Music and Audio Books

Favorite tunes include "The Vowel Song", "The Animal Song", "Telling Time" and "Androide".

I would say that "Funky Phonics" is really a Reading Readiness kit which also introduces phonics through song. Lots of the songs are action packed.

For example, when we are singing "The Vowel Song", I make giant flash cards for the kids and each child gets a chance to be one of the vowels. Then as we are singing about each vowel, the child proudly gets a chance to pop up and show off his letter.

"The Animal Song" is great. It's much more that an alphabet song. It introduces a new animal for every single letter of the alphabet and teaches an interesting fact about each of the animals too!

"Telling Time" is wonderful because not only does it each kids how to tell time, it reviews skip counting in 5's because after all, this is often the way we tell time.....ie..10:05, 10:10 or 10:15.

"The Androide Song" is an interesting approach to telling time. The kids love to hear the Androide sing about time and his daily race through the fast lane of life.

Of course, other interesting songs, such as "Days of the Week", which teaches how the days were named after the planets, and "Who's Going to Save Us Now?" a great environmental tune, really spice up other curriculum units.

Whether for home use or in the classroom, I hope you'll be as excited and pleased with "Funky Phonics and more Vol. 1" as I am.

The decision to purchase this CD was promted by my having had the opportunity to experience this artist live one evening during the time of H.H. the Dalai Lama's recent visit to Los Angeles, June 2000. While being introduced, I learned that Nawang had spent many years in retreat in the Himalaya Mountains and, in my mind after hearing his music, returned with his performance as a gift to the world. There is vision, nature and love in his melodies that transcend any perceived limit we may choose to put on life; age, rank, gender, or culture.

Having returned from L.A. after two weeks, you'd think I might have found something different to leave in my CD player! This is music that can only enhance and add to experiences of life. I can play it soft through the night, during the evening or weekend throughout any task, or during the day while I'm at work, as my cat seems to even be more loving when I finally get home at night.

This CD may not rock your world, but it will definitely elevate it!