The Songs We Sang at Tuckahoe Elementary School 2/2/2012-2/10/2012

Posted by: Sing Books with Emily on: February 12, 2012

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We had a wonderful time Singing Books the past week and a half at Tuckahoe Elementary School.

In Mr. Mitchell’s class this past Friday, the whole class of Kindergarteners sang “Fifty Nifty States” all by themselves and earned themselves a lunch bunch.  Congratulations Friends!

Every second in every one of the classes is heavenly for me.  Joy!

We sang a selection of the songs below in Ms. Anctil’s, Mr. Michell’s, Mrs. Allen’s, Mrs. Morgan’s classes.  I was sad to miss Mrs. Howard’s class since both of my children were sick at home with colds, but looking forward to seeing everyone this week.

I like to share with the children that the songs below represent a many genres of American song, including The Great American Songbook, Folk, Broadway and Bluegrass.  Many of these songs have important cultural relevance and are loaded with educational content like science, geography, poetry, history, music, art, civics, and robust vocabulary.

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Amoeba Hop
Words and Music by Christine Lavin
Illustrated by Betsy Franco Feeney
This book features a study of amoeba life, printed music and a live recording of “Amoeba Hop” by the amazingly hilarious and talented singer/songwriter Christine Lavin.

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Being Green
Words and Music by Joe Raposo
Illustrated by Etienne Delessert
Published by Western Publishing Company, Inc. in Conjunction with Children’s Television Workshop, 1973
A Golden Book
LOC Catalog Card No. 73-82468

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The Big Bell and the Little Bell
Words and Music by Martin Kalmanoff
Illustrated by Alastair Graham
(This book is packaged with a CD with two recordings of the song!)

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Both Sides Now
Words and Music by Joni Mitchell
Illustrated by Alan Baker
ISBN 0-590-45668-7

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The Continents Song
Traditional Tune (Sing to the tune of, “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands”)
Adapted Lyrics
Map created by ephotopix.com
Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus

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Dites-Moi
Words (in English) by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated with Artwork by Student of Tuckahoe Elementary School
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
To view or print this booklet, click here:
dites-moi SPB eng SBWE ELEG 07 2011

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“Dites-Moi,” found in:

Getting to Know You
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by Rosemary Wells
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, 2002
ISBN 0-06-626845-5

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A Fairy Went A-Marketing
Poem by Rose Fyleman
Illustrated by Jamichael Henterly
Musical Setting can be found by Ginger Sands on her collection “The Gift of Make Believe“

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Fifty Nifty States
Words and Music by Ray Charles
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This item is for classroom, home, or library use only.

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I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon
Words and Music by Jeff Moss
Pictures Coordinated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This item is for classroom, home, or library use only.

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“I Love Trash” from

The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures
Words (and Music) by Various Artists
Illustrated by Normand Chartier

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“I Whistle a Happy Tune“ from

Getting to Know You
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by Rosemary Wells
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, 2002
ISBN 0-06-626845-5

Getting to Know You contains illustrations and lyrics for 16 Rogers and Hammerstein songs.  The book features thoughts from the children of Rogers and Hammerstein, Mary Rogers and William Hammerstein, and from the illustrator Rosemary Wells, articulating the importance and social relevance of Singable Picture Books.

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I Whistle a Happy Tune (second verse poster card)
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
From the Musical THE KING AND I
Illustrated with Artwork by Students at Tuckahoe Elementary
To view or print this card, click this link:
whistle second verse card

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Late for School
Words and Music by Steve Martin
Illustrated by C.F. Payne
Published by Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group, New York, 2010
ISBN 978-044-6-55702-3

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Love Me Tender
Words Elvis Presley, Vera Matson (credited),  Ken Darby (uncredited)
Music by George R. Poulton
Illustrated by Tom Browning

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Mail Myself to You
Words and Music by Woody Gutherie
Illustrated by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus
This item is for classroom, home and library use only.

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The Marvelous Toy
Words and Music by Tom Paxton
Illustrated by Steve Cox
(This book is a far and away favorite with the Kindergarten set. It comes with a wonderful CD that has Tom Paxton singing on one track with a separate instrumental track, including a clearly played melody line, so you can sing solo…a wonderful edition!)

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Me and My Animal Friends
Words and Music by Ralph Covert
Illustrated by Laurie Keller

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Our Abe Lincoln
Traditional Tune, Sing to the tune of “The Old Gray Mare”
Words Adapted by Jim Aylesworth
Illustrated by Barbara McClintock

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Over in the Meadow (Barefoot Books)
Traditional Words and Tune
Words Adapted by Jill McDonald
Illustrated by Jill McDonald

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The Owl and the Pussycat
Words by Edward Lear
Musical Settings by Various Artists
Illustrated by James Marshall
(The poem has been set to music a few times. But, for a tune to sing along, I suggest the “Owl and the Pussycat,” vocal track by Lorraine Nelson Wolf on her album “Come Follow Me,” Track 16)
Sing “O&P” along with Emily: http://soundcloud.com/singbookswithemily/o-p-eleg-061909

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Puff the Magic Dragon
Words and Music by Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton
Illustrated by Eric Puybaret

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Rhode Island is Famous for You
Words by Howard Dietz
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Book Assembled by Emily Leatha Everson Gleichenhaus

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“Rubber Duckie“ (Words and Music by Jeffrey Moss) from

The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Normand Chartier
Published by Random House/Children’s Television Workshop, New York, 1983
ISBN 0-394-95245-6

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Words by Jack Norworth
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
Illustrated by Amiko Hirao
Performed by Carly Simon
This edition gets a GOLD STAR for including the FULL song (both verses and chorus) and a fabulous recording of Carly Simon and her delightful arrangement she made for Ken Burn’s documentary Baseball.

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Yankee Doodle (A Song from the American Revolution)
Traditional Words and Tune
Illustrated by Todd Ouren
(This book features printed music, a page of song history, and activity ideas)

The complete lyrics as printed in this book include a verse about “Captain Washington upon a slapping stallion,” so it was fun to re-discover George Washington celebrated in a song.

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You’re a Grand Old Flag
Words and Music by George M. Cohan
Illustrated by Warren Kimble

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