From SmartBrief: Music education, when it is even available, typically begins in about third grade, writes Rourke O'Brien, the president and founder of the Children's Music Foundation. In this blog post, O'Brien offers several suggestions to help all educators integrate music lessons into the classroom. O'Brien encourages teachers to learn to play an instrument, use puppets and simple instruments, and buy music CDs that students can sing along to in class. http://smartblogs.com/education/2014/02/28/music-education-for-the-classroom-teacher/?utm_source=brief
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We all know I am a HUGE fan of a TPR to help students remember things, feel less stress and enjoy class! This is an easy song to review directions, body parts and get kids moving!
The video below is less three minutes and goes over
Why I think this is great for ALL beginners (including adults)
An example of the dance with the adapted lyrics I tend to use
An example of the dance with the original lyrics
The lyrics essentially are, "Put your left foot forward. Put your right foot out. Do the bunny hop. Hop hop hop." I change them to, "First put out your right foot; then put out your left. Forwards and Backwards. Hop Hop Hop."
This version is great for ANY beginners! Adults will appreciate the classic and kids love the simplicity. The teenagers may be more interested in the hip hop version as hip hop may be a bit more their thing.
In review: If you think that your students need to learn/review words like: forward, backward, hop, left, right and foot. Then this is a simple activity. Also it is an easy activity to be combined with other bunny or spring activities:
Do you use music in your lessons? Numerous studies have been done showing the benefits of music for learning. Check out the infographic below brought to us via onlinecolleges.net for some useful information on the positive benefits of music for the learning process. Naturally, combining music with language learning should be both entertaining and profitable for you and your students.
Choose a popular song of the moment. Type up the lyrics. Print out two copies. Keep one intact and cut the other one into strips like this:
...................................................................... First line of the song ...................................................................... Second line ......................................................................
etc.
Shuffle the strips and distribute them around the class.
Place a large table in the center of the room. Tell the students that when they hear the lines they have printed on their strips of paper they must stand up and place them in the correct place on the table.
Play the song as many time as necessary to get all the strips on the table.
The end result should match the intact copy of the lyrics.
Every country has its own geeks, right? Well, these Japanese guys were so into this Japanese idol group, "ććć„ć¼ć (perfume)", and copied their dance perfectly!
ććć„ć¼ć”ć³(Perfumen):
ććć„ć¼ć (Perfume):
Geeks in Japan are called ćŖćæćÆ(otaku), and it is an interesting part of Japanese culture.
Today I'd like to share some videos of Nujabes. He was an internationally known Japanese hip-hop track maker who just passed away last month. I don't know what kind of activity I can do in class, but at least I can introduce it as a part of contemporary Japanese culture!
Today I would like to share an amazing website that German teachers will find especially useful! Check out Step Into German for an excellent site that makes incorporating German music into your courses both fun and easy! (without having build up a large music collection of your own)
The site features music from all across Germany and for every song and music video there are worksheets available as well! The site is well-designed and easy to navigate. In other words, you can jump right in and incorporate it into your lessons!
Are there any sites like this for other languages? If you have any related links please feel free to comment on the post and share with us! What types of lessons and activities can you plan by integrating music in your classroom?
today we have a guest post from Marc for a new song that is popular in Germany right now dealing with issues of identity and city life. Check it out here
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