Anne Arundel County Teachers write a parody with me about Virtual Teaching!

Had a great time with about AACPS 21 teachers in a virtual PD, where we wrote about the trials and tribulations about teaching online classes. I’m proud that they were so game, and that they completed this song in about 15 minutes!

Teach You Maybe! - parody of Call Me Maybe

Log into Classroom right now
Turn mic off don't make a sound
Stay focused don't fool around
Complete work then TURN IN.

Please plug in your microphone
Even though were home alone
Online school who would've known
It's school in a new way

Pre-chorus:
Yes we can hear you
Closed mouth when you chew
Come back we're not through
No clothes on a school crime.

Chorus:
Hey. It's a strange time. And we're online how?
So get a device. I will teach you now.
And wear your PJs. Ready to say wow!
It's online learning. I will teach you now!

Another AACPS Teacher PD, summer of 2020, wrote this parody of Call Me Maybe:

Log into Classroom right now

Turn mic off don't make a sound

Stay focused don't fool around

Complete work then TURN IN

Please plug in your microphone

Even though were home alone

Online school who would've known

It's school in a new way

Pre-chorus: 

Yes we can hear you

Closed mouth when you chew

Come back we're not through

No clothes on at school crime

 

Chorus: 

Hey. It's a strange time. And we're online how? 

So get a device. I will teach you now. 

And wear your PJs. Ready to say wow! 

It's online learning. I will teach you now!

Teachers Writing Parody during Covid

Teachers are working so hard to Zoom with all their students, so I hope my songwriting workshop was a bit of respite for the Anne Arundel County teachers who joined my virtual workshop on May 26. We learned about writing a parody and how it could be used for teaching. Finally we wrote our own parody of Call Me Maybe, called Teach You Maybe.

Teach You Maybe?

V1

I coughed and sneezed in your face

Hogan made us stay in place

So we stocked our liquor case

And there's still no Charmin

I'd trade my soul for wine

Even if I stand in line

And 6 feet apart is fine

And there's still no Charmin

V2: 

My microphone has cut out 

But you can still see my my pout 

i want to scream and to shout 

But you can't hear anyway 

Pre- Chorus  

Do I have my coffee?

Wait I need to go pee

Does my face look happy

Let's get this Google Meet Thing Poppin'!

Chorus: 

Hey, I miss you, and times are crazy, 

But here’s my meet code, so join me maybe? 

It’s hard not being together lately, but here’s my meet code, so join me maybe?

Hey, I miss you, and times are crazy

But here’s my meet code, so join me maybe? 

And I hope to see you in person maybe

But here's my meet code, so join me maybe?

V3 

You have to work to get smart

Math reading science and the arts 

We all have to do our part

'Cause we're in virtual school

V4: 

I really miss you, my friends,              

and all your pencils and pens

Can't wait 'til this whole thing ends

When will this be over? 

Pre- Chorus  

Do I have my coffee?

Wait I need to go pee

Does my face look happy

Let's get this Google Meet Thing Poppin'!

Chorus: 

Hey, I miss you, and times are crazy, 

But here’s my meet code, so join me maybe? 

It’s hard not being together lately, but here’s my meet code, so join me maybe?

Hey, I miss you, and times are crazy

But here’s my meet code, so join me maybe? 

And I hope to see you in person maybe

But here's my meet code, so join me maybe?

Mathematics Songs at Inspired Teaching School

Had a great time at Inspired Teaching Demonstration School in Washington DC! Our fearless leader Ms Jones primed two grade 5 classes to write some great parodies!

MATH POWER!
Written by Fifth Grade Flamingos - parody of Sunflower - Topic: long division
Produced by Alden Phelps and Ms. Jones

Verse 1: Divisor Livin’ outside the wall
Dividend inside heedin’ its call
Build it already please don’t stall
Quotient is waiting please don’t stall

Verse 2 :
Thinking like a raceway,losing my grip
5 10 15 , Man I’m lit !
Used my skip count to solve it ,
Find the one that got the right fit.

Pre-chorus:
Ooh-ooh
When you got lots of pop-tarts
Now I gotta use my smarts
Divide them all into parts

Chorus :
You have a big number
Divide into parts
Divisors how much
That you have in each bunch
Quotient wraps it up
It’s the answer that’s enough
It’s long division
We’re Break’n it up

Verse 3:
First you multiply divisor
By the number on the top
Do it right and you’ll be wiser
subtract the min u end ,  don't   stop

VERSE 4:
Every time I get to class
I can hear you tellin’ me to divide that
Using inverse to check my math
On my knees hoping that my answers match

Pre chorus 2
I know your at the grocery store
You can't divide it all alone
don't know how much roomie should pay
To multiply is not the way

Chorus :
You have a big number
Divide them into parts
Divisors how much
That you have in each bunch
Quotient wraps it up
It’s the answer that’s enough
It’s long division
We’re Break’n it up

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Fraction Apocalypse
Written by Fifth Grade Flamingos - parody of Radioactive - Topic: fractions
Produced by Alden Phelps and Ms. Jones

I’m waking up, I’ve got a test
And I know I’m gonna do my best
I’ve gotta convert my fraction
Yayyy (sarcastically)
The fractions bar, it separates
The whole and the parts, ain't no debate
When I learn, gotta take it slow
Whoa

It's in my mind it's in my head and soul
The top is how much you can hold
The bottom is how much you need, how much you need
The bottom is how much you need, for a whole
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
We're learning fractions, these are the actions
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
We're learning fractions, with no distractions

Operations, you gotta be patient
Get it wrong there's no vacation
Addition, gets numbers real big
Whoa
Multiply the simplify
To identify like a private eye
Butterfly, that's how you divide
Whoa

The numerator is goes really high
It sits on top of the fraction line
The denominator, it goes way under
The denominator, it goes way under
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
We're learning fractions, these are the actions
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
We're learning fractions, with no distractions

That mini pie, needs ½ cup strawberries
Measure it right, or else you won't be pleased

You really need equivalent fraction
For addition, subtraction
Bro these are the fraction, yo the fractions
Of addition and sub, and subtraction
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
We're learning fractions, these are the actions
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
We're learning fractions, with no distractions