last updated January 17, 2021
posted by Catharine Hannay
In the song playlists for teachers, I try to include something for everyone. However, many of those songs are geared more toward adolescents and adults.posted by Catharine Hannay
So here's a whole list with only songs that are appropriate for young children... although the rest of us would also benefit from belly breathing with Elmo!
Note: Parents and teachers, as always please watch the full video yourself before sharing it with kids. There's nothing I would consider at all offensive, but with such an international/multicultural/multifaith audience, I can't guarantee that every single image in all of the videos will be appropriate for your context.
Songs About Coping with COVID
School's a Little Different This Year, Stephanie Liddell (Music for Kiddos)
a song about wearing masks, washing hands (a lot), and maybe doing schoolwork online
Wash My Hands, Narwhals and Waterfalls
a song about doing our best even if we don't feel like washing our hands so much and it's uncomfortable to wear a mask
Yoga Song for Kids, Stephanie Liddell (Music for Kiddos)
This isn't specifically about COVID, but it's a soothing and calming bedtime yoga routine.
Songs About Kindness and Diversity
Empty Hands Music
Sprout
Tori Kelly & the Muppets
Alessia Cara & the Muppets
Narwals and Waterfalls
Narwhals and Waterfalls
What Do You Do with the Mad That You Feel? Mr. Rogers
Gratitude
gratitude yoga practice
Fireflies: Musical Yoga for Kids
song starts at 2:20
Sherri Boekweg
CocoMelon Nursery Rhymes and Kids' Songs
Kids TV 123
The Juice Box Jukebox
Facing Challenges/Self-Compassion/Persistence
Believe in Yourself Song, with Michael Bublé
from Music Mindsets: Sing Step Grow
Don’t Give Up, with Bruno Mars
Oops, Oops, Wait, Aha! with Maren Morris
Power of Yet, with Janelle Monae
Self-Acceptance/Self-Esteem
I'm Proud to Be Me, Rachel Coleman and Ben Carter
audio; official video (children's song in English and American Sign Language)
"I'm a girl! I'm a girl! I'm proud to be me. I'm a boy! I'm a boy! I'm proud to be me. There’s so many things that you can be. You might be short, you might be tall. Different colored eyes, different colored hair. But underneath it all, I’m proud to be me."
What I Am, with Will.I.Am
