Learning about the world through music

In the past few weeks, the Brooklyn Charter School 3rd graders wrote songs about another country or continent modeled on the structure of the class song “Who We Are.” They researched relevant information from where people live, what they do and like to animal and plants one can find in say Australia. Collaborating with Mr. Ricky, they choose a new beat to perform it in front of their classmates!
 “That’s how it goes”…

We’re gonna tell you
About Asia

We live in Asia
Some of us like bullet trains
Some of us love the Great Wall of China
Some of us like judo
Some of us like festivals
Some of us were born in India
Some of us were born in Indonesia
Some of us were born in Japan

That’s how it goes x4
We’re gonna tell you
About Asia

Some of us like rice
Some of us like spicy food
Some of us like dumplings
Few of us like noodles
Few of us like meat
Few of us like to the city
Few of us don’t like peanut butter
Most of us don’t like cold food
Some of us like dragons
Some of us do push ups

That’s how it goes x4
We’re gonna tell you
About Asia

Students then creating a song book!