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The following is a list of all entries from the Videos category.
Rainy Days = Extra Wiggles
Filed in Quick Tips,Teaching Tips,Videos, July 11, 2010, 11:15 pm by AdminWe’re right in the middle of rainy season here in Tokyo. Japan has seen a lot of heavy rain this year, and it looks like it’s going to rain everyday this week. As teachers, we always prepare for rainy season by planning a lot of very active songs and games. During rainy season, children don’t [...]
Valentine’s Day Song and Worksheets
Filed in Activities,Holidays,Resources,Teaching Tips,Videos, January 20, 2010, 12:11 am by AdminAs we say here in Japan, “Hisashiburi!”, which means “Long time, no see!” We had a very busy Fall and Winter with lots of travel, lots of presentations, and the release of Super Simple Halloween Songs and Super Simple Christmas Songs. The next big holiday we are looking forward to is Valentine’s Day! Our favorite [...]
Featured Video: Seven Steps
Filed in Teaching Tips,Videos,`You're cake`, April 10, 2009, 12:58 am by DevonOh Lucky Day! We’ve become friends with a really passionate and generous teacher in Hong Kong named Ms. Lucky. It has been so cool to get ideas from teachers all over, and Lucky sure has a lot of ideas to share. Check out her playlist of Super Simple Songs videos from her classes. Thanks, Lucky. [...]
Featured Video: Ten In The Bed
Filed in Teaching Tips,Videos,`You're cake`, February 15, 2009, 8:34 am by DevonWhat an amazing tool the internet is. Over the past several years, we’ve been able to communicate and share ideas with teachers all over the world. One of those teachers, Val in Argentina, gave us SO many ideas for fun ways to use songs in the classroom. Our students LOVE the video Val made with [...]
Featured Video: The Pinocchio
Filed in Videos, February 2, 2009, 5:02 am by DevonAll teachers should have some “go-to” songs in their teacher toolbox. A “go-to” song is a song that you can go to in almost any situation, with any group. The Pinocchio is one of those songs. You can use it with very young children or older kids, small groups or large groups, in a [...]
The Pinocchio
Filed in Videos, October 5, 2008, 2:59 am by TroyThe Pinocchio is one of our favorite songs to do with kids of all ages. Simple. Fun. Reviews vocabulary for parts of the body. And one of the best things about it? When the song is finished, children have gotten all their wiggles out and are ready to sit down and focus on another activity. [...]
Super Simple Songs at home
Filed in Videos, July 2, 2008, 1:54 pm by DevonWe use Super Simple Songs in all of our classes and it’s a joy to see kids singing them, but we don’t often get to see the kids really get into the songs at home. The parents of our students often share stories of even the shyest kids in class really letting loose when they [...]
The Daily English Show
Filed in Videos, June 30, 2008, 11:07 am by DevonOne of our favorite channels on youTube is The Daily English Show. Sarah does an amazing job of producing high quality shows for adult English learners daily. We’re very happy she shared her thought on Super Simple Songs in the latest episode (#758).
