Paulette Meier
Come Join the Circle : LessonSongs for Peacemaking
© 2001 Paulette Meier (659696020320)
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Peace educator Paulette Meier collaborated with a diverse mix of musicians and performers to present this Parents' Choice award-winning collection of songs about conflict resolution, cooperation, and inclusion. Eclectic music and thoughtful lyrics.
tracks
- 1 Come Join the Circle
- 2 Listen!
- 3 TIME at the Peace Table
- 4 What Does Peace Mean?
- 5 Good Friends (Peer Mediation Song)
- 6 Cool Cooperation
- 7 Canned Peas Blues
- 8 Break 'em on Down
- 9 Clothes Don't Make the Person
- 10 Martin and Robby
- 11 The Strategy Wheel
- 12 Affirmations
- 13 Dealing with Feelings Rap (I-Message Song)
- 14 Come on Board!
- 15 Listen! Sing Along Track
- 16 TIME at the Peace Table Sing Along Track
- 17 Clothes Don't Make the Person- Sing Along Track
- 18 The Strategy Wheel- Sing Along Track
- 19 Affirmations- Sing Along Track
- 20 Dealing with Feelings Rap- Sing Along Track
- 21 Come on Board!- Sing Along Track
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Gets Kids Talking... and Singing!
The positive feedback on this CD seems to be universal! School aged kids ask for it again and again in classrooms and homes in all kinds of communities. Parents, teachers. and counselors recommend it as a musical way for children to express their feelings about everyday issues and to learn lifelong skills for building better relationships. The 14 songs feature engaging lyrics, contemporary sounds, and energetic vocals from a diverse group of musicians, including children and teens. From country to reggae, blues to hip-hop, the variety of musical styles entice children of all backgrounds and ages-as well as the adults listening in! The latest edition includes a bonus feature of 7 instrumental sing along tracks. A notated song book with guitar chords is also available directly from LessonSongs Music.
Peace educator Paulette Meier uses music as a way to build unity, explore differences, and teach skills and concepts in conflict resolution and social/emotional learning. Her songs grew out of her work with elementary and middle school age students in both rural Kentucky and urban Cincinnati areas, and they reflect common conflicts in all students' lives.
A strong believer in collaboration and inclusion, Meier brought in the voices of pre-teenagers and a wonderfully diverse mix of musicians. David Archer, a British musician living in the U.S., arranged most of the songs and provided vocal and guitar accompaniment. Atlanta hip-hop artist James Oglesby wrote and sang the lead on "Cool Cooperation," and jazz musician William Menefield sang the lead on "Martin and Robby." Come Join the Circle has won a Parents' Choice Approved Award, a Children's Music Web award, and was featured on the website, SongsforTeaching.com.
What People Are Saying...
"Excellent content, beautifully recorded, well sung and played. I love the variety of styles." -Peggy Seeger
"Come Join the Circle is absolutely exceptional. Every classroom across America should have it. The wisdom in it is priceless." --Naomi Drew, author of Hope and Healing: Peaceful Parenting in an Uncertain World; www.learningpeace.com
"The songs - melodic and catchy, but never preachy - just might inspire your children to work things out."
-- Parenting Magazine
"The excellent production, good songs that don't talk down to kids, live and lively instrumentation, and clear passion of the performers make this CD particularly entertaining and engaging to kids and families. And what's more, the kids might actually learn something useful to help them get along in life!" - John McCutcheon, musician and 5x Grammy award winner
"A delightful collection of songs aimed at teaching children about conflict resolution, cooperation, dealing with peer pressure and bullies...full of toe-tapping, hand-clapping tunes." -- Cincinnati Post
"It doesn't sound like a kids' CD, so your pre-teen won't be embarrassed to play it. Chances are it will get you dancing around the room as well!" -- review in Enough! -newsletter of The Center for a New American Dream
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Come Join The Circle
author: Susan M.After hearing this artist on XM Kids, I found the CD on CD Baby. My seven year old loves it, and it's somthing my husband & I like to listen to as well. The lyrics affirm peacefulness, positive messages, and being yourself - which are things we all want our children to learn. The melodies are beautiful. I've also purchased the CD for my church's Nursery School and my daughter's former preschool. They love it too!
Great music, great teaching tool!
author: Winnie BoalThis CD is great music just for listening to and is a wonderful teaching tool for kids (adults?) as well! Besides my personal copy, my employer is buying one for our health education lending library as well. Love it!!
Best children's CD I know!
author: Heidi GreenPaulette Meier has captured a fun and invigorating way to teach children some important values. I've given it to a number of children I know, and always get a joy out of watching them dance and sing to this one, over and over! This is a must-have CD!!
This CD inspired a daily Peace Circle in my lst and 2nd grade classroom!
author: Kathy StratteI love these songs. For the past three years, we have started our day in my primary multiage classroom with a peace circle. We sing 1 or two songs from this CD (Come Join the Circle, followed by Listen or What Does Peace Mean? Then we pass a candle around the circle and each of us makes a peace wish. When we blow out our candle, our wishes become a part of our room. Thanks for the awesome inspiration.
Perfect for Montessori classrooms
author: Raechel CombsI am a 3-6 teacher in a Montessori classroom. Each of these songs is appropriate and well suited for our philosophy of teaching. The children love the songs.
My 3rd graders LOVE the song What Does Peace Mean!
author: Mary MacKayThe songs (and meanings) stay with you long after the singing is over. What a great CD! And this is my 30th year of bringing in my own guitar and singing with children!
Great songs to use with conflict resolution curriculum!
author: Ruth Ann HaussmannThese songs are very useful in the conflict resolution curriculum I teach in grades 1-5. As a school counselor, I am always looking for ways to reinforce the concept of peaceful conflict resolution. Come Join the Circle and Listen are especially effective!
Great resource for a counselor!
author: Mary Ann SweetThis is a wonderful resource for counselors to use either in classroom guidance or small groups. I can see many ways the songs can reinforce the skills being taught.
Great CD
author: SarahThis CD has a lot of powerful messages. I hope they come out with a new cd with just the rap and r&b. It is so motivational for my students.
Great for both children and parents.
author: Ron SauerCome Join the Circle addresses the problem of conflict resolution for children an a manner that both children and adults can enjoy. The messages are put to music genres to which children relate, and their parents, teachers, and other adults can appreciate and use. It is both a great teaching tool and fun just for the listening.
I think this cd should be heard by children and adults alike because it inspires
author: Patricia WadeThis cd is a must for all adults looking to bring some peace into the lives of children."Cool Cooperation" blew me and my grandchildren away! Thanks to everyone who had anything to do with this cd being released!
What a powerful peacemaking tool!
author: Lisa ReillyIf every child grew up listening to and learning these songs, the world would be a different place for sure.
Thrilled to have this resource!
author: Jeanne HalladayThese warm and wonderful songs make children want to move, think, smile and learn new ways to live. I'm thrilled to have this resource for my classroom!