Old Town Road
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus and mixing it up! This is a great little tune, but there’s also lots of other stuff to think about. What about music styles? Is this Country and Western or is it Rap? And what’s the history between […]
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Kids
Dutch and English Tongue Twisters
Here are some Dutch Tongue Twisters to get kids isolating individual words consciously. It’s great for attention to pronunciation and excellent for training their brains to visualize words and then present them as whole units. And now…here are some English ones.
Peas with Honey
Here’s a silly poem my Popa used to tell all his grandchildren whenever we went for dinner. Peas with Honey. A traditional nonsense poem. I eat my peas with honey. I’ve done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny. But […]
Once I Caught A Fish Alive
Once I Caught a Fish Alive A traditional counting folk song. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Once I caught a fish alive. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Then I let it go again. Why did you let it go? Because it bit […]
Blurryface
Here’s Stressed Out by the band Twenty One Pilots. It’s about growing up and how sometimes, once you’re an adult doing all the things adults have to do, childhood feels like a much better place to be. And here’s one with just text. Much easier […]
I like the flowers
I Like the Flowers Traditional song, usually sung in a round. I like the flowers, I like the daffodils. I like the mountains, I like the green hills. I like the fire stone. I like to walk alone. Doe waka doe waka Doe […]
Hello Spring
Hello Spring Kylie van Dam Goodbye winter, It’s time for you to go. The world has rested up. Now it’s time to grow. Hello Spring time, Your days so bright and long. You make us want to run outside And join your […]
Days of the Week
Days of the Week Kylie van Dam Monday, Tuesday, Ticky Ticky Tuesday. Wednesday stuck in the middle. Thursday, Friday, Time to say goodbye-day, The working week is done. Need to wriggle! Saturday Sunday, Those are the fun days, Sleeping in and […]
Arghhh, my tooth!!!!!
It’s time for the Wobbly Tooth song…if you’ve got any teeth to sing it with! When I was thinking about making this song, this very famous man and his wobbly legs kept popping into my mind. He’s called Elvis Presley and […]