Music videos for the classroom Quick (under 2min) Brain break songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8a9yj7IOOo Everybody Dance Now (58sec) Quick, fun brain break song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYWycl8vR5c Ants in your pants (1 min 50) Fun song encouraging children to move in different ways – Dance like you’ve got ants in your pants, bees on your knees, bear in your hair… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUliPGg03jU Jump! Stop! Song for Kids (1 min) Short brain break song. (jumping) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl5QodAFuVk Shake Break (1min 26) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUxZPC1TEU Fun brain break song (shake, jump and turn around) (A favourite with my class) Shake my sillies out (1min 30) Fun brain break song (shake, clap, jump) Compiled by Catherine Sherrard 3/09/2012 Page 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_78Ck10tSE The Banana Song (Peel Banana…) (53sec) Quick, fun, brain break song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fmRT53hhNU Turkey Time!!!!! (1min 56) Quick, fun, brain break song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUMwu_gXK7Q The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1min 04) Movement songs focussing on following directions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw6z94wJsWI If You’re a kid… (2mins 46) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZxkayp3K9Q Great song for a quick break, children need to follow different instructions depending on whether they are a boy or girl. (A favourite with my class) If You’re a Kid… – Animal remix (2mins 47) Great song for a quick break, children need to follow different instructions depending on whether they are a boy or girl. (A favourite with my class) Compiled by Catherine Sherrard 3/09/2012 Page 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJnfhYCC-Bo STOP (Children’s song by Patty Shukla) (2min 52) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMLh3LGNr4s Twist – Patty Shukla (2mins 49) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSHxl9dhM8s Cha Cha Slide – easy to dance steps (3mins 40) Dances graphics describing the steps to the dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycq_E6sN3CI The Sid Shuffle - Ice Age Continental Drift (3mins 25) (A favourite with my class) Compiled by Catherine Sherrard 3/09/2012 Page 3 Songs that support early counting and alphabet knowledge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REAXGhFJcXQ Chicken counting Fun (2min 51) Call and response song Counting to 10, good movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvnwdojAaww The Number Rock (Song) (1min 45) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4rhzjD5ohw Let’s Get Fit! (Counting by 1’s to 100) (2mins 40) Fitness exercises in groups of 10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RafnYeg2lIQ Do you Know your Alphabet (ABC song for kids) (2min 30) Call and response song Shows the upper and lowercase letters Compiled by Catherine Sherrard 3/09/2012 Page 4 Call and response songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2XVfTzel8E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3suXTYy2aw Boom Chicka Boom - the Learning Station (3min 33) Call and response song (A favourite with my class) Fred the Moose (The Moose Song) – The Learning Company (3mins 11) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmu1y-TUhw Call and response song, rhyming, following simple actions Stomp and Clap – The Learning Station (4 min 22) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fltOXEJDeQ Call and response song Stomp and clap rhythm with catchy call and response familiar nursery rhymes in between. Tooty Ta (2mins 40) Call and response song, fun familiar actions Just for fun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99ULJjCsaM The Animal Sounds Song (2min 23) (A favourite with my class) Compiled by Catherine Sherrard 3/09/2012 Page 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpvuqj5nv6U The Skeleton Dance from Super Simple Songs (1min 55) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsgdwM73EgM Vroom Goes the Red Race Car – Patty Shukla (2mins 08) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=astISOttCQ0 The Gummy Bear Song – The Long English Version (2mins 44) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5om694_E-Y Please don’t Pee in the Pool (2mins 40) Video shows lyrics, funny song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nCsqujCsQ The Duck song (3mins 21) Video shows lyrics, funny song – (My class love to act out this song) Compiled by Catherine Sherrard 3/09/2012 Page 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRH0q-XVh1w This Song is stuck in my Head (1min 48) Video shows lyrics, funny song Story songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzIcu6tbEko I’m going on a bear hunt (4mins 53) Song with actions to follow acting out the story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5aUAxK1ec8 The Gingerbread Man (3mins 24) Story of the Gingerbread man in song Compiled by Catherine Sherrard 3/09/2012 Page 7