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Free elementary reading audio

Town Mouse and Country Mouse

Created by

Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Here we go off to the townTo have a look,have a look aroundThe city life can’t be beatC’mon my friend now move those feetNow you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this cousin, but he loved his town friend and made him heartily welcome. Beans and bacon, cheese and bread, were all he had to offer, but he offered them freely. The Town Mouse rather turned up his long nose at this country fare, and said: "I cannot unders

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Music, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Songs

Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus: A Reading

Created by

Wordplay

Reading by professional actor and teacher Thom Bray. A response to a letter written by 8 year old Virginia O'Hanlon to the New York Sun newspaper. The response was penned by Francis Pharcellus Church, and published on September 21, 1897. It has since become a holiday classic. Recorded December 14, 2008 Read by Thom Bray. Perfect for English and Humanities, ELL, ESL, Drama and Theatre classes, as well as holiday readings. c. 2009. All Rights Reserved. You may not distribute this work to others

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Literature, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Centers

Abeka K4/K5 Phonics Vowel Chart Song

Created by

Mandy Lining

Sung by Mandy and Michael Lining

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Phonics, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Songs

Listening Center (Read Aloud): A Color of His Own

Created by

Jason Su

A recording of the book "A Color of His Own" by Leo Lioni. You can download and put this on any iPod, iPhone, computer, anything that can play an .mp3 file. Enjoy!

Subjects:

Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities

Kindergarten Saxon Phonics Letter L

Created by

Kindergarten Snickers

This is the Saxon Phonics pages for kindergarten Letter L. It is the first letter that is studied using Saxon Phonics. I created these to go along with the worksheets the kids are using. I thought it helped so I can do it along with them. As the year goes on, I call volunteers up to the board to be the teacher. They LOVE this! I have them for all the letters and will be posting all of them soon!Key Note- After you download this, save it first! Then, when you open it each day and write on it, yo

Subjects:

Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Types:

Activities, Activboard Activities

The ABC Rap

Created by

The Teaching Twosome

This song is a part of my "Rapping Kids into Phonemics I" program. The song is a great method teach your children the alphabet in a fun and exciting way. Instead of a sing-a-long it is a rap-a-long! Just play the song and watch your children "get down" and have fun learning. You can also use flash cards to help the children with one-to-one correspondence.

Subjects:

Music, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Songs

Jazzy ABC Song by Denise D'Angelo Jones

Created by

Mnemonics Learning Loops

A very melodic and memorable way to learn the ABC's. Little children can learn this repeated melody, with very sophisticated jazz harmonies which will help them to develop their musical ears. They will ask you to play this over and over, and you will also enjoy singing this new version written, produced and performed by Denise D'Angelo Jones!

Subjects:

Basic Reading, English, Reading

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Songs

Bestselling Resource: Urban Alphabeats (Sample) - Learn Letter Sounds To Music

Created by

Lo's Language Tools

Looking for a fun, easy and effective way to get your students to learn letter sounds? Put your students on the fast track to reading proficiency with the funky, upbeat style of Urban Alphabeats! Not just for kids, this enjoyable musical teaching resource works just as effectively for adults, and produces proven results in record time. Students progress quickly with this letter/sound acquisition resource, as they learn to synthesize sounds, create words with meaning and ultimately move on to rea

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Phonics, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 8th, Adult Education

Types:

Songs, For Parents, Centers

The Hungry Caterpillar Song

Created by

Sing a Book

This song was inspired by the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Sing a Book, writes songs to give children an opportunity to showcase their learning, as a class assembly or end of year play, while promoting the positive impact of reading. After an in-depth study of this book as part of literacy, children can rein-act the story through song and drama. Performing arts is an all-inclusive forum, which allows every child, regardless of physical or academic ability to take part. T

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, Vocal Music

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Songs, Centers

CCSS:

RL.K.3

, SL.K.5

ABC Song

Created by

Kuumba Kids

Let Iya and the Kuumba Kids take you on an educational Caribbean journey. Your students will move and groove to the ABC song "Soca" style!

Subjects:

Music, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Songs, Cultural Activities

A Pirate's Life!

Created by

Bellissima Publishing LLC

This sing along song can be used to introduce your kids to the book, "Rootbeer Beard" by Stephen Butterman. This is a Dan O'Connor composition with lyrics by Penelope Dyan. 'Rootbeer Beard' is a read to book for the younger set and a great beginning chapter book for children who are a bit older and are graduating into 'big time' reading! see the description of this book in the Penelope Dyan store. There is also a free video on the Bellissimavideo channel on YouTube that you can use!

