Let's start a list of educational songs

[luuknam]

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

[luuknam]

Yay, I think I finally got all the links to work without having the youtube videos embedded in the text. Phew!

[HomeAgain]

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

[zarabellesmom]

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!

[HomeAgain]

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.

[desertflower]

Grammar:    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Grammaropolis

 

States and Countries: 

(United States)

                                   

(World)

 

 

Great thread. :)

[RootAnn]

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

. 

[HomeAgain]

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.

[scoutingmom]

 

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[Kareni]

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

[Hobbes]

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

[Proudpapa77]

"Why does the sun shine?" by They Might be Giants. 

 

 

The sun is mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees
Yo ho it's hot, the sun is not a place where we could live
But here on earth there'd be no life without the light it gives

We need its light, we need its heat, we need its energy
Without the sun, without a doubt, there'd be no you and me
The sun is mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees

The sun is hot
It is so hot that everything on it is a gas
Iron, copper, aluminum and many others
The sun is large
If the sun were hollow, a million earths could fit inside
And yet the sun is still only a middle-sized star

The sun is far away
About 93,000,000 miles away, and that's why it looks so small
And even when it's out of sight, the sun shines night and day

The sun gives heat, the sun gives light, the sunlight that we see
The sunlight comes from our own sun's atomic energy

Scientists have found that the sun is a huge atom-smashing machine
The heat and light of the sun come from the nuclear reactions
Of hydrogen,carbon, nitrogen and helium

The sun is mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace
Where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees

[Proudpapa77]

One more - I also love the "Galaxy Song" by Monty Python.

 

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
And 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 see
Are moving at a million miles a day
In 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 billions
In this amazing and expanding universe.

The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding
In all of the directions it can whizz
As 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

[Farrar]

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."

 

[Twigs]

Pump Your Blood (Happy Days, of course!)

[Dmmetler]

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.

[SkateLeft]

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. ;)

 

 

[Reefgazer]

The Elemensts; Tom Lehrer.

[sarahjokim]

RughtStart songs: http://rightstartmath.com/our-curriculum/songs/