3rd Grade - "Jingle Bells"

Three Minute Recorder - Jingle Bells from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hi Third Grade. Most of you can probably figure out "Jingle Bells" on your own, but I thought I would throw this up with the lyrics as well.

5th Grade - "T'zena, T'zena, T'zena"

Hi again Fifth graders -- our other holiday show song is "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena." It was written in 1941 by Issachar Miron and became a hit song for the Weavers, featuring Pete Seeger, shortly after WWII.

Many of you already do an excellent job with the Hebrew pronunciations in the first verse, but if you need some help I am also including a pronunciation track.

5th Grade - "Turn, Turn, Turn"

Hi Fifth Graders -- here is a video with the lyrics to "Turn, Turn, Turn," written by Pete Seeger as performed by the Byrds. I don't know if I mentioned it in class but the words are over 5000 years old!

Kindergarten - "(Seven Days of) Kwanzaa"

Kwanzaa from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hello Ms. Lilly's and Ms. Rauch's classes. Our other song is about Kwanzaa, a celebration of the African heritage of African-Americans, that runs from December 26 through January 1.

Kindergarden - "Oh Hanukkah"

Oh Hanukkah from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hello students, teachers and families. Here is a practice video for "Oh Hanukkah," one of the two songs we will be singing at the Roscomare Road Winter Holiday show on December 15. As we discussed in class, I would like you to focus on the fact that some of the notes are low, some medium and some high and really concentrate on singing them correctly.

TK - "Ise Oluwa"

Hello again. In addition to video I will also be posting audio clips for the kids to practice to. Just click on the play button to hear the track, in this case "Ise Oluwa," a song from Nigeria. The words mean "nothing that the creator has made can every truly be destroyed."

The second track is to help the kids pronounce the words. We will also be working on this in class.

TK - "Little Snowflake"

Greetings Friends - I will be posting practice material for the students to use at home and for teachers to use in the classroom for our Holiday show which will on December 14. More information about the show will be coming, but meanwhile, here is cute video with one of the two songs the TK's will be singing in the show. Hope you like it!