MUSIC+TEACHING=WIN-WIN
I'm completely going on a bit of a tangent, but I couldn't help it!! I'm a sucker for any teaching/sports/music/dance inspirational movie! I mean, I seriously LOVE them!! I love the fire it lights inside of me! I love that I want to go conquer the world when I watch them. I love that music has the power to define cultures and life itself. A song comes on, and it can instantly take you back or motivate you forward!
I've had music in my life since I can remember! My mom always tells me the story of the time I was belting out "Tomorrow" from Annie in the grocery store! The manager gave me a sucker!! :) Ever since I started teaching 12 years ago, I have had a guitar in my room. My kiddos beg for me to play so we can all sing! Any time I travel abroad or different areas of the US, I get an instrument to take to my classroom. I have instruments from Spain, China, Mexico, Costa Rica, Disney World (Africa, LOVE Animal Kingdom), and from stores. We use the instruments to celebrate birthdays in our classroom and for chants and songs throughout the year.
So if there's a chance or idea that includes music, I'm there!!! Which
SKIP COUNTING TO A TUNE
A few years ago, I walked into one of my friend's classrooms at school and just happened to walk in when they were chanting to skip counting. I instantly LOVED it! Fact fluency is something our kids really need to be strong in to have that foundation for basically everything in math. So I just had to use those chants!! So he told me he found them on You Tube but changed a couple around. So, of course, I went to You Tube. You can check out the video here. Kimberly Rimbey did an awesome job finding the perfect songs to go with the skip counting patterns. I added in a 2s, 5s, and 10s chant, titles, along with creating a PowerPoint with posters and smaller sized posters to make practice books for your students!
My kids LOVE SKIP COUNTING TO A TUNE!!!!! AND so many can now multiply way better and quicker by using these chants!!! I posted a video of my class getting "down" with skip counting and was AMAZED at the response from all of you!!! There have been over 8,000 views on my Facebook page!!! WOW!!! This definitely told me that we all want to bring music into our rooms!! SO I had to help with this!!
Below, you will find both videos we made, the PowerPoint presentation, as well as the PDF file for the posters and smaller student booklet posters. I need to work on my video skills which I'm sure my friends I worked at Apple with will cringe when they watch haha!!
The first video I had one of my students take was portrait view. hah It doesn't include the 10s chant. The second video I wanted to show the PowerPoint slides more so you all can actually use it in your classroom too so to teach your kids the chants!!! This video does include the 10s chant. We do these chants and songs every day at the beginning of our math time! They lead us right into our objectives!! I let a different student ring the bells and control the slides each day too!! :) We're making the student booklets now!! One of my boys definitely came up to me asking when they were going to get them!! :) Love them!!
I hope you are able to incorporate these chants into your classroom and bring music in!!!! You'll be hearing these chants EVERYWHERE!! Yay! ;)
1st Video
2nd Video
Skip Counting to a Tune~PowerPoint Presentation!!
Skip Counting to a Tune~PDF File for Posters!!
This is so awesome! I love this. I think I'm going to show the videos to my kids so we can pick up the melodies :) Thank you for putting these together and sharing them with us!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! It's completely my pleasure!!! I love that more students will be singing their skip counting!! :) Thanks for stopping by!!
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I've been looking for some way to help those 4-5 students who still can't remember their facts after a couple of months. I think this might really do the trick. Thank you so much from them and myself.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! This is a perfect addition to my math lessons! My 2nd graders are LOVING them!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad I stumbled upon this...and so glad you liked my songs. ;-) I invented them during my commute to school back in my math coaching days. I always encourage teachers to use a multiplication chart as their "song sheet," helping them internalize the patterns on the chart. Enjoy, all!!!
ReplyDeleteI plan to use this for a child I care for after school. He is struggling with fact fluency & I think this is just the thing to help. Thank you for sharing this & for providing the free printables. If I ever return to the classroom, I will be sure to use this regularly!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this! I learned skip counting with songs as a child and the only one I could solidly remember the song was the 3's, and it was also to Jingle Bells. I haven't been able to find it, and this is the closest I've come. The kids didn't care for other recorded songs that had a bunch of other lyrics in it, and I think that made it more confusing. Putting them to music they know and keeping it simple makes them easy to learn. Thanks again!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to use the Powerpoint. It says I need access.
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