{"id":72,"date":"2007-08-14T07:29:43","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T14:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/85-positive-songs-for-teachers-to-use-in-the-classroom"},"modified":"2017-03-28T15:13:57","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T22:13:57","slug":"85-positive-songs-for-teachers-to-use-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/85-positive-songs-for-teachers-to-use-in-the-classroom","title":{"rendered":"85 Positive Songs for Teachers to Use in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"earpods\"I’m a music fanatic, and I love having a song playing as the students enter the classroom. The right song helps students to come into class feeling good about life and ready to learn.<\/p>\n

An opening song is also a great signal device to start class. I usually have an entry task on the overhead, and my students know that it needs to be completed by the time the song ends.<\/p>\n

Here’s my current list of the positive songs I use:<\/p>\n

(The first thing you need to know is that my absolute favorite song of all time is “Over the Rainbow<\/a>,” so I play that song quite a bit. I have over sixty covers of the song, from country to alternative to dance remix versions, and everything in between.)<\/p>\n

[Update: Click on songs to listen to samples or to buy from Amazon.com]<\/strong><\/p>\n