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Holiday Songs for the Classroom

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Brief Songs and Skits for 11 School Year Celebrations

Grades K-2
$39.95
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*  Read the first one-third of the script
*  Listen to samples of the songs!
*   Teacher reviews

Description:

These 11 songs and skits can be done as skits, read-aloud, or you can just sing
songs. A song for every occasion, from Thanksgiving to Earth Day. No music or
drama experience needed. Grades K-2.

Who wants to teach their young students about the special days that occur during the
school year? Based on many requests, the Bad Wolf guys have rushed to the rescue
with this special book/CD set. It's not one play, but songs and skits for 11 school
year celebrations:

* Beginning of School
* Halloween
* Thanksgiving
* Martin Luther King Day
* Valentine's Day
* President's Day
* Earth Day
* Arbor Day
* Memoral and Veterans Day
* Open House
*End of School


Bad Wolf’s
Holiday Songs for the Classroom is a great complement to your many
elementary  school special occasions
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National Education Standards:

Fulfills National Arts Standard 3 for Dance, 1 and 8 for music, and 2, 3, and 5 for Theater.
Fulfills National History Standard 4 for K-4.
Fulfills National Social Studies Standard 1.

Read the Script:

This is the first one-third of the program.  We're assuming you'll
use bits and pieces of this throughout the school year:


(NOTE: Lines that start with "S:" are spoken by a student. Any student!)


S:  We’re very excited. And do you know why?
S:  Because we’re finally in college?
S:  This isnıt college. It’s ______ (fill in right grade). And it’s gonna be so fun!

Song 1

CLASS:                      
We’re gonna have fun
Gonna learn a lot
We’re gonna have fun
Learning what we’re taught
We are glad that schoolıs begun
‘Cause we're gonna…have some fun.
We are glad that school’s begun
‘Cause we’re gonna have some fun.

We’re gonna have fun
It’s the best year yet
We’re gonna have fun
I’m the teacher's pet
This class is the number one
Yeah we’re gonna….have some fun.
This class is the number one
Yeah we’re gonna have some fun.

Juh, juh, juh, juh, juh, juh, juh, juh
Yeah! Ooh!
Juh, juh, juh, juh, juh, juh, juh, juh
Yeah, yeah, ooh!

We’re gonna have fun
Gonna learn a lot
We’re gonna have fun
Learning what we’re taught
We are glad that school’s begun
‘Cause we’re gonna…have some fun.
We are glad that school’s begun
‘Cause we’re gonna have some fun.


HALLOWEEN (1)

S:  It’s (almost) Halloween.
S:  You know what’s the best thing about Halloween?
S:  Santa Claus?
S:  No!
S:  Dyeing eggs?
S:  No!
S:  Then what is it?

Song 2

CLASS:                         
Costumes and candy oh boy!
Halloween!
It’s the greatest scam I’ve seen.

Costumes and candy oh boy
Put on a mask or a sheet
Neighbors give you great stuff to eat.

Costumes and candy oh boy
What a day!
Snickers* Skittles* Milky Way*.

Costumes and candy oh boy
When the excitement’s complete
Bet you’re gonna hear  “brush your teeth”.

Knock on the door
Flash’em a smile
So sweet
Hold out your hand
You get a trick
Or treat.

Costumes and candy oh boy
What a day!
Snickers Skittles Milky Way.

Costumes and candy oh boy
When the excitement’s complete
Bet you’re gonna hear “brush your teeth”
“Brush your teeth”
“Brush…your…teeth”.

HALLOWEEN (2)

S:  It’s almost too good to be true.
S:  The hardest part is choosing a costume.
S:  I can’t decide if I want to be a pirate or a princess.
S:  I think’m going to be a frog.
S:  That’s a bad idea. You get way more candy if you’re dressed like a mammal.

Song 3

CLASS:               
Whatcha gonna be for Halloween?
Whatcha gonna be this year?
S#1:  I’m gonna be a scary ghost
S#2:  I’m gonna be a piece of toast
       Jam and butter smeared from head to knee

CLASS:  That’s what they’re gonna be gonna be gonna be…gonna be.

Whatcha gonna be for Halloween?
Whatcha gonna be this year?
S#3:  I’m gonna be a queen, like so [puts a crown on her head]
S#4:  I’m gonna be a CEO
       Give myself a bonus treat or three

CLASS:  That’s what they’re gonna be gonna be gonna be…gonna be.

Woh oh Spiderman
Woh oh Peter Pan
Woh oh Frankenstein
Tonight they all are friends of mine!

