luuknam Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) There are some well-known educational videos like School House Rock, but what else does your family listen to? Ancient History: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrnickychicago Some of Mr. Nicky's songs are better than others (especially regarding singing quality) - Mesopotamia is a big hit with my kids at the moment. Geometry: Shapes song - includes parallel lines and right angles - not just for the littles. You can also find the individual shape songs instead of having these parts stuck together. Geography: The full Thai name of Thailand's capital 6 or so times (and nothing else - it's the longest name of any capital city in the world). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok#Name for lyrics and translation. The song is from 2532, and I'm guessing the video from 2533 (since they show that number at some point), so the video is a little dated, but the name is still the same (I was an exchange student in Thailand in 2545, and yes, the Thai calendar is obviously different). Grammar: 'Bad Grammar' parody of 'The Way I Are'. More fun than educational, unless you have the kids sit down and correct all the mistakes. Any other educational videos y'all like? Edited December 13, 2015 by luuknam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Yay, I think I finally got all the links to work without having the youtube videos embedded in the text. Phew! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants (full cd, available on youtube), half of the Animaniacs' stuff (states and capitals anyone?), and Soomo Publishing: and (respectively, American Revolution and suffrage). Oh, and for grammar, by Weird Al. Edited December 13, 2015 by HomeAgain 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarabellesmom Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants (full cd, available on youtube), half of the Animaniacs' stuff (states and capitals anyone?), and Soomo Publishing: and (respectively, American Revolution and suffrage). Oh, and for grammar, by Weird Al. Wow, these are exactly the ones I would have named! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I tried to think of more, but these are our go-to songs. :) is okay in small doses but too much can get tiring. Big child likes the classic Elements Song, too, but I'm not the biggest fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Grammar: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Grammaropolis States and Countries: (United States) (World) Great thread. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants (full cd, available on youtube), half of the Animaniacs' stuff (states and capitals anyone?), and Soomo Publishing: and (respectively, American Revolution and suffrage). Oh, and for grammar, by Weird Al. We like TMBG & Animaniacs. (I'm a big Weird Al fan, too.) I'd never heard of Soomo Publishing. I recommend previewing any of these first since I personally was disturbed by some of the parts of the women's suffrage video (Bad Romance) linked above & know at least one of my (older) kids would be, too. My older kids also enjoy history teacher's & (ironically w/same song choice as the women's suffrage video that disturbed me above) videos. My boys enjoy the by Mr. Parr. We still sing (slightly modified version of) the . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 We like TMBG & Animaniacs. (I'm a big Weird Al fan, too.) I'd never heard of Soomo Publishing. I recommend previewing any of these first since I personally was disturbed by some of the parts of the women's suffrage video (Bad Romance) linked above & know at least one of my (older) kids would be, too. Yes, definitely be familiar with the subject material. History is rarely pretty and calm. Historically civil rights have been taken after battles of all forms, and voting rights are no different. We are not handed anything. For parents, HBO made a great movie called Iron Jawed Angels that goes more in depth to the American fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kareni Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel. Also The Elements song by Tom Lehrer. We're big fans of Tom Lehrer here and like all of his songs. Some can be a tad racy, but The Elements would be fine for all. Regards, Kareni 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Kathy Troxel songs (I'm particularly familiar with Grammar Songs and Geography Songs). https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/kathy-troxel/id316296845 Skip Count Kid (highly effective). Edited December 14, 2015 by indigoellen@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudpapa77 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 "Why does the sun shine?" by They Might be Giants. The sun is mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnaceWhere hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degreesYo ho it's hot, the sun is not a place where we could liveBut here on earth there'd be no life without the light it givesWe need its light, we need its heat, we need its energyWithout the sun, without a doubt, there'd be no you and meThe sun is mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnaceWhere hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degreesThe sun is hotIt is so hot that everything on it is a gasIron, copper, aluminum and many othersThe sun is largeIf the sun were hollow, a million earths could fit insideAnd yet the sun is still only a middle-sized starThe sun is far awayAbout 93,000,000 miles away, and that's why it looks so smallAnd even when it's out of sight, the sun shines night and dayThe sun gives heat, the sun gives light, the sunlight that we seeThe sunlight comes from our own sun's atomic energyScientists have found that the sun is a huge atom-smashing machineThe heat and light of the sun come from the nuclear reactionsOf hydrogen,carbon, nitrogen and heliumThe sun is mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnaceWhere hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudpapa77 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 One more - I also love the "Galaxy Song" by Monty Python. Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolvingAnd revolving at nine hundred miles an hour,That's orbiting at nineteen miles a second, so it's reckoned,A sun that is the source of all our power.The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can seeAre moving at a million miles a dayIn an outer spiral arm, at forty thousand miles an hour,Of the galaxy we call the 'Milky Way'.Our galaxy itself contains a hundred billion stars.It's a hundred thousand light years side to side.It bulges in the middle, sixteen thousand light years thick,But out by us, it's just three thousand light years wide.We're thirty thousand light years from galactic central point.We go 'round every two hundred million years,And our galaxy is only one of millions of billionsIn this amazing and expanding universe.The universe itself keeps on expanding and expandingIn all of the directions it can whizzAs fast as it can go, at the speed of light, you know,Twelve million miles a minute, and that's the fastest speed there is.So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure,How amazingly unlikely is your birth,And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 In addition to the TMBG purposefully educational stuff like the stuff on Here Comes Science, they have a lot of songs that are also sort of educational like "Mammals" and "The Mesopotamians." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Pump Your Blood (Happy Days, of course!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 http://www.capsteps.com For older DC doing civics, current events, or government-since TeA parties seem to be a common political scandal, do filter before you choose what to let a younger, history/poly Sci interested DC listen to! BTW-the Capitol Steps will do a 1 hour year in review on/near New Years on most NPR stations. It's definitely worth listening to and discussing, especially with teens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Not sure if these would count, but... In college, I wrote a paper for a Western Civ class once that was based on Iron Maiden's "Alexander the Great." I forgot it was due, wrote it at the last minute and received a B with the comment that I should cite my sources... oops! I've also used Iron Maiden's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" in our English coursework. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 The Elemensts; Tom Lehrer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahjokim Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 RughtStart songs: http://rightstartmath.com/our-curriculum/songs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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