Happiness & Attitude Kids Activities Thousands of teachers worldwide have learned how fun and helpful it can be to have Happy Kids Songs in their classrooms. These full-production songs are both highly entertaining and age appropriate adult quality music, but with words and themes that tap into the most common issues confronting young kids. The variety of adult and child soloists, children s chorus, and wide range of instruments and styles of music easily hold children s attention, and adults too. I have your materials available for my team consulting with schools. There is nothing better as far as I am concerned. Thanks, and keep up the marvelous, inspiring work!!! --Maurice Elias, Ph.D. & Author of Educator s Guide to Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement Hundreds of studies have shown the beneficial effects of teaching social and emotional skills, even on academic performance. Music has been shown to be an effective, almost magical medium for teaching these skills--a fun way to make the medicine go down. Winner of a Teacher s Choice and numerous other awards, we are in an effort to comply with and enhance the Common Core Standards. Research on these songs and activities has shown: Children make significant improvements in behaviors such as being helpful, staying on task, and understanding and using the Golden Rule. They learn new skills to better approach their peers and gain more effective tools for dealing with teasing and bullying. Kids are better able to resolve conflicts with others by learning to talk things out. Lessons about feelings give kids the words to use when sad, mad or frustrated. As kids develop a more positive attitude and self-confidence, they also are far more likely to encourage others to do their best. And as far as academics are concerned, happy kids learn better! Most of us still remember the words to songs from our childhood. Don t you still sing the ABC song in your head when you re trying to remember alphabetical order? This is the magic of music. It lights up over a dozen areas in the brain, reinforcing concepts across multiple intelligences. There may be no more powerful method of learning than through music, and no more important lessons for children than those that focus on character and social and emotional skills. The following are lyrics and activity pages to help reinforce the key concepts in each song. Feel free to print them out, make copies, and share with others. If you like this, you should check out: Happy Kids Songs Workbook: Hands-on Activities to Build Social, Emotional and Character Skills This 125-page activity book includes the kids lyrics and coloring pages from all 8 of the KidsEPs albums plus adds more than a hundred lessons and activities for parents and teachers to share with kids. (Available at Amazon.com)
Shake It Out and Dance I can t, I can t, I can t, I can t... I can t draw, and I can t sing, I can t do anything. I can t even smile, Well, once in a while. So I went to get checked and the doctor said, Whoa, look at those thoughts in your head. So get out o your head, and onto your feet, Click your heels and feel the beat. Chorus: It s just a case of I can t, I can t, And don t you give it a chance. When you re thinking I can t, I can t, Shake it out and dance. Is this really what you mean... I m the worst you ve ever seen? Say it isn t so... well? No, no, no, no. Chorus If you move to the groove, then it s easy to prove, That you ve got a way to change I can t to I can. In the know, in the flow, there s a way to let em go, Just listen up, listen up and follow the plan. Shake it out of your head, shake, shake it out of your fingers, shake it, Reach high, right up to the sky and let em fly, Shake it out of your legs, shake it out of your feet, shake it, Stomp it down, down into the ground and say good-bye, say good-bye. When you catch that I can t thing, It s just a chance to dance and sing, So get out o your head, and onto your feet, It s no big deal when you feel the beat... feel the beat... feel... the beat... cause Cause you know that you can, you can, I can, I can When we give it a chance Cause you know that you can, you can, I can, I can Shake it out and dance. (repeat)
It s good to be a positive thinker! Find and circle all of these positive words and phrases: I can yes sure no problem I can help please thank you N H N S E A S C S O T H A N K Y O U P L E A S E O I R R E C N E E Y A E O I B U I C A C S B E P O C E I S N L E E R A S Y E S E I C A N H E L P M A E Y A D S E L Shake It Out and Dance
Who Knows What s a Kudo? Chorus: Who knows what s a kudo? I know, I do- Tellin someone something nice, something that s true, Something nice they do, something nice and new. I like how you spell. I like how you run. I like how you help when there s work to be done. I like how you paint, -all the time that you take. Without a complaint, if you make a mistake. Chorus You were great in the play, you got your lines right. You got pushed today, but you didn t start a fight. Just like you were wishin you passed your exam. I love how you listen, and ask how I am. Chorus Thank you, for whatcha said and whatcha do. Thank you, you hit the spot. Thank you, and you too, and you too. Thank you, thanks a lot, thanks a lot. I like how you clown. You can admit when you re wrong. I like how you sound, keep singing along. You light up like the sun whenever you smile, So let s have some fun, and pass it down the aisle. Now who knows what s a kudo? We know, we do- Tellin someone something nice, something that s true, Something nice they do, something nice and new. (repeat) Baba daba bop, bop badop. (repeat) Thank you, for what you said and what you do. Thank you, you hit the spot, thanks a lot. Thank you. Now, who knows what s a kudo? I know, I do. Thanks a lot!
