Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Power of the Video

I am doing my student teaching in a Kindergarten class right now and have found that Kindergartners love watching educational videos, especially videos with peppy music. With 31 students in a class, it has been a challenge to find ways to keep all of their attention. That's why it surprised me to see all of them completely silent and engaged in a video my cooperating teacher was playing for them. Is that all it takes?

When I play videos, the students usually end up singing along, which is a good thing, especially if the words have educational value. These are some of the videos that I have found either helpful in the classroom or that I would possibly consider using in my classroom sometime.

Vhs Cassette Video Clip ArtDinosaur Song- Directed by Bernard Derriman
3D Shapes I Know- Harry Kindergarten
The Rules of the Classroom Song- Harry Kindergarten
I Can Count to 100- Harry Kindergarten
The Animal Sounds Song- A.J. Jenkins