What better way to kick off your lesson on animals, than Old Mac with American Sign Language! OK, so I may have butchered some of them – the signs, not the animals! But check out Dr. Bill at Lifeprint for all the correct signs. And enjoy the rest of this video describing how I teach this song in lessons – with actions, PictureLyrics, and playing/singing on drum and glockenspiel. And download the slides for use in your home or classroom here. Enjoy learning English and music through pictures!
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Weekly Release Update: Roll Call from Thomas and Friends, in Japanese!
What’s catchier than the original “Roll Call” by Thomas and Friends? The Japanese version is what – too catchy, you’ll be singing this, and understanding what it means with the help of pictures!
This song is packed good learning material – lots of strong and powerful words, and practice reading the Japanese Hiragana and Katakana alphabets. You can also 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: 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!