Endorsements
Jack Canfield, Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul
“Science Songs and Stories uses two of the most powerful learning tools that have ever existed–songs and stories–to accelerate learning in a fun and practical way. I highly recommend this program.”
Karen Oberhouser, Monarchs in the Classroom Newsletter
“The ease with which children learn words to songs makes music a great teaching tool. This CD (with text for adults who have difficulty memorizing songs!) includes 10 songs and 5 stories, with topics ranging from electricity to plant growth. The Butterfly Song covers key parts of the monarch life cycle while a kitchen scissors and dinner knife keep the beat, and the story Metamorphosis could be acted out by student thespians. This is a great resource to make monarch learning even more interdisciplinary!”
Emily Barnes, Executive Director, Artsplash, a nonprofit, community-based arts program
“From the very first chord, I was totally engaged, snapping my fingers and strutting to the beat. Wow! Fun, creative, entertaining, upbeat, melodic, folksy, urban, beautifully choreographed and surprisingly visual. It is as diverse as learning itself. This is such a clever tool for sparking the imagination of both right and left brain learners. Every teacher and young person must experience this most valuable work. I was so taken by the brilliant presentation and the fun of it all that I completely forgot it was supposed to be a learning experience.”
Dr. Jeannette Vos, author of The Learning Revolution and The Music Revolution
“Since we now know that the body stores information and that music is an important factor in memory storage, this work is a major contribution to brain-based learning in teaching. Kathy brilliantly combines stories, music, rhythm and emotion to engage listeners, enabling them to embed information into deep memory. Through a wide variety of hip hop, rap, country and classical music, she helps students have fun as they learn important science concepts.”
Tammie Alderman, 6th Grade Teacher, St. Marys, Georgia
“My students learned more about sound and sound waves from one song than in an entire chapter in the science books. All of my students can tell me that sound is produced by “vibrations moving back and forth.” I hear them singing excerpts of the songs in the hallways during class changes. They enjoy the variety of musical styles on the CD. My students want to listen to it every chance they get. It is even a popular choice as a reward for good behavior! ”
Margaret Jackson, Science Resource Teacher, Washington DC
“Kathy Carroll puts fun into learning while connecting science to other subjects. Children enjoy dances created by our physical education teacher to the songs about topics they learned with the science resource teacher. They read along with the songs and stories with the classroom teacher, and they review by listening to the CD at home. Now everyone’s learning!”
Theresa Mendivil, Bilingual Senior Teacher, Feaster-Edison Charter School, Chula Vista, CA
“Kathleen Carroll’s book and CD of science songs and stories are phenomenal! This is an awesome aid for my bi-lingual second grade students. My students learn both science concepts and comprehend vocabulary. At the same time they improve their English comprehension skills and vocabulary. They love singing the songs so much! “
Mrs.Rosina Simmons, Third grade teacher Prince George’s County, MD, Morningside Elem.
“Science Songs and Stories for the Big Questions” teaches in a creative manner. I use the tapes to introduce Science processes and new terms. The children enjoy portraying molecules and the three states of matter. The music stimulates their learning in an innovative method.
What People are Saying About Sing a Song of Science
Chris Boyd Brewer, author of Rhythms of Learning
“Sing a Song of Science invites the teacher and learner to remember the joy and wonder in learning about the natural world. What better way to share the connection we feel with nature than to sing about it! In the words of someone who would know, ’Music is as natural as the sun or rain. I can’t imagine the world without it—for my heart is a song!’ Big Bird.”
Dr. Jeannette Vos, Co-author of The Learning Revolution Author of The Music Revolution
“Kathy Carroll’s Sing a Song of Science is a wonderful tool for teachers! I wish I had had this when I was a classroom teacher not so long ago! You can easily tell that Kathy comes from a very practical teaching background, yet one that was enriched with lots of creativity for students.”