How can I keep from singing?
Pete Seeger has sung for peace and justice for generations.
Now there is a documentary of Pete Seeger's life entitled Pete Seeger - The Power of Song being shown on PBS and a Film festivals from Olklahoma to Vermont. But don't stop there.
The lessons that Pete has been teaching need to be passed on to the next generation. In this lens you will find not only a link to the petition to nominate Pete Seeger for a Nobel Peace Prize but also suggestions on how you can teach peace to your children.
Pete Seeger Table of Contents
- How can I keep from singing?
- Pete Seeger's songs Promotes Peace to Future Generations
- Pete Seeger for Children
- Peaceful Literacy Bag
- Still don't know who Pete Seeger is?
- Pete Seeger Videos
- Pete Seeger in the News!
- Pete Seeger - The Power of Song
- There is a petition to nomimate Pete Seeger for a Nobel Peace Prize
- Shout Out For Pete Seeger!
- The Isle of Squid
How can I keep from singing?
Pete Seeger inspires us to keep singing out about injustice.
I first heard Pete Seeger on the radio singing "Little Boxes" about the way that farmland was being eaten up by suburban sprawl. That song made me think about the houses where Dick and Jane lived in my first grade reading books. I heard him sing "Who will feed the people when they take away my land." I saw farmlands in my home town turned into shopping centers and listened to Pete Seeger.
As I started to be old enough to understand the Vietman War I listened to Where Have All the Flowers Gone and I knew in my heart and through his music that war was wrong.
Now I listen to "Peace, Peace will come. Peace will come and let it begin with me..." I sing along for the hope it brings my heart.
Pete Seeger just makes you want to sing along. The words to his songs touch your soul. When you hear him sing "How can I keep from singing?"
Pete Seeger's songs Promotes Peace to Future Generations
Pete Seeger's Storytelling Book
Most people know at least a handful of Pete Seeger songs, such as "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" and "The Hammer Song (penned with fellow Weaver Lee Hays). And most preschools I've visited (I'm a children's folksinger/storyteller myself) own a copy of Pete's story-song "Abiyoyo". Well, now it's YOUR turn to be the storyteller!
Pete Seeger and Paul DuBois Jacobs give you pages and pages of wonderful stories, some Pete learned from his father, musicologist Charles Seeger, and many that were learned during his travels throughout the world.
My favorites are the sequel to "Abiyoyo" - yes, you heard it correctly - titled, "Abiyoyo Returns", and "The Intelligent Lightbulbs" (in which 4 lightbulbs literally go to school!). Also included are several story beginnings, with a gentle nudge by Pete and Paul to finish the stories yourself.
This book is a fantastic addition to any school or home library, and will provide the reader with hours and years of fun that they can share; maybe it'll even inspire a new generation of storytellers! by Charley
Promoting a Peaceful Room
Promoting Pete Seeger's ideas for Peace Visually
You can promote Pete Seeger's ideas for peace visually by put on some of Pete's music and decorating your room in a peaceful way. Hang some Tibetan prayer flags outside the window where the breezes will blow the prayers to heaven. Read stories of peace and brainstorm ideas for writing and poetry. Talk in a calm tone of voice and paint pictures of peace.
Teaching Peace Through Conflict Resolution
Using Pete Seeger's message in the Social Studies Class
Village School teacher Margo Symonds (back row, center) has daily meetings with her first- and second-graders where the children discuss problems and ideas and share compliments.The Living Wisdom School teaches children how to resolve problems. Being able to resolve a problem you're having with someone else is far more important than whatever you were fighting about in the first place. It builds everyone's confidence. No one has been demeaned. Just think what a different world it would be, if we had all learned this as children!
Teaching Peace
Pete Seeger's Message of Peace on a Personal Level
Conflict Resolution: Positive Actions helps students investigate mental, verbal, and physical conflict in today's classrooms. Tips and suggestions are included that will help develop strategies for handling, minimizing, and resolving conflict situations. Includes role-playing scenarios and useful dialogue suggestions.
Sing Along with Pete
Pete Seeger's songs for Children
Make charts of these songs to sing at Circle Time. Suggest that Parents buy the CD's and play them in the car. Children will love to sing along and as soon as the know them will be able to start reading along with the charts, pointing to the words, and learning to read.
See Favorite Beginning Readers for more ideas on teaching how to read.
Pete Seeger for Children
Pete Seeger doesn't just sing for adults. Songs like Abiyoyo and Que Bonita Bandera are certainly children's favorites and help children begin to appreciate the people of other cultures. Abiyoyo comes from Africa and Que Bonita Bandera is catchy, patriotic song from Puerto Rico. Pete tells wonderful stories of his songs and invites others to sing along.
See Hands-on Learning for teaching ESL using music and rhythm sticks.
Abiyoyo
Linking Pete Seeger to the New Generation
- Abiyoyo
- This page has a copy of the story. Listen to the song in the background.
- Abiyoyo
- This 7-page documents includes 5 days of activities to support concepts using this book. Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application required for access.
- John's Music
- Celebrating Presussion Traditions From Around the World
Ideas to help teachers.
Pete Seeger's Books for Children
Read along to favorite song lyrics.
Peace Theme Math Manipulatives
Math brings even more meaning to Pete Seeger's Message of Peace
Use the Peace symbol beads and the heart beads to form patterns. Peace, love, peace, love, etc. Math is based on patterns. See how many different patterns your children can make.
Small Plastic Doves of Peace
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Using Pete Seeger's Songs to Sing Your Way Into Reading
Singing can make young students better readers. When you take a song like Pete Seeger's Turn Turn Turn
Turn Turn Turn lyrics / Pete Seeger
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to dieA time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late
Activities Make a chart and sing the song often with the children until they know it well.
