A song about education and relationship on the screen in this pandemic.
Contagious is a huge word right now. I thought it deserved a song to explore the meaning a little bit. Incidentally, in a bit of dark humor, kids at Heather’s school were playing “Coronavirus tag.” Trust kids to be creative in the hard times. here’s a spotify link., and an apple music link Contagious …
Here’s a song for our times. Based on the old melody Polly Wolly Doodle.If you sing the chorus two times you’ll get the required twenty seconds of washing. Wash Your Hands Apple Music With the great Wes Cash on Conga drum. And a corresponding video. Wash Your Hands Chorus Washa washa washa washa Washa wash …
Nearly 30 years ago I visited Egypt as part of a Middle Eastern tour/trip. I loved the warmth of the people and the sense of old and deep culture. I don’t mean the pyramids, although those were amazing in their own way. I mean the markets, the rhythm of conversation, and an accepting, curious, connected …
Nancy Magaud is a friend of mine and a retired educator living outside of Paris. Two years ago she suggested an idea for a parody song based on the old post WW1 song “How You Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm.” The parody would be essentially “How You Gonna’ Keep Their Nose in a …
I recently keynoted an early childhood conference in Greenville, NC. The topic was literacy and young children. I think it’s fairly common knowledge among those who work with young kids that there are those who mistakenly want to push explicit literacy instruction into earlier and earlier ages. The problem is that many or most children’s …
I wrote this song as part of a large project with my friend Sarah Sprague. Songs to teach English to children in Brazil. Sarah does fantastic work in early childhood. A simple song to teach a simple yet important idea. © Stuart Stotts 2010
Despite the fact that it’s snowing outside on April 10, spring is here. Two days ago it was 70 degrees. Dodger and I went walking and this song appeared. I sang it the next day at a celebration for Week of the Young Child and the call and response nature of it made it work …
The Atlantic just had an article on touch. In light of Joe Biden and MeToo and numerous other issues/trends/discussions in our world today, it raises some good questions.The article examines the known health benefits of human touch; we all need it. At the same time, it recognizes that touch has other implications according to gender, …
Here’s a study with interesting implications for young children and screen time. For many years I’ve been concerned about the effects of screen time and digital devices on children, especially young children. My position has been that young kids are best served by being outside, using gross motor skills, and playing with others to learn …