Learning Through Songs

a collection of 16 easy to learn songs composed especially for music teachers and music therapists to help children develop educational skills and concepts at the primary level the songs have memorable melodies and lyrics that motivate children to develop cognitive skills in language reading classification mathematics science and reasoning skills at the same time the beauty and structure of the songs help the children to explore their feelings and to develop interactional skills 1997 80 pages paperback table of contents introduction 1 before you begin 2 activity description page 2 children required 2 lyrics 2 specific skills and concepts developed 2 procedure 2 variations 2 general teaching suggestions 3 directing techniques 4 song 1 rhyme time 5 song 2 what s in your house 5 song 3 how old are you 12 song 4 now and before 15 song 5 everybody makes mistakes 19 song 6 what do you say 21 song 7 yes i can 24 song 8 windy wind 28 song 10 learn about things 33 song 11 some people 36 song 12 when it rains 38 song 13 today yesterday and tomorrow 40 song 14 a silly song 42 song 15 sad things 44 song 16 friends 47 objectives 50 cognitive skills and concepts 50 general knowledge 50 classification 51 language 51 affective skills and concepts 53 self concept 53 social perception 54