"School House Rock" is a collection of interactive songs, animated to help children learn math, science, English and technology. Many of the "School House Rock" songs like "A Noun is a Person, Place or Thing" involve student participation. Students listen and insert nouns that match a description like "every person you can know" or "every place you can go." In "Dollars and Cents" by Dave Fishburg, students role play in "Becky-Sue" and the "Banker." "I Got Six" is a multiplication song by Bob Dorough. Six can be interchanged with other numbers to teach multiplication problems that students try to answer correctly. Preschoolers absorb the concept of counting and physical activity in "Ten Little Indians" and "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed," as shown on Bussongs.com.
Other musical games from Bussongs.com, such as "Paw-Paw Patch" and "Hokey Pokey," teach rhythm, working together, movement and social skills. The site also includes games with friendship-themed songs, like "The Farmer in the Dale," that teach good social behavior to students." In "Clap Your Hands," a class of younger students sits in a circle and takes turns doing the different activities in each verse of the song. Many Biblical and religious songs also incorporate physical activity to that teach students. For example, "The Butterfly Song" allows students to mimic a butterfly, robin, fish, kangaroo and more animals.
The traditional song "A Hunting We Will Go" by Thomas Arne offers an exercise that teaches rhyme. Words in the lyrics are left out, permitting the students to pick the correct word. "I'm A Little Tea Pot," "London Bridge is Falling Down" and "Jack and Jill" are activity songs by Jack Hartmann designed to spark a student's imagination and encourage reading. Another music game by Jack Hartmann teaches syllables by having students clap the number of syllables in their names.
Music games lead students to want to move, thus developing their muscles. Marching music is a wonderful way to teach numbers, precision, the left and right directions, and how to follow instructions, all while developing coordination. Students can also accompany a march with instruments. In "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes," students follow this traditional song by moving and stretching their muscles. Allowing students to dance and move their bodies to the beat of the music promotes muscle development and coordination in a social environment.