SONGS ENHANCING:
Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing
Values Education
Religious Education
Social Skills & Sustainability
CHRISTMAS SONGS
INSTEAD OF HO, HO, HO! (Preschool - Year 5)
Value - Compassion
Life Skills - Focusing on what we can do with what we have, giving the gift of being present in the moment, offering the best of ourselves to others
I DIDN'T GET WHAT I WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS (K - Year 5)
Value - Acceptance, Forgiveness, Gratitude
Life Skills - Life always gives you what you need to grow and learn, Being grateful and making do with what you have been given
I CARE (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Caring, Co-Operation, Responsibility, Self Reliance
Life Skills - Volunteering, Listening, Demonstrating affection, Self awareness and Care of self
SONGS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR
THE ESSENCE OF LIFE (Primary School)
Value - Acceptance, Respect, Freedom, Humility, Compassion, Forgiveness
Life Skills - Perspective, Openness of mind & heart (bringing a greater understanding of what life is really all about) Releasing anger & stress
HEART TO HEART (K - Year 5)
Value - Compassion, Acceptance, Tolerance
Life Skills - Remembering there's always something we can do even when we feel we can't do anything.
I CAN DO IT (K - Year 6)
Value - Courage, Self reliance & Self worth, Co-Operation, Compassion, Caring, Acceptance
Life Skills - Seeking help when needed from those whom we trust, Being your own best friend and encouraging self and others when learning a new skill, Being kind to self in the midst of change, Being courageous when starting something new, Bringing a greater awareness of personal safety, Changing thoughts to better feeling thoughts, Being in the 'now' moment,
Releasing fear and anger through breath work
MY FEEL GOOD SONG (K - Year 6)
Value - Compassion
Life Skills - Teaches a process of releasing unwanted thoughts and feelings:
"I Can Change My Thoughts, I Can Lose My Fears & I Can Change My Mood".
Changing thoughts to better feeling thoughts by using the gift of a pleasant memories to feel good
MY HAND OF TRUST (K - Year 6)
Value - Trust, Self Awareness & Care, Compassion, Courage, Protection
Life Skills - Self care and awareness of how you feel, A greater awareness of those whom we trust and connecting with them when help when needed
ANGER (K - Year 6)
Value - Forgiveness, Acceptance
Life Skills - awareness of self, understanding feelings, their cause and effect.
Releasing anger in a positive and productive way, calling our energy back.
ANSWERS (K - Year 5)
Value - Acceptance, Freedom, Meditation
Life Skills - taking time to meditate, bring calm to the day
COMPASSION (K - Year 6)
Value - Compassion, Fair Go, Inclusion, Respect, Tolerance
Life Skills - awareness of self and of others, sharing the goodness that we are, listening to more than words
THE COMFORTING SONG (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Compassion
Life Skills - awareness of self and others, sharing the goodness that we are
IT'S ONLY A MOMENT IN TIME (K - 6)
Value - Compassion, Acceptance, Self Worth
Life Skills - acknowledgement of feelings, acceptance of self and of others and all that life presents, working with what we have in front of us right here, right now.
I AM ALL THAT I AM (K - Year 5)
Value -Freedom, Courage
Life Skills - seeing the best in self, taking responsibility for our energy and the energy we offer our world.
SONGS CELEBRATING SUSTAINABILITY
LET'S ALL CARE FOR MOTHER EARTH (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Caring, Co-Operation, Responsibility
Life Skills - Focusing on what we can do in the 'now' moment, Practicalities of recycling, reducing, reusing
TURNING SOMETHING OLD INTO SOMETHING NEW (Preschool - Year 6)
Value - Responsibility, Thoughtfulness, Respect, Competence
Life Skills - Rethinking and reusing what we can to benefit self, community and the earth
THANK YOU FOR CARING FOR ME (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Respect, Responsibility
Life Skills - Awareness, Perspective
AND FROM THE ALBUM 'SHINE YOUR LIGHT!' (Professionally recorded in the studio)
SHINE YOUR LIGHT (Preschool - Year 2)
Values - Joy, Freedom, Sense of Self, Celebration
Life Skills - Loving unconditionally brings a lighter brighter day, celebrating ourselves as we are
I SHINE (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Sense of Self, Self Worth
Life Skills - Seeing the self as a light giver, a beacon of light.
ALEXANDER THE DRAGON (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Courage, Self Care
Life Skills - Focusing on good feeling thoughts, Using the imagination to feel good, Self Regulation
IT'S ALL UP TO ME (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Courage, Compassion, Self Reliance and Co-Operation
Life Skills - Using our voice to speak up and ask for help, Tapping in on the courage that lies within
GOOD MANNERS (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Respect, Kindness & Caring
Life Skills - Having good manners and being polite helps us all get along nicely, creating a brighter day
I CAN WAIT (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Tolerance, Patience
Life Skills - Taking our attention to listening to what is being said and/or thinking of lovely things to say and do whilst we wait patiently
SHARING OUR LIVES PEACEFULLY (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Co-Operation, Respect, Support
Life Skills - Taking turns brings flexibility and co-operation, working together as one sharing our lives peacefully.
