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Tech Task #4

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I have now entered the world of early elementary teaching and in short, it kind of terrifies me. The jump from the junior high level to the early years level, from an educator's point of view, is quite substantial. I have been doing a great amount of research on resources needed for educating grade ones and the youtube series from Jack Hartmann was high on everyone's list. A warning when exploring his channel, you will get 90% of his songs stuck in your head. 

Jack Hartmann Channel

His videos are great for the much-needed brain breaks that all six-year-olds need. Have Fun and Freeze! is a great example of a fantastic video to use as a brain break. Getting kids up and moving will benefit their overall focus later on in class. I love to give students something to look forward to as well and this works as a reward when students have been staying on task and doing their work. Grade one is an age where kids just love getting up and dancing and this channel is perfect for that. Put on a Jack Hartmann video and your students will be excited for the rest of the day. 

Jack Hartmann's videos are perfect for brain breaks in class but he also has a series of educational music videos as well. His channel consists of many other playlists like Colors, Alphabet, Counting, Phonics, along with many others that are all educational and just as catchy. These are perfect to use in an early elementary classroom to reinforce any lesson. I find that children respond so well to music so why not use it in the classroom whenever possible. 

Overall, I think these videos are great to use in the classroom and would recommend all early elementary teachers use them. I need all the help I can get at this point and this youtube channel is a great resource. I'll leave you with Jack Hartmann's Boom Chicka Boom because now you'll be singing it all day, enjoy. 



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