High school character education songs for Gifted and Talented

Character Education, Music, Vocal Music

This fabulous friendship song reminds students how important loyalty and supportive behavior really is. Got Your Back inspires attentive and kind behavior, helps teach song structure (verse, chorus, bridge,) and is a perfect choice for choir performances. The soundtrack itself serves as an awesome reward for displaying kind and supportive behavior towards both peers and the music teacher. Kids LOVE taking BP songs home - it's a real treat. "I love your songs - they not just the usual love blah

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1st - 12th

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Positive Pop Songs - Team Spirit, Kindness, Losing the Drama, Happy Attitudes

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Character Education, Classroom Community, Vocal Music

These highly engaging social skills pop songs cover empathy, self control, social justice, community spirit and more. Packed with positivity, here are playlist perfect songs that provide empowering support for anti bullying messages essential to any classroom or choir.Uses: classroom playlist, music study, classroom and choir singing, as a lyric prompt analysis source, solo singing lessons.Simple lesson plans and accompaniment tracks for these songs are available in our store as well as monthly

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4th - 9th

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Gifted and Talented, Instrumental Music, Music

Mochi's Super Ukulele Pro-Player Packet

Created by

The Ukulele Center

Just how good is the best ukulele player in your class? Do they want to see if they have what it takes to hang with Mochi? Well, then don't deprive your students of this opportunity! Get "Mochi's Super Ukulele Pro-Player-Packet" and let them put their skills to the test! Transcribed and arranged for ukulele are 6 famous classical melodies:Fur Elise (Beethoven)Minuet In G (Bach)I Got Rhythm (Gershwin)Rondo Alla Turca (Mozart)Sonata In C (Mozart)Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies (Tchaikovsky)...with

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8th - 12th

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Worksheets, Songs, Printables

Be Proud - Graduation Poem

Created by

Francisart Productions

Graduation poem for tweens and teens narrated from the educator's perspective. On a personal note, I read this to my Grade Eight graduates based on a year of interesting behavioural observations. Here is what I said before reading the poem: Through my experiences as the student success teacher - after spending a year with all of you - I've witnessed maturity, confidence, kindness and academic success. But I've seen the struggles too - struggles which I hope you are beginning to see through a p

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Character Education, School Counseling, School Psychology

Grades:

5th - 12th

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Songs

Einstein - studio recording, multiple classroom license home

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Character Education, Other (Music), Vocal Music

Reward your students for exceptional behavior with this awesome full band studio recording of our Einstein song. If you teach multiple classes, this is the song license for you! Students can now take the Einstein song home to share with parents and siblings! Having a personal Einstein music track at home means students can now practice ahead and be well prepared for music class and choir performances. How sweet is that? Kids can sing the Einstein song whenever their hearts desire! Listen to

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1st - 9th

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Character Education, Life Skills, Special Education

Walk Away Social Story

Created by

Taylor Hicks

This is a social story to encourage an appropriate behavioral response when a peer gets too close to an individual. If you like to sing, this social story can be sung to the tune of 500 Miles by the Proclaimers. Social stories are an effective and easy intervention to use for a variety of behaviors to help children with autism. For example, social stories can be an effective tool to teach children new social situations. Effective social stories are direct, simple, do not state absolutes, and

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PreK - 12th

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Songs, Printables, Scripts

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY: MY SONG "6,000,000" AS A POEM, WITH LESSON PLAN

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HANK FELLOWS

Hank Fellows is an ASCAP Award-winning songwriter whose patriotic and inspirational songs have been performed hundreds of times across America. In 2006, Hank wrote his song "6,000,000" as a remembrance to the victims of the Nazi concentration camps, as well as to the hundreds of thousands of victims of genocide in our own time. The first public performance of "6,000,000" was at the New Jersey State House in 2006 at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony. Since then, "6,000,000" has been performed

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English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Social Studies - History

Grades:

5th - 12th

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Handouts, Songs, Lesson

'LIVING VALUES' (Grades K-12) ~ Curriculum Song Video l Distance Learning

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KEYSTONE CREATIONS Educational Songs

'LIVING VALUES' is a whole school, curriculum-aligned, anthem-style song highlighting nine core values:Care & CompassionDoing Your BestResponsibilityFreedomIntegrityRespectFairnessHonesty & TrustworthinessUnderstanding, Tolerance & Inclusion (The Government's Nine Values for Australian Schooling) NB:All of our publications are covid-friendly!If your school is unable to sing, at the moment because of restrictions, our content-rich, curriculum-aligned lyrics stand alone as poems (perfe

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Character Education, English Language Arts, Vocal Music

Grades:

K - 12th

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Songs, Interactive Whiteboard

