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.
Using the Community Song (MP3), students learn how to be a good citizen in the community by listening to this catchy song.
UsingGood Morning Song (MP3), students will have a great day at school after listening to this song in their morning circles.
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…
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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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.
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.
Using the Character Songs Download Instrumental Karaoke Version, students learn different character skills that build caring and thoughtful individuals while listening to a song.
Kind hearts, helping hands!
Preschool character education is about the first big social skills: being kind, sharing, taking turns, using manners and saying sorry. Little ones learn simple words for feelings and practice gentle hands and listening ears. They learn that everyone makes mistakes, and that we can try again. Songs, puppets and pretend play make these ideas real for three- and four-year-olds. The click moment comes when a child hands a friend a toy and says, "Your turn!" without a single prompt.
Preschoolers learn character through repetition, music and play. These are the moves we use every day.
Play the Caring Song at circle time and act out each kind deed with the kids: a hug, a helping hand, a smile. Then catch someone being caring later that day and hum the song. Music links the words to real actions.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCaring SongSongsOpen it →Hold up a behavior card and ask, "Is this a kind choice?" Kids give a thumbs up or down. Then act out the kind version together. Pictures help little ones understand rules they can't read yet.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withBack to School Behavior Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Turn one good habit into a game, like a "clean-up race" or a "kind words" circle. Do it a few times a week. Short, playful practice is how preschoolers turn ideas into habits.
Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withSeven Habits Character Education ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Songs and pretend play make kindness the coolest thing in the room.
VideosSing the mistakes song and practice a big breath and "Let me try again!" with a pretend spill.
Open Oops I Made A Mistake Song →
VideosSing please and thank you, then run a pretend snack shop where only magic words buy a treat.
Open Please and Thank You Song →
VideosMove to the Respect Song and freeze when the music stops to show a respectful pose, like listening ears.
Open Respect Song (Classroom Mix Version) →Teacher favorites right now: Community Song, Community Song (MP3) and Please and Thank You Song.
It's teaching young children social and emotional skills like kindness, sharing, manners, honesty and handling mistakes, mostly through songs, stories and play.
Model it, name it and praise it. Say "You shared your crayons. That was kind!" Songs and puppets help, and reading books about friendship gives kids words for feelings.
Sharing starts to develop around ages 3 to 4, but it takes lots of practice. Taking turns with a timer helps young children feel it's fair.
Use please and thank you yourself, gently remind your child, and celebrate when they remember. Songs about manners make it fun to practice.
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