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Black_Beer_Man
Joined: 26 Mar 2013 Posts: 453 Location: Yokohama
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:39 pm Post subject: Good Sing-a-long songs for junior high school? |
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What songs have worked well for you in junior high classes? Ideally a summer theme would be best as I have to use them at summer English camp. However, any song that they'll enjoy will work for me.
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Maitoshi
Joined: 04 May 2014 Posts: 718 Location: 何処でも
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Just for fun, how about Frozen songs in English? It may try your sanity, though. |
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RM1983
Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 360
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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Maitoshi wrote: |
Just for fun, how about Frozen songs in English? It may try your sanity, though. |
Let It Go surefire singalong winner. Will drive you round the bend simultaneously |
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marley'sghost
Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 255
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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I sometimes do "The Bear in Tennis Shoes" (森のくまさん) and the theme to "Astroboy" (アトム) with my JHS kids. I set it up like a "Whisper down the alley"/Telephone game. And give the lyrics to the teams one line at a time. I don't tell them it's a song until the very end. At the end, I give them the actual words and do a couple rounds of "Listen and repeat after me." with the lyrics we covered. (Usually only the first verse) but we don't sing it. Last listen and repeat, I sing it. The kids then go, "....aaaaaaah アトムだ" and we sing together. Works for Christmas songs too. "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer" usually ends up something like, "Blue off is nose bled blender."
This is in the classroom, not a campfire sing-a-long, so adjustments will have to be made I'm sure. |
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RM1983
Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 360
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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What you need is the sound of the summer.
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Grease - Summer Lovin'
Summer in the City
Banannanananananarama - Cruel Summer |
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marley'sghost
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:11 am Post subject: |
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RM1983 wrote: |
What you need is the sound of the summer.
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Grease - Summer Lovin'
Summer in the City
Banannanananananarama - Cruel Summer |
Awesome. Banannarama, (along with Duran Duran) is one of my guilty pleasures. Not sure I'd try and use a song the kids are totally unfamiliar with, no matter how fun it is. If they know the tune already, it gives you a hook to hang the words on. But what the heck, it's summer camp, have fun! |
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RM1983
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 1:46 am Post subject: |
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marley'sghost wrote: |
RM1983 wrote: |
What you need is the sound of the summer.
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Grease - Summer Lovin'
Summer in the City
Banannanananananarama - Cruel Summer |
Awesome. Banannarama, (along with Duran Duran) is one of my guilty pleasures. Not sure I'd try and use a song the kids are totally unfamiliar with, no matter how fun it is. If they know the tune already, it gives you a hook to hang the words on. But what the heck, it's summer camp, have fun! |
To be honest none of them would work but i was just trying to think of songs about summer, you never know ! |
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