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Earth Day activity audio
The Earth Is Our Mother
Native American folk song: Also know as Hey Yunga, this is an old Native American song that expresses the original singer’s sense of connection to the world around us, and the desire to take care of the world in the same way that we would take care of our family members that we love and cherish. The chorus, Hey Yunga, is made up of vocables, musical syllables that are not words but still express an important message. Vocables are very easy to sing along to, and this whole song is an immediate si
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PreK - 5th
Australia Song Performance Track mp3 from "Geography Songs" Troxel
No voices. This is a performance track of the new "Australia Song" which includes sound effects.
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Between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
there is the biggest island and the smallest continent.
It's to the south of Asia, down under the equator.
It is the biggest island and the smallest continent.
The central plains are called the "outback" with the sheep and cattle stations.
The aborigines were the first people in this nation.
With 6 states and 2 territories, kangaroos, koala bear
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PreK - 6th
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Earth Day Reading and Writing Unit BUNDLE (digital and print)
How can students take care of the earth? This mini reading and writing unit comes with a page of vocabulary, an Earth Day reading passage, a thinking map that uses vocabulary words from the reading passage, lined writing paper for a paragraph, and a page to make a poster. If your students are virtual, you can also assign the entire thing to be done in Google Classroom. The vocabulary page and reading passage have audio files and the pages with writing have text boxes.
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1st - 3rd
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Something From Nothing
Based on an old Yiddish folk song and story: The idea of reusing things instead of throwing them away used to be what everyone did all of the time… This story tells of all of the things that one could make from an old coat, and can be used as an exercise in creative thinking for students of how other daily products could be used for other things.
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PreK - 4th
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Endangered Blues
Many of the earth’s amazing creatures are now endangered because of habitat loss. Students can use this as a movement piece during science class, adding animals that they have learned about that are not part of the song.
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PreK - 2nd
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All Work Together
1. All Work Together, Environmental Version, Words and Music by Woody Guthrie WGP/TRO-© Copyright 1956 (Renewed) Used by Permission, Lyrics adapted by Joanie Calem: I have loved this song by Woody Guthrie since I was a kid. His original song is about helping around the house, which is a great version too. I turned it into a song about cleaning up the world, because when we all work together, we can do it!I lead this as a dance, with the students dancing on their own during the verses, and findin
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PreK - 4th
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Listen to the Leaves
This is an echo song in English and Hebrew about the connection between people and trees. Can be used as a movement exercise, inviting the students to plant their feet as roots and stretch their arms up as branches.
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PreK - 2nd
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Adamah V'Shamayim...Earth and Sky
Israeli folk song: This is a wonderful song about appreciating nature around us. It was based on a song from Australia about trees, translated into Hebrew, and then translated back into English about more than just trees! This is a great song to dance to.
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Not Grade Specific
We've Got the Whole World In Our Hands
This is an old American church song, usually sung as “He’s got the whole world in his hands.” In this version, we are appreciating the things that we ourselves can do to help the world, the ways that we have the world in our hands. Have the children write their own verses.
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PreK - 4th
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Recycling Hoedown
Based on an old American folk song called The Paw Paw Patch, with altered lyrics. In this version, we review many of the things that we can recycle instead of throwing them into the trash. Have children add their ideas. Accompany this with an art project of items made from reusable materials.
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PreK - 3rd
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Seeds and Weeds
Springtime in the USA is when everything wakes up after the long, cold winter, and the earth surprises us with all kinds of plants. It’s a great time to dig in the garden and work with Mother Earth to grow our own food.
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PreK - 2nd
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Mayim Chayim
The title of this song is in Hebrew: Mayim means water, and Chayim means life, and this is a song about the water cycle. This is a great supplement to a science lesson on the water cycle. When we really understand the water cycle, we will be much more careful with how much water we use for our different activities.
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PreK - 4th
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Thank You, Thank You
Teaching children to be grateful for the world around them requires them to notice it, so this song can be used for developing observational skills. This is an echo song, and I have listed (some of) the elements of nature that I am thankful for. Use the structure of the rhymes to rewrite the song with the students' contributions.
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PreK - 5th
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Round and Round
American folk song: The seasons of the year go round and round, and as we dance through the year, we can pay attention to the gifts that nature gives us, and how to best show our gratitude for those gifts!
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PreK - 2nd
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The Three R's
A simple song for teaching and reinforcing "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!" Can be used to teach students sight words for Earth Day.
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PreK - 4th
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"Night in Skrunda" Trio music
Sad piano, violin and contrabass story about life, love, hope and war. Trio. Composer Alina Vaitkutė. 2016.
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K - 8th
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Listen - A Nature Song (Earth Day)
AnnieBirdd Music, LLC offers curriculum-based vocal choral music to support schools, choirs, homeschoolers and non-profits.
Listen, A Nature Song is a song about environmental conservation. This is my most simple song, and can be learned by Kindergarteners all the way through Elementary School.
This song also has a karaoke version, and a supporting video on youtube at www.youtube.com/anniebirdd
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K - 4th
Celebrate Earth Day with an - MP3- SONG - Rockin' Eco Heroes
Want to celebrate Earth Day AND get the kids blood pumping? This "rock anthem" style song (with big guitar and stomping drums) will get the kids up and moving. It's an empowering song that aims to make Rockin' Eco Heroes of all our kids. Download. Enjoy. Play Loud! Don't be surprised if we create a whole generation of little Rockin' Eco Heroes!
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K - 5th
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Forever!
This is a beautiful song by Neil Preston to get kids thinking about both the environment and history. It goes along with the book, "The Comeback Kids, Book 10, The American Bison." There is also a video on YouTube that you can find on the Bellissimavideo Channel that goes along wit this book and that you can use for free. Get the discussion going. This is a good series of books by Penelope Dyan and John D. Weigand, perfect for Earth Day studies or for any day. And there are music videos o
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PreK - 3rd
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