Draw a line on the path to help this little girl find friends to give kudos to. Then color the picture. Who Knows What s A Kudo?
I Don t Understand I don t understand. Teacher, won t you please explain How floating clouds can make the falling rain Come down upon the ground? Please explain. And teacher, help me feed my brain. It isn t dumb, but it s become so plain To see it s driving me insane. With wondering why, I m wondering why, so say, cause... Chorus: I don t understand why birds can fly. If anything can, then why can t I? Give me an answer, give it a try. Won t you tell me, cause I don t understand? I don t understand. How do birds fly? So teacher, won t you please explain? If there s a plan and if you can Explain it to me, then I won t be complaining And wondering why; I keep wondering why, So say, cause... Chorus two times I don t know why birds can fly, But if they can, then why can t I? Give an answer, give it a try, Won t you tell me? x+2=5 Chorus Teacher, won t you tell me? No, I don t understand. (3 times)
Draw pictures of the people who answer your questions and teach you. Then color the frame. I Don t Understand
Be Good to Yourself If you want it, If you want to have a happy day, If you want it, If you want to make the good times stay Then see the best in everyone, With everything you do. Then don t forget that everyone means you you, too, And say good things to yourself, Because you and everybody else Need kindness. It s the finest thing. So say good things to yourself, Because you and everybody else Need kindness, be good to yourself Be good to yourself. Do your best at everything, Everything that you do. You do your best at everything, And when you re through, you re through. Then say good things to yourself, Because you and everybody else Need kindness. It s the finest thing. So say good things to yourself, Because you and everybody else Need kindness, be good to yourself, Be good to yourself, and have a happy day, Be good to yourself, and have a happy day, Be good to yourself! (repeat) It s okay to make mistakes. This is going to be fun! I can be a great friend. I ll try my best!
How well do you take care of yourself? Answer the questions below to see. 1. I know I am getting enough sleep because I wake up on my own (instead of by a parent or an alarm clock) days a week. 2. I try to eat a healthy breakfast. One part of a healthy breakfast is. 3. I eat healthy! My favorite healthy food is. 4. Three things I like to do outside for exercise are: a. b. c. 5. Friends who like to play sports or exercise with me are. 6. One of the things I like best about myself is:. 7. One thing I would like to change about myself is:. Be Good To Yourself
Better Together When I read a book, I ll suddenly look To see the day s gone by I ll be on safari, With an African tribe. There s times when I ll be Lost out at sea Pushing ships across the floor. I ll be feeling sorry You re not there, then you ll knock on the door. Chorus: I m okay by myself When I stay by myself. But what s better, much better is Whenever I m never all day by myself. I like to play by myself, But then I d rather be with you. Then it s better with two. It s better with you. And when I decide, To go for a ride My bike becomes a car. And on the very best days... Then there you are. Chorus It s better, much better It s better when there s two. It s better, much better It s better whenever I m playing together with you. I m okay by myself But then I d rather be with you. (repeat) 10
Book Report Form Fill out this report form to share a favorite book with a favorite friend. My name: Book title: Author s name: My favorite character in this book was: This character faced the challenge of: This character was sometimes feeling: What my character wanted to happen was: Draw your favorite part of the book below. Better Together