[awells]

Does anybody know any fun and easy to remember math chants or songs to sing with 2nd graders? Thank-you!

[Mrs. O]

I know Saxon math has some chants and songs, but I don't really know what they are. One is called the Doubles Rap. Our K-5 is doing Saxon math this year and I will start with my class next year.

I used a version of the BINGO song with my 3rd graders for odd and even numbers. Farmer had a big brown cow and even was its name - 0 2 4 6 8 oh 2 4 6 8 ohd 2468 and even was his name o. I can't remember the animal for odd but you could sub any short phrase you wanted. Hope this helps you.

[Risa]

MATH CONCEPTS

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Penny, penny, Easily spent
Copper brown and worth one cent.
Nickel, nickel, Thick and fat,
You're worth five cents. I know that.

Dime, dime, Little and thin,
I remember, You're worth ten.
Quarter, quarter Big and bold,
You're worth twenty-five I am told!
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*Poem for two digit subtraction

More on top?
No need to stop!
More on the floor?
Go next door!
Number's the same?
Zero's the name!


**Clock Song--- for telling time

The hands on the clock go round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
The hands on the clock go round and round.
To tell us the time.

The short hand on the clock
Goes from number to number,
Number to number, number to number.
The short hand on the clock
Goes from number to number.
To tell us the time.

The long hand on the clock
Goes around by fives,
Around by fives, around by fives.
The long hand on the clock
Goes around by fives.
To tell us the minutes.
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Doubles Rap

It's the doubles, baby!
Let's go! Let's go!
It's the doubles, baby,
And it starts with ZERO!

0+0=0 Oh!

1+1=2 Ooooooh!

2+2=4 More!

3+3=6 Kicks!

4+4=8 That's great!

5+5=10 Again!

6+6=12 Dig and delve!

7+7=14 Let's lean!

8+8=16 You're a queen!

9+9=18 Jelly Bean!

10+10=20 That's plenty!
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Doubles Song

Doubles are fun, doubles are cool.
We're havin' fun, doin' doubles at school.
Doubles are cool, doubles are fun.
We're doin' doubles 'til the school day is done.

A button red
A button blue
1+1=2

Two ducks quack
Two lions roar
2+2=4

Doubles are fun, doubles are cool.
We're havin' fun, doin' doubles at school.
Doubles are cool, doubles are fun.
We're doin' doubles 'til the school day is done.

Three little kittens
Three little chicks
3+3=6

Four peas on a spoon
Four peas on a plate
4+4=8

Doubles are fun, doubles are cool.
We're havin' fun, doin' doubles at school.
Doubles are cool, doubles are fun.
We're doin' doubles 'til the school day is done.

Five fingers here
Five fingers again
5+5=10

Six dogs dig
Six dogs delve
6+6=12

Doubles are fun, doubles are cool.
We're havin' fun, doin' doubles at school.
Doubles are cool, doubles are fun.
We're doin' doubles 'til the school day is done.

Seven faces dirty
Seven faces clean
7+7=14

Eight jackets red
Eight jackets green
8+8=16

Doubles are fun, doubles are cool.
We're havin' fun, doin' doubles at school.
Doubles are cool, doubles are fun.
We're doin' doubles 'til the school day is done.
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**Multiplication Songs

The 3s (Jingle Bells)
3,6,9, 12,15, 18,21, 24, 27, 30,33, 36

4's (Row Row Row Your Boat)
4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48!

5's (Happy Birthday)
5, 10, 15, 20 25, 30, 35, 40, 45and 50, 55 and 60

6's (Deck the Halls)
6, 12, 18, 24 30, 36, and 42 48,54 60,66, and 72

7's (Are You Sleeping)
7,14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and 49 56 and 63 70 77, 84

8's (This Old Man)
8,16 24 32 and 40 48, 56, and 64 72,80 and 88 96 (whisper)
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**Money Rap

A penny's worth one cent (clap hands)
A nickel's worth five cents (pat legs)
A dime's worth ten cents (snap fingers)
A quarter's twenty-five (stamp foot)
How many cents do I have on this try?

I introduce just the rhyme. Then, I introduce just the motion that I want them (pennies first) to learn for adding those coins in their heads. We stand up at calendar time (I usually do some kind of stand up and stretch or act out something because it is so long on the carpet). I teach clap hands first and then LATER add snap
AND LATER LATER....pat legs...etc....

