Couch Potato Pokey with Dr Jean (English)

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Couch Potato Pokey

(We also have a Spanish version, https://youtu.be/PQuKU52JCnY)

You put your thumbs in.
You take your thumbs out.
You put your thumbs in and you
Wiggle them all about.
You do the couch potato pokey,
And you roll your hands around.
That’s what it’s all about.
You put your elbows in...

You put your noses in...
You put your chins in...
You put your eyebrows in...
You put your pinkies in...

Dr. Jean believes that music, singing and movement all enhance the learning environment. Students learn more and retain information longer when the presentation is reinforced with music and song.

You might want to check out Dr. Jean's blog and sign up for it as well:

http://drjeanandfriends.blogspot.com/

Dr. Jean has more than 450 song available on iTunes.

Here are the top ten reasons to SING every day!

1. When you sing your brain emits endorphins, and endorphins make you happy! Emotions are critical to learning.

2. Music is multi-sensory. The more senses you get going to the brain, the more likely the message will get there.

3. Music is powerful for prior-learning. If children are exposed to concepts while singing, it is easier for them to learn when formally introduced.

4. Music nurtures phonemic awareness (alliteration, rhyme, etc.).

5. Songs and chants are a natural way to develop oral language and auditory memory.

6. Poems and songs lay a foundation for fluency and enhance short term memory.

7. Children are able to use their imaginations and create pictures in their brains when they sing. This is an important part of reading comprehension.

8. Repetition is a key to learning. It is much more fun to repeat songs than worksheets!

9. Singing and dancing relieve stress and oxygenate the brain.

10. Through music and movement ALL children can feel successful.

A “community of learners” is enhanced when teachers and children enjoy something together! There was a study that was reported on National Public Radio called “Alive Inside.”

In the research study they made iPods of songs that had a special significance to patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s.

These patients didn’t recognize family members, but when they heard the music they tapped their feet, sang the words, and smiled!

So many things that we do in our classrooms will be forgotten, but the songs will be stored in children’s brains for a lifetime!

What a privilege to be able to do this!