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Linking Up!
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BY SARAH PIRTLE
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Linking Up! 1
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Implementing Linking Up! 19
PART I SONGS FOR CIRCLE TIME 41
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Starting Songs: Gathering the Group 43
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The Colors of Earth 44
Good Morning to the Sky/ Buenos Días al Cielo 48
This Little Light of Mine 53
Come Join in the Circle 56
Friendship Songs 61
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Chocolate 63
My Space/ Mi Espacio 66
Sitting in the Soup and Jump, Jump, Jump 72
Our Own Song and the Spoony Song 78
Creeping Mouse 82
Across the Wide Ocean/A Través Del Inmenso Mar 87
¡Hola!/Hello 91
Pajarito/Little Bird 94
Step by Step/Paso a Paso 97
En La Feria /At the Fair 100
Llegó la Hora /Now’s the Time 103
PART II SONGS FOR THE SOCIAL SKILLS CURRICULUM 105
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Appreciating Diversity 107
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In the Very Middle 112
Speak Up 116
I Want to Know Your Name 122
Grandmother Spider 128
We Won’t Leave Anyone Out 132
Sing About Us/ Cantemos De Nosotros 136
Canción de la Nube/ Song of the Cloud 142
Sleeping Birds / Los Pajaritos Duermen 146
Full Circle (The Village) 148
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Conflict Resolution Songs 151
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How Can We Be Friends Again?/Amigos de Nuevo 175
Two in the Fight/Dos en una Pelea 179
Heart to Heart/Corazón a Corazón 184
The Anger Chant 188
When I Say Stop/Cuando Digo ¡Ya! 195
There is Always Something You Can Do 200
¡Dilo!/Talk to Me 204
PART III SONGS FOR MOVEMENT GAMES 209
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Nature Exploration Songs 215
32. El Caracol/The Snail’s Dance 216
33. My Roots Go Down 220
34. Night Critters Game 226
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Collaboration Songs 231
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Build A Boat 232
Shake, Shake, Freeze 236
Mi Cuerpo Hace Música/There’s Music Inside Me 240
Cloud Hands/ Manos Como Las Nubes 243
Under the Bridge 247
Let’s Get Together/Juntémonos 251
Linking Up Songs 257
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Two Hands Hold the Earth/Mis Dos Manos 263
Canto Por La Paz/I Sing for Peace 266
Peace is Me Being Me 270
Carry the Candle 273
Adiós/Goodbye 277
Linking Up! 279
Appendix 283
Song Sequences 284
Building Character Through Music 300
How Songs Can Teach Reading 302
How Songs Develop the Social Health of a Class 304
Teacher Training for Linking Up! 306
Professional Development for Linking Up! 309