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Songs for Teaching

Let's Start with tunes we know.

Well-known children's songs can be used to teach drama, math, science, language, creative writing and thinking skills. They can be a great resource for teaching ESL and FSL. Those marked with a letter P also make excellent scripts for puppet plays.
These ideas just scratch the surface of possibilities and are meant to spark your own creativity.

Singing a song in math class? A little change-up can grab attention.
Glance through the list below to find something that could be useful to you.




Song Activity Ideas
A-Tisket A-Tasket P creative writng, drama, music history & style

Alouette French Game for reviewing any topic

Apples and Bananas Game for learning vowel sounds (great for ESL)

Be Kind to Your Web Footed Friends Science research- animal classification

Bingo Spelling Practice

Down By the Bay / Hinkey Dinkey Double D Farm Social Studies

Eensy Weensy Spider Science

Dry Bones Drama, Dance, Science

Five Little Ducks P Math, ESL vocabulary, creative writing, Drama

Frog Went A-courting P Drama, Character study, slapstick humour

Grandfather's Clock Math, Creative thinking

Little White Duck P ESL vocabulary, Introductory "research", Drama

Lodon Bridge /Rock-a-bye Baby / Ring Around the Rosies

History
Over in the Meadow Science Research, Creative Writing

Skip to My Loo Phys. Ed., Classroom Action Break


Looking for songs for teaching FSL?
Try
Chansons