I CHOOSE TO SEND MY LOVE TO YOU (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Freedom, Compassion
Life Skills - Remembering there's always something we can do when difficulties occur in relationships. Using imagination to send loving intent.
I'M SORRY (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Forgiveness
Life Skills - Being present in the moment forgiving self and others, creates a fresh start.
I LOVE YOU (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Unconditional love, Sharing & Caring
Life Skills - Celebrating openness of heart and mind.
THE COMFORTING SONG (Preschool - Year 5)
Value - Compassion, Volunteering, Kindness & Caring
Life Skills - Showing empathy, Offering the very best we are to the moment.
IT'S A HAPPY DAY (Dance) (Preschool - Primary)
Value - Freedom, joy, celebration
Life Skills - Dancing to our joy, spreading our loving magic all over the place
A HUG (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Honouring Self, Self Worth, Compassion, Self Reliance
Life Skills - Filling own cup with kindness & Compassion
I'M TAKING GOOD CARE OF ME (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Compassion, Self Worth, Kindness & Caring, Self Reliance
Life Skills - Speaking up & Asking for help, Awareness of Safety, Self care, Self control.
TIME OUT! (Preschool - Year 5)
Value - Anger Management, Self Care, Self Regulation
Life Skills - Being present in the 'now' moment, Calming the Storm - Self Regulation, Self Control
WHEN I'M HONEST WITH YOU (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Truth, Trust
Life Skill - being honest feels good, honest builds trust.
MAY I SHARE WITH YOU YOUR DAY? (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Responsibility
Life Skill - Awareness of our feelings. What we focus upon expands thus focusing on the wanted rather than the
I LOVE TO SHARE MY FEELINGS (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Acceptance of self
Life Skill - Acknowledgement of feelings, makes us human and we all have feelings, living in a 'feeling world'.
unwanted.
JUST BEING ME (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Acceptance of self, Self worth and self respect
Life Skill - Accepting self as we are and sharing the goodness that's inside through kindness and caring.
GIVE AND TAKE (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Co-Operation
Life Skill - Balance in relationships
OUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD (Preschool - Year 2)
Value - Inclusion, Respect
Life Skill - Valuing diversity and similarities.
Album Download $16.99
Songs $1.69
DOWNLOAD $16.99
Celebrating the practicalities of love, promoting peace, harmony and the will to do good.
'As we learn, so shall we be.'
The CD offers helpful proactive strategies to assist children within life's difficult moments. The album builds confidence, resilience, empathy, respect, self worth, patience and co-operation.
A lovely dance called 'It's A Happy Day' is a dance for all ages and the instructions to the dance are downloadable here free of charge.
Shine Your Light Hard Copy is $22.95 plus postage and handling and $16.99 as a download. Each song downloaded costs $1.69.
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS:
I've worked with a preschool director and linked each track to Outcomes from the EYLF so as to help with programming. These can be downloaded by clicking the link below, free of charge.
K-2 TEACHERS
I've linked each track to Outcomes from the NSW Syllabus.
THANK YOU
FOR
CARING FOR ME
SELECTION
OF
SONGS
A selection of songs celebrating and promoting:
Self care
Caring for others
Caring for the environment.
A selection of songs celebrating and promoting:
Christmas
Easter
The Essence of Life
Caring for Self
Many times throughout our lives we stop and wonder where those missing socks go. What’s it all about? Why have we lost our sock and what are we going to do with the one that’s left behind? Our questions make us stop and think, if only for a minute.
Take a journey with this young fellow and discover the hidden messages that come with the loss of the sock. You’ll be delighted with the answer and you may just learn a little along the way!
We are all odd socks living together in a colourful home (Mother Earth) and we are so beautifully unique and uniquely special.
POETRY FOR KIDS
GIVING THE GIFT OF GOOD MANNERS
MANNERS ARE GIFTS OF LOVE
THEY COME FROM ME AND YOU
THEY'RE WHAT WE SHARE TOGETHER
IN WHAT WE SAY AND DO
WHEN WE'RE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER
HELPING IN SOME WAY
THE LOVE WE SHARE, SHOWS WE CARE
AND BRIGHTENS UP THE DAY
WHEN WE SPEAK POLITELY
LIKE "PLEASE AND THANKS AND HI"
WE'RE SHARING WHO WE TRULY ARE
OUR GOODNESS THAT'S INSIDE
Each poster teaches the practicalities of love,
guiding children to behaviour that is both positive and loving.
Please hover over the pictures and click 'quick view' to see the full length of each poster.
There are 20 posters promoting 'GIVING THE GIFT OF GOOD MANNERS'.
(PURCHASE an A4 or A3 Poster Collection or Separately)
Each poster is given as an zip file.
I've created a POSITIVE WORD BANK (PDF format) of 145 Uplifting words and phrases children can use to inspire and bring positivity into the classroom setting, celebrating the theme 'USE YOUR WORDS TO INSPIRE'.
Using these positive and uplifting words, children offer great support to each other throughout the day whilst adding pure positive energy to the classroom, playground and at home. (Remember, practice embeds the habit.)
Positive words as you are aware, give a lighter, brighter energy whilst creating confidence and a healthy sense of self.
Each resources presented only costs $3 and comes as a download in A3 PDF Zip format.