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Kindergarten Character Education Songs

23 kindergarten character education songs. Teacher favorites: Community Song and Community Song (MP3). How teachers use these

Kindergarten Character Education Songs

23 kindergarten character education songs. Teacher favorites: Community Song and Community Song (MP3). How teachers use these

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SongKindergartenCommunity Song

The Community Song teaches kids how to be a good citizen in the community. This is a fun citizenship song that teaches kids about being a citizen and being part of their community.

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SongKindergartenCommunity Song (MP3)

Using the Community Song (MP3), students learn how to be a good citizen in the community by listening to this catchy song.

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SongKindergartenGood Morning Song (MP3)

UsingGood Morning Song (MP3), students will have a great day at school after listening to this song in their morning circles.

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SongKindergartenResponsibility Song (MP3)

Using the Responsibility Song (MP3), students learn how to show responsibility at home and at school while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenCaring Song

Using the Caring Song, students learn how to care for others at home. This song will help build confidence and your kids will want to show kindness to others. Our students need a lot of practice and examples of how to treat each other kindly. This song will help your…

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SongKindergartenTruth Song (MP3)

Using the Truth Song (MP3), students learn how to speak the truth and how to be honest while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenSongs for Kids (MP3 Album)

Songs for Kids Download by Have Fun Teaching has 18 fun and educational songs for kids.

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SongKindergartenCharacter Songs (MP3 Album)

Using the Character Songs (MP3), students learn different character skills that build caring and thoughtful individuals home and at school while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenRespect Song (Classroom Mix Version)

Using the Respect Song (Classroom Mix Version), students learn how to treat each other with respect at home and at school while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenPatience Song (MP3)

Using the Patience Song (MP3), students learn how to have patience for others at home and at school while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenFairness Song (MP3)

Using the Fairness Song (MP3), students learn how to treat each other fairly at home and at school while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenFriend Song (MP3)

Using the Friend Song (MP3), students learn how to be a good friend at home and at school while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenHey Bully Song (Original Music Video)

Using the Hey Bully Song (Original Music Video), studentslearn how to deal with a bully by listening to this catchy song and watching this video.

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SongKindergartenCharacter Songs (Instrumental Karaoke Version)

Using the Character Songs Download Instrumental Karaoke Version, students learn different character skills that build caring and thoughtful individuals while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenCourage Song (MP3)

Using the Courage Song (MP3), students learn how to standing up for what is right, never giving up, and to be happy with who they are.

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SongKindergartenCaring Song (MP3)

Using the Caring Song (MP3), students learn how to care for others at home and at school while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenCaring Song Remix (MP3)

Using the Caring Song Remix (MP3), students learn how to care for others at home and at school while listening to a song.

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SongKindergartenCourage Song Remix (MP3)

Using the Courage Song Remix (MP3), students learn how to standing up for what is right, never giving up, and to be happy with who they are.

From our teachers' playbook

Please, thank you and a lot of kindness

What do kindergartners learn in character education?

Kindergarten is where kids learn how to be a good friend and classmate. They practice saying please and thank you, taking turns, sharing, waiting patiently and telling the truth. They learn to name feelings and use kind words when they're upset. They also learn that everyone makes mistakes and that saying sorry helps fix them. The click comes when a child shares a toy without a reminder and beams with pride.

Our favorite ways to teach character

Five-year-olds learn kindness through music, routines and lots of practice.

Sing the manners

Play a please-and-thank-you song at snack time for a week. Kids act out asking and thanking as they sing. After that, just humming the tune is a gentle reminder that works better than "What do you say?"

Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).

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All about me, all about you

Kids fill out an about-me page and share it in a circle. Listeners ask one question and find one thing in common. Learning about each other is the first step to caring about each other.

Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.

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Show what good looks like

Five-year-olds need to see the expectation. Hold up a picture card, act it out together, then practice it. "Quiet hands" means something when they've done it three times.

Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).

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What's on this page

Teacher favorites right now: Community Song, Community Song (MP3) and Please and Thank You Song.

Questions parents and teachers ask

What is character education in kindergarten?

It teaches kids basic social skills and values like kindness, sharing, manners, honesty and patience. Much of it happens through songs, stories and daily routines.

How do I teach a 5-year-old to share?

Practice turn-taking with a timer, praise sharing when you see it and model it yourself. Explain how sharing makes friends feel. It takes many tries, so be patient.

How can I teach kindergartners about feelings?

Name feelings as they happen ("You look frustrated"), use picture cards of faces and read books about emotions. Teach simple calm-down steps like deep breaths.

Do songs really help teach manners?

Yes! Songs give kids the words and a memorable tune. Singing during the actual routine, like snack or cleanup, helps kids connect the song to the behavior.