Two experienced educators and 'Partners in Rhyme', our curriculum-aligned songs and lesson materials target outcomes & learning sequences of curriculum documents, and support & integrate learning across key subject areas. FYI: Our Curriculum Karaoke™ series of read, sing, & learn-along song videos is available to subscribing schools on ClickView: '…the world's leading producer... providing curriculum-aligned video content to schools.' *COVID-friendly! 'A Lesson in Every Lyric'®
Two experienced educators and 'Partners in Rhyme', our curriculum-aligned songs and lesson materials target outcomes & learning sequences of curriculum documents, and support & integrate learning across key subject areas. FYI: Our Curriculum Karaoke™ series of read, sing, & learn-along song videos is available to subscribing schools on ClickView: '…the world's leading producer... providing curriculum-aligned video content to schools.' *COVID-friendly! 'A Lesson in Every Lyric'®
Children love to sing, and years of experience in the field have taught us that they also learn what they sing!
We have to put together this FREE download to provide simple, practical tips & suggestions for using songs in your classroom to help students learn curriculum themes & concepts through this effective and powerful medium.
FYI:
Further tips & suggestions available on our blog ~ ‘Sing To Learn!’: http://keystonecreations.blogspot.com/
NB:
If your school is unable to sing at the moment because of restrictions):
ALL of our curriculum-aligned songs & read, sing & learn-along song videos are COVID19-Friendly!
Song lyrics stand alone as poems - perfect for Literacy and poetry lessons (the music component helps the information to ‘stick’)
Our curriculum-aligned song packages work at the touch of a button and require absolutely no musical ability, putting the power of song within the reach of all teachers, non-musical and musical alike.
All-original songs
Creative, diverse melodies
Enhance, support & integrate classroom learning across key subject areas, including:
Literacy
Numeracy
Social Studies/Society & Environment
Science & Technology
Life Skills & Values
Creative & Performance Arts
Health & Physical Development…
FYI:
Curriculum Karaoke™ is the latest, exciting, innovative offering in our line of teaching resources for schools, and we’re delighted that this ever-growing series of read, sing & learn-along song videos are available to subscribing schools, on ClickView, ‘’…the world’s leading producer of educational videos, providing curriculum-aligned video content to schools.’
About Us:
We are two experienced educators with backgrounds in the creative & performing arts who hold a firm belief in the power of music for unlocking student learning potential. 2007 we decided to combine our passion for teaching and music to form our company, KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs.
We create curriculum-aligned song packages (songs & lesson materials), Curriculum Karaoke™ read, sing & learn-along song videos, as well as hard copy books/CDs (from our website) that target outcomes & learning sequences of curriculum documents, and integrate learning across key subject areas.
NB:
We would love to hear from you and are happy to share videos of your student performances on our platforms (accompanying permission letter required)
Feel free to make suggestions for other songs you think might be helpful and we will consider creating and adding them to our collection.
All the best with your teaching!
Yours, in singing to learn,
Nuala & Kathryn :-)
Nuala O’Hanlon & Kathryn Radloff
Co-Directors,
KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs
'A Lesson in Every Lyric’®
’One World’ is a professionally produced, curriculum-aligned song about multiculturalism. It discusses cultural similarities and differences (food, clothing, shelter, customs, language, leisure & music…), helping students understand, celebrate and embrace diversity.
Students read, sing & learn along as the MP4 song & lyrics video plays on your classroom whiteboard or other technological device.
Tip:
Sing and do chorus actions only, with younger students, first. Let them listen to and discuss the images and verses until they become familiar with them.
Stop the video at any time, to discuss/clarify/define words/reinforce content/discuss punctuation, etc.
Our curriculum-aligned songs target outcomes & learning sequences of curiculum documents and support & integrate classroom learning across key subject areas, helping students to learn and remember curriculum content, themes & concepts.
They are perfect for :
Motivating & engaging students
Introducing new units of work
Kickstarting class discussion
Summarising & reinforcing learning content
Aiding recall of important information
Extending literacy
Assembly performance items…
A REVIEW:
‘In terms of application to the classroom , and usability by teachers, they rate a tick in every box.’ ~ Brendan Hitchens, Teacher: Music In Action ~ A magazine for Educators
Copyright:
Lyrics: Nuala O’Hanlon/Music: Kathryn Radloff: Keystone Creations ~ Educational Songs. All rights reserved. This song, lyrics and accompanying video are for the purchaser/purchasing school only. Neither this work nor any part of it is to be reproduced,
distributed, performed, or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital (except by purchaser/purchasing school) without written permission from the copyright owner.
KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs
'A Lesson In Every Lyric’®
KeystoneCreations.com.au
‘ANTARCTICA’ (Grades 3-8) is a curriculum-aligned song video that helps students learn about and appreciate the beauty of the continent of Antarctica. It highlights such features as:
Animals (penguins, seals, whales, krill…)
Weather
Environmental concerns (waste disposal, pollution, tourism)
The Antarctic Treaty
The Madrid Protocol…
Download includes*:
An illustrated, Curriculum Karaoke™ read, sing & learn along song video MP4 for use on computers, smart boards and other technological devices).
NB
ALL of our publications are covid-friendly!
If your school is unable to sing, at the moment because of restrictions, our content-rich, curriculum-aligned lyrics stand alone as poems (perfect for literacy extension, poetry units, reading gropus, etc., etc.)
Curriculum Karaoke™
• Not musical ~ NO worries!
• Just download the MP4 song video and play on your classroom whiteboard or computer!
• Students read / sing / learn along as the song plays and the lyrics display on the screen.
• No need to print out lyrics or create a powerpoint - the Mp4 does it all for you, making it easy for the whole class or school to follow the lyrics on any screen and read/sing along together.
• Stop video at any time, to discuss/clarify/reinforce content, define words, discuss punctuation, etc.
FYI:
Our songs target outcomes & learning sequences of curriculum documents and support & integrate learning across key subject areas.
They are perfect for:
• Motivating and engaging students
• Introducing new units of work
• Kick-starting discussion
• Summarising & reinforcing learning content
• Aiding recall of important information
• Extending literacy
• Poetry units (lyric sheets)
• Arts integration
• Assembly & performance pieces
• Creating unity
• Distance learning…
• Homeschooling…
A REVIEW:
‘In terms of application to the classroom, and usability by teachers they rate a tick in every box.’
~ Brendan Hitchens, Teacher, Music In Action: A Magazine for Educators
COPYRIGHT:
Lyrics: Nuala O’Hanlon / Music: Kathryn Radloff: KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs. All rights reserved. This song video is for the use of the purchaser/purchasing school only. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital (except within purchasing school), without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs
‘A Lesson in Every Lyric’®