Tag Archives: music

Weekly Release: Mary Had a Little Lamb Learning Unit

August 27, 2017Videoclassic, dance, drum, education, english, esl, fun, glockenspiel, Hohner, instrument, kids, learning, lyrics, Mary Had a Little Lamb, music, nursery rhyme, picturelyrics, pictures, play, songsChris

This is the first song I remember learning on the piano, and with this PictureLyrics learning unit I hope to bring more young learners into Mary’s fold! This week’s video shows 4 ways to teach, learn, and enjoy this classic – with dance, PictureLyrics, and music for the drum and glockenspiel. I use this song when teaching colors, as you can swap Mary’s white fleece for just about anything – silver, green, blue, fuchsia. Just make sure to change the snow part also – let your imagination run wild! And download the slides for use in your home or classroom here. Enjoy learning English and music through pictures!

https://youtu.be/jlwzxYSwzeY

Weekly Release: Hello How Are You Learning Unit

August 20, 2017Videodance, drum, education, english, esl, feelings, fun, glockenspiel, greetings, Hello, Hohner, kids, learning, lyrics, Muffin Songs, music, picturelyrics, pictures, play, songsChris

How’s everybody doing? Fine I hope! Just released, our third learning unit, for the super simple greetings song, Hello How Are You by Muffin Songs. This is a great way to start any lesson, with a simple and repetitive tune and dance that kids recognize across Asia. Learn it 4 ways with our video – dance, PictureLyrics, and play on the drum and glockenspiel. And download the slides for use in your home or classroom here. Enjoy learning English and music through pictures!

Weekly Release: Rain Rain Go Away Learning Unit

August 11, 2017Videoclassic, dance, drum, education, english, esl, fun, glockenspiel, Hohner, instrument, kids, learning, learning unit, lyrics, music, picturelyrics, pictures, Rain Rain Go Away, songs, tutorial, weatherChris

This week PictureLyrics and Dream Kids Network bring you the whole learning unit for Rain Rain Go Away – with dance, pictures for vocabulary, and music for the drum and glockenspiel. Thanks to the super cool kids, Clayton and Landis, who made a cameo for the video, and to all my students at Dream Kids. All the learning materials in this video are available for free here. Enjoy learning English and music through pictures!

Weekly Release: Twinkle Twinkle Learning Unit

August 4, 2017Videoclassic, dance, drum, education, english, esl, fun, glockenspiel, Hohner, instrument, kids, learning, lyrics, Mozart, music, picturelyrics, pictures, songs, tutorial, TwinkleChris

This week we introduce the first PictureLyrics and Dream Kids whole learning unit for early language learners, with the timeless classic, Twinkle Twinkle. This builds on my experience teaching at Dream Kids Network in Tokyo, where kids in my English music program learn songs in four distinct ways – with actions, pictures, and playing/singing with drums and glockenspiel. This really drives home the pronunciation and meaning of the song, and kids have a great time doing it! Give it a try with your child or class – all the slide materials are available for free here.

Weekly Release: Six Body Action Songs Compilation

July 27, 2017Videocompilation, education, english, esl, exercise, fun, head shoulders knees toes, Hokey Pokey, kids, language learning, learning, lyrics, music, one little finger, picturelyrics, pictures, songs, stretching song, super simple songs, the pinocchio, Tofa TafaChris

This week we put together the hard work over the past 6 weeks on some of the most loved and best body action songs: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, One Little Finger, The Pinocchio, Tofa Tafa, Hokey Pokey, and the Stretching Song. We hope you enjoy singing and dancing along to these in succession, and not hearing the PictureLyrics theme song after the end of every song 🙂 Let us know what you think, and enjoy learning English through music!

Weekly Release: Over the Rainbow by Brother Iz

June 5, 2017VideoBeautiful, Brother Iz, classic, Dreams Come True, education, english, esl, Hawaii, kids, learning, lyrics, music, Over the Rainbow, picturelyrics, pictures, UkuleleChris

“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!

May 12, 2017Videocreative commons, early education, Edward, Emily, english, esl, Gordon, Henry, James, karaoke with pictures, language learning, learn English through music, lyrics, music, nonprofit, Percy, picturelyrics, pictures, sing-along, songs for kids, songs for toddlers, Thomas, Thomas and Friends, Toby, trainsChris

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!

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