Penny, penny,
Easily spent
Copper brown
and worth one cent.
Nickel, nickel,
Thick and fat,
You're worth five cents.
I know that.

Dime, dime,
Little and thin,
I remember,
You're worth ten.
Quarter, quarter
Big and bold,
You're worth twenty-five
I am told!

( This is the first money rap I teach. It seems to be the easiest for them and provides the inital concept of money value.)


Teach the following rap:
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
Well a penny is one and a nickel is five,
A dime's worth ten and a quarter, twenty-five.

Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
Five pennies make a nickel,
Two nickels make a dime.
Two dimes and a nickel
make a quarter and it's mine.
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
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Posted by Stacy/FL/2nd on 9/25/05
Money Song: (not to a particular tune)
A penny is one
And a nickel is five
A dime is ten
And a quarter twenty-five
One hundred pennies
Make a dollar
Say it again
But please don't holler (put your finger on your lip and
whisper this part quietly)

This song teaches the names on presidents on the coins:
Lincoln penny (put up 1 finger)
Rooselvelt dime (put up 10 fingers)
Jefferson nickel (put up 5 fingers)
One more time (clap 3 times when you say this part)
Lincoln penny
Rooselvelt dime
Jefferson nickel
We finished our rhyme! (clap 3 times here too!)

Another money song: (it has a tune, but not sure of the song)
5 pennies trade a nickel
2 nickels trade a dime
2 dimes and nickel trade a quarter everytime
4 quarters trade a dollar
And that is quite a lot
And a dollar in my pocket
Is exactly what I got!
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Measurement
Head to Toe by Cherry Carl
(Tune: Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow)

Feet and inches we all know
We use to measure head to toe,
Cause every day we grow and grow
So measure me from head to toe!
First we'll measure 'round my head.
Now don't you be a sleepyhead!
The measuring tape will be okay,
So put the old yardstick away!
Next we'll measure 'round my waist,
Please don't measure it in haste!
The measuring tape will be okay,
So put the old yardstick away!
Then we'll measure knee to heel.
Tickle me and I will squeal!
The measuring tape will be okay,
So put the old yardstick away!
A Little Bitty Inch by Cherry Carl
(Tune: There's A Little White Duck)

I use a little bitty inch when I want to measure,
A little bitty inch to measure tiny treasure.
I take that ruler in my hand,
And count every inch 'cuz I understand
That a little bitty inch is a special measure
For small things!

Here's a measurement song for yard:
Three Feet in Every Yard
(Tune: Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes)
There are three feet in every yard, every yard!
There are three feet in every yard, every yard!
When we measure big things,
We always use a yard.
We can do it!
It's not hard . . . with a yard!
To measure the playground, use a yard, use a yard!
To measure your classroom, use a yard, use a yard!
When we measure big things,
We use the old yardstick!
We can do it,
And we're quick . . . with the stick!
I think that you could change the first two lines in the second
verse and have children come up with other things to measure
with a yard.
Enjoy! Cherry
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Measurement's Not My Foe! By Cherry Carl
(Tune: I've Been Working on the Railroad)

I've been learning how to measure
With my ruler in hand.
I've been learning how to measure
And I think it's really grand.
I have seen the teacher showing
How to measure with an inch,
I have heard the teacher saying,
"Inches are a cinch!"
Measure with an inch.
Measure with a foot.
I can measure all day long.
Measure with an inch.
Measure with a foot.
I can even measure this song!
I know how to use my ruler.
I know how to use my yardstick.
I know how to measure anything!
'Cause measurement's not a trick!
Me, my, middle-e-i-o.
Me, my, middle-e-i-o-o-o-o.
Me, my, middle-e-i-o.
Measurement's not my foe!
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Bring on a Thingamajig! By Cherry Carl
(Tune: Camptown Races)

Thirty-six inches to a yard,
We'll measure your treasure!
Thirty-six inches to a yard,
So, what do you say!?
We're goin' to measure small!
We're goin' to measure big!
Our class is ready for short or tall,
So bring on a thingamajig!
Twelve inches to a foot,
We'll measure with pleasure!
Twelve inches to a foot,
So, what do you say!?
We're goin' to measure small!
We're goin' to measure big!
Our class is ready for short or tall,
So bring on a thingamajig!

[grade4curlyQ]

www.songsforteaching.com
VERY Cute songs Risa!