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1. The Lighter Side: Scrambled Lyrics

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   In this puzzle, you are given the first lines to songs, but the second lines to those songs are not only scrambled—they are also out of order. Your job is to unscramble each of the second lines and then match it with the first line that it follows. If you and your students are feeling creative, after solving the puzzle you can continue the songs with your own ideas and even make up melodies and sing them.

2. I've Been Working on the Railroad

   In: Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

   This song in the Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs collection is about a typical railroad worker.

3. On Top of Old Smokey

   In: Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

   This song in the Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs collection is a ballad where a mountain is the centerpiece.

4. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

   In: Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

   This song in the Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs collection is a famous African-American spiritual.

5. Clementine

   In: Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

   This song in the Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs collection is a story from the time of the 1849 California Gold Rush.

6. Oh! Susanna

   In: Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

   This song in the Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs collection is a popular American tune about a man traveling to meet his true love.

7. Down in the Valley

   In: Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

   This song in the Sing Out Loud Traditional Songs collection is about a prisoner in the Birmingham jail.

8. English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 2

   Format(s): Text

   This special issue is about teaching English to young learners. It covers a variety of topics and features a special section with songs for children and photos to use with the songs.

9. English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 1

   Format(s): Text

   Learn creative ways to add movement to your classroom, new ways to use music and songs, tips for supporting out-of-class reading—and much more.

10. Mary Had a Little Lamb

    In: Sing Out Loud Children's Songs Format(s): MP3, Text, Image / Poster / Maps

    This song in the Sing Out Loud Children's Songs collection is a classic story of a little girl and her lamb.

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