Songs and Tricks that Teach

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Songs and Tricks that Teach

• By
• Bridget Dougherty, Janette Selino, Tamara
  Robinson

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Sing a Song of Solar System(sung to the tune of
Sing a Song of Sixpence)

• Sing a song of solar system,
• Nine planets in all,
• Orbiting around the sun,
• Each shaped like a ball.
• The Sun is in the middle.
• Its a hot burning star.
• Next come the inner planets,
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
• Sing a song of solar system.
• Be sure to avoid
• All those rocks in the belt
• Known as asteroids
• Next Jupiter and Saturn,
• Theyre gassy as you know
• Then Uranus and Neptune,
• And dont forget Pluto!

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The Planet Song(sung to the tune of The Ants go
Marching)

• The planets revolve around the sun,Hurrah!
  Hurrah!The planets revolve around the
  sun,Hurrah! Hurrah!The planets revolve around
  the sun,They spin on their axis, everyone,And
  they all go spinningAround and around they
  go.Mercury, Venus, Earth and MarsHurrah!
  Hurrah!Mercury, Venus, Earth and MarsHurrah!
  Hurrah!Mercury, Venus, Earth and MarsAll
  whirling and twirling among the starsAnd they
  all go spinning,Around and around they
  go.Jupiter and Saturn are next in lineHurrah!
  Hurrah!Jupiter and Saturn are next in
  lineHurrah! Hurrah!Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
  makes nine,Will we discover more in time?And
  they all go spinning,Around and around they go.

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What's The Weather?(sung to the tune of
"Clementine)

• What's the weather?What's the weather?What's
  the weather like today?Tell us (child's
  name),What's the weather?What's the weather
  like today?Is it sunny? (hold arms above head in
  a circleIs it cloudy? cover eyes with
  handsIs it rainy out today?flutter fingers
  downwardIs it snowy?wrap arms around body and
  shiverIs it windy? "blow children over" with a
  swoop of your armsWhat's the weather like today?

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MATTER SONG(sung to the tune of Frere Jacques)

• WHAT IS MATTER?
• WHAT IS MATTER?
• SOLID, LIQUID, AND GAS!
• SOLID, LIQUID, AND GAS!
• IT TAKES UP SPACE AND IT HAS SOME WEIGHT TOO!
• ITS EVERYWHERE THAT INCLUDES ME AND YOU!
• THAT IS MATTER!
• THAT IS MATTER!

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WATER CYCLE SONG!(sung to the tune of She will
be coming around the Mountain)

• WATER TRAVELS IN CYCLE, YES IT DOES!
• WATER TRAVELS IN A CYCLE YES IT DOES!
• IT GOES UP AS EVAPORATION
• FORMS CLOUDS AS CONDENSATION
• THEN COMES DOWN AS PRECIPITATION
• YES IT DOES!!
• (USE FUN HAND MOTIONS!!)

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The Perimeter and Area Song(sung to the tune of
When Johnny Comes Marching Home)

• For perimeter, you add the sides, the sides, all
  sides.
• For perimeter, you add the sides, the sides, all
  sides.
• Perimeters the distance around
• You find it when you measure around.
• Perimeter add the sides, all sides.
• For area, you multiply the length by the width.
• For area, you multiply the length by the width.
• Are is whats inside
• You find it when you multiply.
• Area multiply the length by the width

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Oh, Composite!(sung to the tune of Clementine)

• Oh, composite, oh, composite,
• Many factors do you have.
• Many factors make composite.
• Oh, composite, youre not prime!

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The Prime Number Song(sung to the tune of
Bingo)

• When a number has two factors,
• Well, prime is its name-o.
• P-R-I-M E!
• P-R-I-M-E-!
• Well, prime is its name-o.

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Mean, Mode, Median, Range(sung to the tune of
Frere Jacques)

• Mean means average.
• Mean means average.
• Mode means most.
• Mode means most.
• Medians in the middle.
• Medians in the middle
• Now I know!
• Now I know!
• Range means difference.
• Range means difference.
• Big minus small.
• Big minus small.
• These are all statistics.
• These are all statistics.
• Now I know!
• Now I know!