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, Vocal Music

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities

Brementown Musicians

Created by

Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Video version: https://youtu.be/g3cnw3QfHmoHa,Ha ,fiddle lee deeOff we go to the big cityTo make some music and have some funHa,Ha, fiddle lee dum

Subjects:

Music, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Songs

D-I-N-O-S-A-U-R, Dinosaur! - Fun Circle Time Song

Created by

Tony Sez

Great, engaging Circle Time / Morning Meeting song to be added regularly to the weekly routine or to use each day during a thematic unit on Dinosaurs. Your students will love to act out each portion of the song as they sing. Students can also take turns being one of the eight students to hold up their letter spelling out D-I-N-O-S-A-U-R as the class sings. For first and second grade students, it is best to have the song up on the electronic white board every time that it is sung so that they ca

Subjects:

Reading, Special Education, Spelling

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Songs, Interactive Whiteboard

AlphaFriends A-Z Letter Sequence

Created by

A F

AlphaFriends A-Z Sequence

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

Types:

Lectures

Starting Off - A First Week of School Activity

Created by

Tony Sez

Perfect opening week of school activity. Starting Off is a song in which the kids will find out what they are going to learn this year in school while having fun singing a song together. I intentionally create my songs to be sung a cappella by the children and they are specifically designed to be easy to sing, catchy, and engaging. This works great every year. The kids enjoy that they are making the music rather than just singing along to a fully produced recording. Like all my songs, the tune a

Subjects:

Back to School, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Songs, Interactive Whiteboard

A - G Stick Song (Audio Only)

Created by

BB Fuzz

BB Fuzz "Stick Songs" are great for reinforcing recognition of our most common written symbols. “Stick Songs" are very interactive and reinforce your daily lessons at the primary level. Got sticks? Craft sticks, pencils, crayons, pipe cleaners . . . who cares, they all work. We’ll use them to create all the letters of the alphabet as we rhyme our way from A to G. It also works great for review and for a sub activity. You can also look for other stick songs from your friend BB Fuzz!

Subjects:

Music, Reading, Spelling

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Songs

THE SNIPS GO CAMPING - AUDIO book

Created by

Elliot and Gina's Spanglish

Audio book to accompany the book THE SNIPS GO CAMPING, from The Snips series. Recorded by professional actors in a studio specialized in educational audio books, this audio book offers students a real life English learning experience with opportunity to listen to a variety of male and female voices and a variety of accents, including British and American English.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 4th

Types:

Guided Reading Books

No Other Name (John 14:6 and Acts 4:12)

Created by

Bible Singer

Sing-along Song Lyrics: This train is bound for Heaven. (2x) No other way to get on board. Jesus bought a ticket for you. Jesus said He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father but by Him. No other name under heaven by which we may be saved. No other name. No other name.

Subjects:

Reading, Religion, Vocal Music

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Songs

Tonge Twister Medley

Created by

Songs and Stories For The Classroom with Jim Shaw

Can you can a can as a canner canCan you , can you can a cancan you can a can as a canner canCan you,can you can a canA big black bug bit a big black bearMade the big black bear bleed bloodGood better best,never let it restTill your good is better and your better best

Subjects:

Music, Reading, Speech Therapy

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Songs

Open Court Sound Spelling Card Song

Created by

Ashley Attaway

This song correlates with the Open Court Sound Spelling Card Mat. It is a song I created using a background tune I made from Garage Band with my voice singing the chant. It is repeated twice, allowing students to first hear and then echo with the song.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Spelling

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Songs

Prediction Song - Predict This!

Created by

Gerald Allsman

This an original audio recording about making predictions. It could be used, after an introduction to the skill, to increase understanding and generate useful discussion. Having taught first grade for nearly a decade, I've realized the power of music and its impact on children- it encourages critical thinking, social interaction, appeals to multiple learning modalities, and communicates subject matter in a fun way! Look for many more songs covering multiple subjects including mathematics,

Subjects:

Music, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Songs, Literature Circles

MJ Plays Football

Created by

Demarquis Lamar Johnson

Have you ever heard of a blind kid getting the chance to play football? MJ is blind, and he manages to get an opportunity to play football with the neighborhood kids. The story is truly inspiring. Guaranteed to hold any students attention.

Subjects:

Reading, Short Stories, Vocal Music

Grades:

3rd - 5th