Submitted by Patricia Oeste, NBCT, Conway, Arkansas
Idea posted January 8, 2003
I have put together a collection of Music K-8 songs that many grade levels love. I put it all in a spiral binder (25 copies) and burned a CD to go with it for the sub. The kids then get to select what they want to sing, the sub puts in the CD and the day is over quickly! It is quick, the kids enjoy it immensely, and it is easy for the sub. They LOVE it!
Here are the songs I use. I try to get a good cross-section for 2-5. I now have about 35 songs in the collection, which I revise every other year.
Allegiance Rap (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 1, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)American Tears (from Music K-8, Vol. 13, No. 1)
Ants Go Marching, The (from Music K-8, Vol. 6, No. 1, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Ballad Of Johnny Appleseed, The (from Music K-8, Vol. 9, No. 1)
Candle For Remembering, A (from Music K-8, Vol. 11, No. 2)
Comet, The (from Music K-8, Vol. 7, No. 1, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Conga Line (from Music K-8, Vol. 8, No. 4)
Dance With Your Hands (from Music K-8, Vol. 7, No. 4, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Forte Piano (from Music K-8, Vol. 13, No. 1)
Get Up! (from Music K-8, Vol. 1, No. 5)
Halloween Rap (from Music K-8, Vol. 6, No. 1)
Hokey Pokey, The (from Music K-8, Vol. 6, No. 3)
¡Hola, Amigos! (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 1)
I Met A Bear (Campfire Song) (from Music K-8, Vol. 7, No. 5)
If You're Happy And You Know It (from Music K-8, Vol. 7, No. 4)
I've Been Workin' On The Railroad (from Music K-8, Vol. 6, No. 5)
John Brown's Baby (from Music K-8, Vol. 11, No. 5)
Kookaburra (from Music K-8, Vol. 8, No. 1)
Mashed Potatoes (from Music K-8, Vol. 9, No. 2)
Music Alone Shall Live (from Music K-8, Vol. 7, No. 1, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Old MacDonald Had A Farm (from Music K-8, Vol. 11, No. 1)
Rap Of The Presidents
She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain (from Music K-8, Vol. 7, No. 1)
Shenandoah (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 1, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Snow Day (from Music K-8, Vol. 6, No. 2)
solfège Sounds (from Music K-8, Vol. 11, No. 4)
Song Of Peace, A (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 2, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Star-Spangled Banner, The (from Music K-8, Vol. 10, No. 5, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Summer Vacation (from Music K-8, Vol. 6, No. 5)
T. Rex In The Neighborhood (from Music K-8, Vol. 8, No. 1, also available as a Singles Reproducible Kit)
Take Me Out To The Ball Game (from Music K-8, Vol. 8, No. 5)
This Is America (from Music K-8, Vol. 13, No. 1)
We Are The People Of The 21st Century (from Music K-8, Vol. 10, No. 1)
What Did Delaware? (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 3)
Yodelady (from Music K-8, Vol. 12, No. 3)