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GEOMETRY(sung to the tune of Frere Jacques)

• CORROSPONDING PARTS 
• OF CONGRUENT TRIANGLES
• ARE CONGRUENT.
• ARE CONGRUENT.
• ANGLES CONGRUENT TO ANGLES,
• SIDES CONGRUENT TO SIDES,
• CPCTC!
• CPCTC!

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The Conversion Song(sung to the tune of The
Wheels on the Bus)

• Larger to smaller we multiply,
• We multiply, we multiply.
• Larger to smaller we multiply,
• To change our units.
• Smaller to larger we divide,
• We divide, we divide.
• Smaller to larger we divide,
• To change our units.

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The 50 States That Rhyme Song(sung to the tune
of Turkey in the Straw)

• Alabama, and Alaska, Arizona, ArkansasCalifornia,
  Colorado, Co-nnecticut and moreDelaware,
  Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, IdahoIllinois,
  Indi-a-na, I-o-wa ...35 to go...Kansas, and
  Kentucky, Louisiana, MaineMaryland,
  Massachusetts and good old MichiganMinnesota,
  Mississippi, Missouri, and MontanaNebraska's 27,
  number 28's NevadaNext, New Hampshire, and New
  Jersey, and way down, New MexicoThere's New
  York, North Carolina, North Dakota,
  OhioOklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, now let's
  seeRhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota,
  TennesseeTexas and there's Utah, Vermont, I'm
  almost throughVirginia and there's Washington,
  and West Virginia, tooCould Wisconsin be the
  last state or is it just 49?No, Wyoming is the
  last state in The 50 States That Rhyme!

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THE CONTINENT SONG!(sung to the tune of Row Row
Row Your Boat)

• SEVEN CONTINENTS ON THE GLOBE,
• COUNT THEM NOW WITH ME!
• NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA,
• AFRICA MAKES THREE!
• EUROPE, ASIA, AUSTRALIA,
• ARE THREE MORE I KNOW!
• DONT FORGET ANARTICIA!
• THATS SEVEN!
• WAY TO GO!

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There, Their, Theyre Song(sung to the tune of
Bingo)

• There was a word that meant a PLACE And THERE
  was its name-o. T-H-E-R-E, T-H-E-R-E,
  T-H-E-R-E And THERE was the place-o!
• There was a word which belonged to them And
  THEIR was the word-o. T-H-E-I-R, T-H-E-I-R,
  T-H-E-I-R, And THEIR was who owned it!
• There was a word which meant THEY ARE And
  THEY'RE was the word-o. T-H-E-Y (tongue pop)
  R-E, T-H-E-Y (tongue pop) R-E, T-H-E-Y (tongue
  pop) R-E, THEY ARE was what it meant-o!

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The Helping Verb Song(sung to the tune of
Jingle Bells)

• Helping verbs, helping verbs
• There are 23.
• Am, is, are, was, and were,
• Being, been, and be.
• Have, has, had, do, does, did,
• Shall, should, will, and would.
• There are five more helping verbs
• May, might, must, can, could!

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Tricks to Learning Metric

• Mass
• King Henry Doesnt Mind Drinking Chocolate Milk
• Liters
• King Henry Doesnt Like Drinking Chocolate Milk
• Grams
• King Henry Doesnt Gulp Drinking Chocolate Milk

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Poem for Area and Circumference of a Circle

• Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,
• Area equals Pi r squared.
• Twinkle, twinkle little star,
• Circumference equals 2 Pi r.

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Long Division Game

• Divide , multiply, subtract, compare, bring down
  game!
• When teaching the steps for long division, have
  all the students stand. Use a pointer to point to
  each child in group or row order. Have the
  students say the steps of division DIVIDE,
  MULTIPLY, SUBTRACT, COMPARE, BRING DOWN.
• When a student says BRING DOWN he or she is
  out and must sit. The last standing in the game
  gets a prize!!