Whatcha gonna be for Halloween?
Whatcha gonna be this year?
#1:  I’m gonna be a scary ghost
#2:  I’m gonna be a piece of toast
       Jam and butter smeared from head to knee

CLASS:  That’s what they’re gonna be gonna be gonna be…gonna be.
       Gonna be gonna be gonna be…gonna be.

THANKSGIVING

S:  The first winter was very hard on the Pilgrims.
S:  So when the first good harvest came in, they celebrated.
S:  The Wampanoag Indians brought food too.
S:  And everyone ate lots of potatoes.
S:  Actually, there weren’t any potatoes yet in Massachusetts.
S:  Where were they?
S:  They were vacationing in Florida.
S:  The first celebration of Thanksgiving lasted for three days.

Song 4

CLASS:            
They sat down…natives and colonists
Thankful they had survived
They all brought something tha’ıs good to eat
Happy they were alive.

Three day, three day, three day harvest feast
Three day, three day, three day harvest feast.

Now we eat turkey and pumpkin pie
Seems like it never ends
Don’t forget what it is all about
Thanks for fam’ly and friends.

Three day, three day, three day harvest feast
Three day, three day, three day harvest feast.

1621
First time it was done
1621
First time it was done.

Three day, three day, three day harvest feast

A COUPLE STUDENTS:  1621, first time it was done

CLASS:
Three day, three day, three day harvest feast.


MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY (1)

S:  Today we celebrate the life and dreams of Martin Luther King, Jr.
S:  He was an African-American minister in Alabama.
S:  At that time, black people were not treated fairly in much of the United
States
.
S:  Martin Luther King led a movement for equality, what we call civil
rights.

Song 5

There was a time            
There was a time
Blacks were oppressed for their color
They would despair
It was unfair
Why should one care about color?

There was a time
There was a time
One man stood up, he would change things
He led the fight
For civil rights
Marching for equality.

Martin Luther King it’s your day today
It is now time to sing
Martin Luther King it’s your day today
Martin Luther King.

There was a time
There was a time
One man stood up, he would change things
He led the fight
For civil rights
Marching for equality.

Martin Luther King it’s your day today
It is now time to sing
Martin Luther King it’s your day today
Martin Luther King.

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY (2)

S:  In 1963, Martin Luther King led a March to Washington, D.C.
S:  On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he gave one of the most famous
speeches in United States history.
S:  He told all of America that he had a dream.

Song 6

CLASS:                   
He had a dream of civil rights
He had a dream that blacks and whites
Would one day live in peace and harmony.

He had a dream that we’d begin
To judge by character  not skin
That love would rule supreme
He had a dream.

He had a dream
Build it strong
Build it long
He had a dream
Build it strong
Build it long
He had a dream.

He had a dream for me and you
And though it hasn’t quite come true
We’re making progress ev’ry single day

He had a dream that weıd begin
To judge by character  not skin
That love would rule supreme
He had a dream.

He had a dream
Build it strong
Build it long
He had a dream
Build it strong
Build it long
He had a dream.

VALENTINE'S DAY

S:  Wow! Look at all these decorations.
S:  And we helped make them!
S:  All that cutting and gluing.
S:  Did you try the paste?
S:  Delicious!
S:  It must be for a very special day.
S:  But what could it be?

Song 7

CLASS:                 
I see red all morning
Red all afternoon
I see red and pink and white
Something’s coming soon.

I see red all evening
Not one blue or green
I see hearts and cards and stuff
What could all this mean?

All red
All red
What’s it trying to say?
Ooh me!
I see!
It must be Valentineıs Day!

I see red all morning
Red all afternoon
I see red and pink and white
Something’s coming soon.
Oh, something’s coming soon.


PRESIDENTS’ DAY (1)

S:  Presidents' Day is the day we honor all the Presidents of the United States.
S:  All of them?
S:  Yes.
S:  All 43?
S:  Yes!
S:  Even Millard Fillmore?
S:  Yes!
S:  Wow! What a great day!

Song 8

Presidents’ Day is here at last                 
Honoring folks so wise
Presidents’ Day canıt come too fast
I love those guys.

Presidents’ Day’s my fav’rite date
Presidents’ Day is cool
What better way to celebrate than cancel school.

Washington’s great
He was the first
He couldnıt tell a lie
Lincoln was tall
He freed the slaves
That is the reason why, why, why…

Presidents’ Day is here at last
Honoring folks so wise
Presidents’ Day can’t come too fast
I love those guys.

