UPDATE: There is now a recorded version of this song available across streaming and download platforms! Find out all about it HERE. The heat has arrived in my region! We are in a stay-at-home order due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but if we weren’t, this would be the time of year when classes would beContinue reading “Thank You, Tree / Merci l’arbre”
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What Kind of Leaves/ Quelle sorte de feuilles
“What Kind of Leaves” (“Quelle sorte de feuilles” in French) is the sister song to “Green Leaf” (“Feuilles Vertes” in French). In the fall, children were encouraged to make observations about all of the different kinds of leaves that were falling to the ground, and now, in the Spring, they are encouraged to consider whatContinue reading “What Kind of Leaves/ Quelle sorte de feuilles”
Calm Like Tree / Calme comme l’arbre
Songs for children can often fall into one of three categories: happy songs, educational songs, or lullabies. There is nothing wrong with any of these three categories- many of the songs I write fit nicely into these categories, and I like to think they all have a very important place in this world. However, asContinue reading “Calm Like Tree / Calme comme l’arbre”
Sweet Tree / Bel arbre
I share with you today the song “Sweet Tree” (“Bel arbre” in French). This song captures the excitement of this time of year, when the days get longer, the sun gets stronger, and the Maple trees are magical. This song is intended to spark curiosity, and encourage children to look closely at the Maple treesContinue reading “Sweet Tree / Bel arbre”
Tracks in the Snow/ Les traces dans la neige
“Tracks in the Snow” (Les traces dans la neige) is a song that I wrote to support children in looking more closely in the land during the winter months, and in learning to ask questions about what they notice. I always ask students to ‘fill in the blank’ as we sing together, and their suggestionsContinue reading “Tracks in the Snow/ Les traces dans la neige”
Lullaby for Tree/ Une berceuse pour l’arbre
The long winter is just starting to settle in, and in the land I live in, the land of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Huron-Wendat, and the First Peoples of the Williams Treaties, we have received two good snow falls recently. It hasn’t been snow that will stay; it’s almost as if the land is tossingContinue reading “Lullaby for Tree/ Une berceuse pour l’arbre”
Sneaky Tree / L’arbre sournois
When the leaves have all fallen and the trees are bare, there are treasures revealed that ignite the curiosity and wonder of children. At this time of year, our beautiful land offers us the gift of discovery, and the opportunity to delve deeply into learning about who lives in our community. To inspire children toContinue reading “Sneaky Tree / L’arbre sournois”
Feuille verte
I’m thrilled to share with you “Feuille Verte”, which is a French version of “Green Leaf“. This version has come about through collaboration with Pierrette Rouse, to whom I am so grateful! As an educator working in both the English and French streams in the public school system, I know how hard it can beContinue reading “Feuille verte”
Green Leaf – The Tree Song Cycle
Over the course of the next year, I am going to share a cycle of songs I have written that explore a child’s relationship with a tree throughout the four seasons. I wrote these songs over the last six years, as I have been spending time exploring the land with my own children and workingContinue reading “Green Leaf – The Tree Song Cycle”
Land Heart Song 