Also included in: 4 Harmony, Diversity & Inclusion Curriculum Song Videos l Harmony Day

Interactive Notebook: Change, Peace of Wild Things, Compare and Contrast Poetry

Created by

Writer's Corner

Arm your students with valuable compare and contrast skills for song lyrics and poetry! Teach poetic terms included used in state assessment tests using an interactive notebook. Students will compare and contrast content, language, tone, structure and theme to prepare them for the short answer response questions on end-of-the-semester tests. Compare and contrast Christina Aguilera’s “Change” and “The Peace of Wild Things.”Compare and contrast Kate Perry’s “Rise” and Warsan Shire’s poem “what th

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ELA Test Prep, Gifted and Talented, Poetry

Grades:

6th - 12th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Songs

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'PEOPLE & THEIR BELIEFS' (Grades 3-12) ~ Curriculum Song Video

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KEYSTONE CREATIONS Educational Songs

***NEW RELEASE*** **********************‘People & Their Beliefs’ (Grades 3-12) is a 59-slide, curriculum-aligned song video that helps students understand that people have different religious beliefs, customs, and rituals, and it encourages them to respect, celebrate, and embrace diversity.'A Lesson In Every Lyric'™Teachers’ Testimonials:‘Great song! Students loved it.’ ~ Beverly A., Teachers, TPT (5/5 Star Rating)‘My favorite: “Beliefs are a part of our human experience; They are the thin

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Character Education, Religion, Vocal Music

Grades:

3rd - 12th

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Unit Plans, Songs

Be Kind Bully Prevention Program

Created by

Randy's Music Jam

Be Kind You Can't Rewind “Kindness Program” by Jammin' Randy This program can be used for one class or an entire school. Bullying is a huge issue in our communities with varying degrees of severity, ranging from school yard teasing to online harassment. Jammin' Randy's “Be Kind You Can't Rewind” is a week long program that focuses on students being kind to one another and gives students some tips about how to deal with bullies. The best way to learn to be kind is to practice kindness. Each

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Character Education, For All Subjects, School Counseling

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K - 12th

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Projects, Activities, Songs

Christian Song Study

Created by

Leslie Waggoner

**I added a bunch of new songs in 2017!**I created this collection of popular and relevant Christian inspirational songs and discussion questions to get my students thinking more deeply about their Christian faith. This is a year-long guide designed to do one song per week, but there are many more songs to choose from so that you can fit them to your own teaching needs. My students absolutely LOVED "Song Study" each week and wrote at the end of the year that it was their favorite activity. Here'

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Character Education, Music, Religion

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4th - 12th

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KEYSTONE CREATIONS Educational Songs

'CIVICS & CITIZENSHIP IN SONG' ~ 11 Curriculum-Aligned Songs l Distance Learning

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'Civics & Citizenship In Song' is a professionally-produced album comprising 11 of our original, curriculum-aligned songs.FYI:These songs are also downloadable as individual, illustrated song videos, and MP3 song packages (song & lesson materials).All of our publications are covid-friendly! If your school is unable to sing, at the moment because of restrictions, our content-rich, curriculum-aligned lyrics stand alone as poems (perfect for literacy extension, poetry units, reading groups,

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Character Education, Civics, Vocal Music

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1st - 12th

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Songs, Printables

Hamilton versus Jefferson Class Singing Competition

Created by

Professor Presley

This is a really fun way for your students to learn about the birth of the first party system in the United States. This lesson includes an original Rock n Roll song entitled Ham n Jeff in MP3 format and a word document that presents the lyrics in a color coded layout (word document is in the free preview file) so that you can conduct a classroom singing competition. As part of this unit I have the students create posters showing "The Ideals of Hamilton" and "The Ideals of Jefferson". They

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Gifted and Talented, U.S. History, Vocal Music

Grades:

8th - 11th

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Character Education, Critical Thinking, Music

Homophobia: popular music and social justice

Created by

Imagine-Curricula

Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess

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9th - 12th

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Character Education, Critical Thinking, Music

Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice

Gender Stereotyping: popular music and social justice

Created by

Imagine-Curricula

Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess

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Grades:

9th - 12th

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Character Education, Critical Thinking, Music

Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice

Bullying: popular music and social justice

Created by

Imagine-Curricula

Music and social justice have always had close ties. Music has been used for centuries to pass on important life lessons and to motivate change. Many artists have recorded songs that seek to empower the listener to make social change. In addition, pop culture can help youth to discuss important social issues with peers; talking about social issues with peers can be daunting, particularly if the youth lives and goes to school in an atmosphere in which they know that their viewpoint is not necess

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9th - 12th

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Also included in: Principled Music series: popular music and social justice

Science and moodiness: Chemical Rap

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