    (Students do the Presidents’ Dance)

Presidents’ Day’s my fav’rite date
Presidents’ Day is cool
What better way to celebrate than cancel school.

Washington’s great
He was the first
He couldn’t tell a lie
Lincoln was tall
He freed the slaves
That is the reason why, why, why…

Presidents’ Day is here at last
Honoring folks so wise
Presidents’ Day can’t come too fast
I love those guys.

 PRESIDENTSı DAY (2)

S:  How come we celebrate the presidents in February?
S:  That’s the month Washington and Lincoln were born.
S:  When I’M president, we’ll celebrate Presidents' Day on MY birthday.
S:  When YOU’RE President?
S:  Sure, anyone can become President!

Song 9

CLASS:                    
I’m gonna be the president
I’m gonna have a day
STUDENT #1 (pointing to herself):  I’m gonna be the president
STUDENT #2:  I’m gonna move away.

CLASS:
I’m gonna be the president
I’m gonna  see you’ve got
Skateboards and bikes in each garage
Pizza in ev’ry pot.

I’m gonna be the best president yet
All of the others you’re gonna forget
The nation will stand up and say:
From now on this is _______’s day (each student shouts out his or her own  name)

CLASS:
I’m gonna be the president
I’m gonna have a day
STUDENT #1 (pointing to herself):  I’m gonna be the president
STUDENT #2:  I’m gonna move away.

CLASS: 
I’m gonna be the president
I’m gonna see you’ve got
Skateboards and bikes in each garage
Pizza in ev’ry pot.
Skateboards and bikes in each garage
Pizza in ev’ry pot.

(This concludes the first one- third of the script.)

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Song List:

Click on the song name to hear samples in mp3 format. Please note that
internet song samples have low fidelity and rest assured that the CDs we
sell sound much better.  Problems hearing the music? Visit our
Audio Help page.

1. We're  Gonna Have Fun
   (Beginning of School)
2. Costumes and Candy
   (Halloween)
3. Whatcha Gonna Be?
   (Halloween)
4. Three Day Harvest Feast
   (Thanksgiving)
5. There was a Time
   (Martin Luther King Day)
6. He Had a Dream
   (Martin Luther King Day)
7. I See Red
   (Valentine's Day)
8. Presidents' Day
   (um, Presidents' Day)
9. I'm Gonna Be the President
   (Presidents' Day)
10. Arbor Day
    (Arbor Day)
11. Earth, Earth, Earth
    (Earth Day)
12. Little Blue Dot
    (Earth Day)
13. A Day to Remember
    (Memorial Day)
14. Welcome to Our Classroom
    (Open House)
15. We Really Had Fun
    (End of School)

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All you need for one class to do a play:
  Holiday Songs Book/CD
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  Holiday Songs Sheet Music $9.95

If 3 or more teachers are doing a play:
  Holiday Songs Site License $70.00
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Are Two of You Planning to Put the Play on Together?

If you ask us, we always suggest having just one class put on a play. We think each kid is
more involved, and we think it's easier for you to deal with a smaller number of students.

But lots of teachers disagree with us. They've been happily doing the
plays together for years.

In fact, Amy Anderson, the teacher who does four musicals a year
(and she talks about this on our home page) thinks two classes together is the way to go.

Then what do I need to purchase? Think of a musical play like a library book.
Only one teacher may "check out" (i.e. put on) the play at a time. If another teacher wants
to produce the music play that you purchased in a separate production and at a later date,
you may loan out your original plan and student copies.

Your "library" needs two copies of the play for two teachers to put on the play at the
same time. If a teacher wants her class to put on the play with your class, she needs
to buy her own copy of the play. For three or more teachers to produce a play together,
purchase three copies for your "library" and Bad Wolf extends a Site License  for all the
teachers and classes at your school.

But why can't I just make extra copies of the play? If copies are made for
a class other than the purchasing teacher's, it's an infringement of U.S. copyright law.
Yikes! Bad Wolf likes to toe the line where Uncle Sam is concerned, so we offer a
discount on the purchase of multiple copies of the play.

If you are 2 teachers putting on the play together................................$60
     * Includes 2 copies of the book and CD (save almost $20 off of buying
        them separately) so each of you has a CD and book to work with.

     *  Free bonus: We'll throw in our famed "Earthworms on Parade" CD. Y'know,
        that's the one with the six goofiest songs about earthworms ever written
         ($9.95 value.)

     *  Includes the right to reproduce the script for the students in both of
         your individual classes.

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