learning by song

Category: Cram Session

Post 1 by Espking (Zone BBS is my Life) on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2012 20:59:00

Hello.
Do you remember learning any basic concepts through song? This is a commin method of teaching basic concepts in preschool and kindergarten.

Post 2 by laced-unlaced (Account disabled) on Thursday, 16-Feb-2012 9:21:50

yeah- i do!.
when i was first learning to count, i used to learn through an animated series of songs by the number bears- and another series as well called professor playtime.

lol the number bears were better, because they also did songs about multiplication and other maths problems- and made it fun.

Post 3 by Espking (Zone BBS is my Life) on Thursday, 16-Feb-2012 16:15:41

when I was 3, barney taught me this days of the week song:
there are 7 days, there are 7 days, there are 7 days in a week,
sunday, monday, tuesday, thursday, friday, saturday.

Post 4 by Voyager (I just keep on posting!) on Friday, 17-Feb-2012 1:23:37

I was just about to mention the days of the week song. LOL What about the quadratic formula? Anyone else learn it to the tune of pop goes the weezel? After my teacher had us sing it I learned it so well I could say it in my sleep.

Post 5 by laced-unlaced (Account disabled) on Friday, 17-Feb-2012 5:51:48

lol i had a toy barney too.

when ever the programme was on, you'd plug him in to the tv, and it would interact with the programme.

Post 6 by Espking (Zone BBS is my Life) on Friday, 17-Feb-2012 9:30:53

voyager, I didn't know songs even existed about concepts of any level beyond elementary school. As for laced-unlaced's comment about the toy barney, you didn't really plug him in to the tv. you instead plug in something called a tv pack, and the toy barney used an internal radio chip. the toy was discontinued in 2001 due to coppyright issues, but was made by microsoft.

Post 7 by Voyager (I just keep on posting!) on Friday, 17-Feb-2012 12:08:10

chech out:
the calculus rapsody song

Post 8 by Espking (Zone BBS is my Life) on Monday, 27-Feb-2012 7:17:40

funny!
I'm sure you all know a song about how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, right? I'm serious there is such a song, it's on barney:).

Post 9 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Monday, 27-Feb-2012 16:33:26

ESPKing, what happened to Wednesday? Oh, perhaps I'd better ask Barny. Hahaha. I don't recall learning the quadratic formula by song, but have heard that the cubic formula was set to rhyme by its discoverer--an Italian mathematician whose name escapes me. Lots of old oral histories, myths, stories, etc were set to rhyme and/or sung; it aids the memory and dramatizes the tale.

Post 10 by Espking (Zone BBS is my Life) on Tuesday, 28-Feb-2012 14:51:48

sorry, forgot to type that while writing the lirecs.
and now for the humerous ending:
sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, ...barney's birthday?
WOW, what a humerous way to end a catchy song, by having the days of the week interupted!

Post 11 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Wednesday, 29-Feb-2012 0:25:15

Yes, I thought it was mildly amusing. After typing that, I'd begun to wonder whether the caffeine had gotten to me, after all. I was working on my 2nd vente dark roast. Oh, we were talking about learning by song. Ever hear the table of the elements set to a catchy tune? I have, many times, and cannot vouch for the tune's effectiveness. I guess somethings are just not meant to be learned that way. Hahaha.

Post 12 by Espking (Zone BBS is my Life) on Thursday, 01-Mar-2012 7:58:49

Remember that animaniacs episode when they sung the presedents of the united states to the tune of the lone ranger theme? That was so epic.

Post 13 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Thursday, 01-Mar-2012 11:22:25

Yes, and countries of the world, starting in the Americas. So, now, we've earned our toon degrees at Acme Lu. LOL.

Post 14 by Espking (Zone BBS is my Life) on Sunday, 04-Mar-2012 18:10:46

You forgot the the US state capitals song from that episode.

Post 15 by Dave_H (the boringest guy you'll ever know) on Sunday, 04-Mar-2012 19:45:03

As they say in Twitterville, #fail LOL.

Post 16 by Espking (Zone BBS is my Life) on Monday, 05-Mar-2012 6:54:00

epic fail. I was wondering, did you ever hear dectalk sing the abc song?