1. Look for words that are repeated and ask children to use highlighter tape on them.
2. Make a copy of the song and put it into a three ring notebook in the classroom libray to be read during silent reading.
3. Make a class book of the contrasting ideas expressed in the song.
4. Make cards of opposites and play concentration. Put both pictures and words.
5. Start a compost bin with red wigglers and encourage the children to add apple cores etc. to turn into compost and later use the soil for planting.
6. Learn about gears and pullies
The Peaceful Woodlands Game
Pete Seeger lives in the Peaceful Woodlands of Upstate New York
For more Woodlands Themed ideas go to Woodlands.
The Peaceful Woodlands Game: Make a board game with woods and a graph pattern overlaying it. Glue green felt to the board and use a permanent black marker and yardstick to make a grid on the felt. It could look like a checker board. Make pictures of various animals with their names printed underneath and glue them to squares of cardboard. Make a photo album with the same names and blank squares for the photo to go. Make large black squares to represent darkness. Use a wooden 1" natural block to make a die.
Use the river rocks for Fung Shui counters. Using natural materials gives a peaceful feeling. Put the flannel board trees around the board. Place the pictures of animals around the board. Roll two wooden dice and move the stones through the Peaceful Woodlands where they encounter woodland animals. Each time they get to an animal's home they get to collect a picture of the animal. Children work together trying to collect a picture of each of the animals and put them in the photo album before darkness. If you roll a number one darkness begins to fall and you must cover up one section of the board. Rolling a six means that you can uncover one section.
Peaceful Literacy Bag
Literacy Bags are fun ways to bring learning home. Learn more about Take Home Literacy Bags where you will find another literacy bag suggestion about peace.
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Blog Posts about Pete Seeger
- July 25, 1956 Pete Seeger cited for Contempt of Congress
- On July 25, 1956 the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) cited Pete Seeger, Arthur Miller,...
- AMERICAN MASTERS | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | PBS how to rip ...
- Important Update:I wanted to let you know about a great program that I found since you were interest...
- Abiyoyo: Based on a South African Lullaby and Folk Story
- Everyone was terrified, except the boy and his father, and they came up with a plan to save the town...
- Pete Seeger is a Green Hero
- Pete Seeger, the subject of the fantastic American Masters documentary, ?Pete Seeger: The Power of...
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Pete Seeger's message inplemented throughout the day.
The Responsive Classroom approach to classroom disapline teaches peaceful, cooperative way to live together in and out of the classroom.
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Here's what Wikipedia says:
Peter "Pete" Seeger (born May 3, 1919) is an American folk singer, political activist, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. As a member of the Weavers, he had a string of hits, including a 1949 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene" that topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950.2006, p.44 However, his career as a mainstream performer was seriously curtailed by the Second Red Scare: he came under severe attack as a former member of the Communist Party of the United States of America. Later, he re-emerged on the public scene as a pioneer of protest music in the...
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Pete Seeger Videos
Pete Seeger sings Christmas Carols
Sings Traditional Christmas Carols
Long a seasonal favorite, this collection of 13 charming Christmas carols from French, English, Italian, and African American traditions captures the Christmas spirit with wonderful universality. These international holiday favorites include Twelve Gates to the City, Mary Had a Baby, and The First Noel. "A real alternative to the wall of strings or the overly sweet sound of many Christmas collections." -Dirty Linen
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Thank you to the Wheelers for including the Pete Seeger - The Power of Song in their Directory.
Internet Directory of Unit Studies
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Pete Seeger - The Power of Song
Combining never-before-seen archival footage and personal films made by Seeger and his wife Toshi, PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG chronicles the life of this legendary artist and political activist. The film serves as testament to Seeger's belief in the power of song above all else and his conviction that individuals can make a difference. Musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Maines, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Paxton and Peter, Paul and Mary appear in this intimate portrait and discuss Seeger's lasting influence on the fabric of American music.
PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG was directed by Jim Brown and produced by Jim Brown, Michael Cohl, and William Eigen.
There is a petition to nomimate Pete Seeger for a Nobel Peace Prize
The Pete Seeger Nobel Peace Prize Petition
Pete Seeger has been an ambassador for Peace and Social Justice over the course of his 87 year lifetime. As a prominent musician his songs, messages and performance style have worked to engage other people, particularly the youth, in causes to end the Vietnam war, ban nuclear weapons, work for international solidarity, and ecological responsibility. It is time that a cultural worker receives the recognition that this work has great influence and global reach, that it is not only a medium of entertainment but of education, compassion and action. Click on this link to add your name to the Pete Seeger Petition
Pete Seeger deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
- Petition to nominate Pete Seeger for a Nobel Peace Prize
- To persuade American Friends Service Committee to enter Pete Seeger as their nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize 2008
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the-swell-closet
A great lens about a true American hero. 5 *. Posted May 25, 2008 |
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BFuniv.com
The one Pete Seeger song I have been unable to find is Waist Deep In The Big Muddy. It sure fits todays world. I'd love to play it for my kids and grandkids. Posted May 01, 2008 |
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chefkeem
You have an incredibly thorough way of presenting your topic. Everything one needs to know about something - all in one place. I love your lens work, Evelyn! ***** Posted March 24, 2008 |
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Wonderful lens! If you need some inspiration check out my lens. Posted March 21, 2008 |
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CreativeArtist
I love that Pete Seger lived his passion and is a peaceful influence through song. Posted March 02, 2008 |
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