Music videos for the classroom Quick (under 2min) Brain break songs

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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