We are doing the body this month at Dream Kids Academy in Aoyama, so in honor of that I will embark on a project to make a compilation of the best body action songs – starting with this week’s Head Shoulders Knees and Toes. Download the slides for your home or classroom here (consider donating if you do!), or play the video and move with the pictures!
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Weekly Release: Over the Rainbow by Brother Iz
“Over the Rainbow” was already a classic song, but Brother Iz stamped it firmly into eternity with his deep tenor rendering. With this Picture Lyrics video version I hope even more kids and language learners can appreciate and understand this beautiful piece. Sing along, and feel your troubles melt away with the strums of Iz’s ukulele. And see how to get the slides for your home or classroom here.
Weekly Release Update: Roll Call from Thomas and Friends!
This week is none other than the incredibly catchy “Roll Call” theme from Thomas and Friends. Thanks to BrownBeltLife for recommending me to make a video for this song – it was fun – and if anyone has a recommendation or request for a song please let me know!
This fun song is packed with educational material – numbers, colors, personality traits, truck shunting – really useful! And with Picture Lyrics you get to speed up learning and retention by pairing pictures with all the key words and phrases. So print out the slides for use at home or the classroom here, or let the video play and take it all in that way. Enjoy!
Weekly Release Update: Old MacDonald!
So I found a version of Old MacDonald with 9 animals – that’s a good amount! We teach this every year at Dream Kids in Tokyo and the kids love singing it, and pick it up so quickly looking at the pictures. Lots of good stuff in this song – not just the animals but “here”, “there”, and “everywhere”. You can find the slides for your home or classroom here, or just pop on the YouTube video and let the pictures and music play.
Weekly Release Update: Do Re Mi!
This week we posted two versions of the classic “Do Re Mi” to the YouTube channel – one starting at the very beginning of the song (a very good place to start!) and one from “Doe, a deer”. I have taught this song for the past three years at Dream Kids in Tokyo, and the kids love singing it, and pick it up so quickly looking at the pictures. You can find the slides for your home or classroom here, or just pop on the YouTube video and let the pictures and music play.
Weekly Release Update: the Fox!
Hello, and time for that burning question that no one has been able to answer – what does the fox say? This week’s release, the classic Ylvis animals song, attempts to answer that question. I have taught this song for the past three years at Dream Kids in Tokyo, and it always gets the kids dancing, singing, and enjoying English. You can find the slides for your home or classroom here, or just pop on the YouTube video and let the pictures and music play.
Weekly Release Update: Twinkle Twinkle in English and Spanish!
The children’s classic that lives on after hundreds of years – this time sung in upbeat tempo by Dora the Explorer. My son loves this song so I printed off the slides and we sing it together at home – give it a try, you can download them here! Or tune in to YouTube video and learn the easy way 🙂 Happy learning English (and Spanish)!
Introducing Picture Lyrics
Picture Lyrics is born! We enter the world in order to spread music and language by bringing the two together with pictures. And without any further ado, we’ll now let our first two videos explain the concept behind this site.
Header image: “The Presentation” by Matthew Gosselin is licensed under CC BY 2.0