the Move Cd. Link below.)
Fosters listening and creative problem-solving. It requires knowledge of body parts and quick deciphering skills.
"Click here to view entire Move CD!"
Put your foot on your foot. Hmm. Put your foot on your foot. Hmm.
Now put your foot on your ankle-in the shape of a quadrangle. Honey, oh baby, mine
Put your elbow on your elbow. Hmm. Put your elbow on your elbow. Hmm.
Now put your elbow on your knee. Keep it there ecstatically. Honey, oh baby, mine.
Put your chin on your knee. Hmm. Put y
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PreK - 4th
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Color Full
This song will not only teach colors, but will work with students on memory. Original music introduces the idea and then when it is played again some of the words are ommitted!!
Your students will delight in "shouting out" the missing words. Full of delightful new vocabulary!
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PreK - 2nd
Music And Hands
Songs, games, and activities that will have you snapping, tapping, and clapping with delight!
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PreK - 2nd
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Personal Space Jingle
Necessity is the mother of invention. I created this original song lining up my Kindergarteners at the beginning of the school year. I find singing expectations to the students is an effective and fun way to reinforce classroom expectations.
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PreK - 2nd
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18 Questions to Ask When Listening to Music
It is so important when listening to music in the learning environment to understand how the music sounds, what mood it creates, what the main elements are and how they influence a song.
Below are some great questions to integrate into your music lesson plans to ask the children in the class.
Asking the children about the elements of music gets them thinking more in-depth which is great for developing thinking skills. So... get singing and don’t forget to ask, ask and ask!
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PreK - 3rd
Three Little Muffins
A folk chant using 3 of the 5 voices. Great for Pre-K through 2nd grades.
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PreK - 3rd
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