Music Connection

Budgeting    Career Management/Income    Coin Recognition    Decision Making      Economic Reasoning
Entrepreneurism    Free Markets and Prices      Goods and Services     Loans and Borrowing Money
Opportunity Cost and Tradeoffs    Productivity    Retirement Planning
Savings and Financial Investments    Scarcity and Choices    Supply and Demand

 

Budgeting Songs

• The Budget Song
  (Tune: Go In and Out the Window)
• Come On Everybody
  (Tune: Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight)
• Money
  (Tune: A-B-C's)
  Budgeting is a stretch, but it’s a cute song
• Money Wise
  (Tune: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic")
  Passport lessons include Saving, Budgeting, Retirement Planning

  I save my money wisely for the future, don't you see.
  I never spend more than I make or borrow foolishly.
  My debts are low, and I have money for emergencies.

  I have a financial plan!
   
  I....am money wise, it's true.
  NO overdrafts for me, NO interest due.
  I'm happy and stress free, how 'bout you?
   
  ---- Get a financial plan!
   
  Used by permission:
  Adele Tolley Wilson
  PO box 896 Washington UT 84780
  435-628-3504
  www.perfectpoems.com

Career Management/Income Songs

• The Budget Song
  (Tune: Go In and Out the Window)
• Earning Income
  (Tune: She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain)
• Econ and Me

  (Tune: "Lyrics")
• The Money Goes 'Round and 'Round
  (Tune: The Mulberry Bush)
• Producing Ice Cream
  (Tune: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad)
• Services
  (Tune: London Bridge)
• We Are Workers
  (Tune: Frere Jacques)
• We've Been Working on Production
  (Tune: I've Been Working on the Railroad)

Coin Recognition

• The Coins in My Hand
  (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus and This Is the Way We Wash Our Clothes)

  The penny in my hand is ________ (color of coin) and round,
  Brown and ________________, (shape of the coin)
  Brown and round.
  The _____________ (name of coin) in my hand is small and round
  And it is worth one cent.

  The nickel in my hand is __________ (color of coin) and round,
  Silver and __________, (shape of coin)
  Silver and round.
  The _______________ (name of coin) in my hand is silver and round
  And it is worth five cents.

  The dime in my hand is __________ (size of coin) and round,
  Small and ____________, (shape of coin)
  Small and round.
  The __________ (name of coin) in my hand is small and round
  And it is worth ten cents.

  The quarters in my hand show different states,
  Different ____________, (U.S. divisions)
  Different states.
  The ____________ (name of coins) in my hands show different states
  And they’re each worth twenty-five cents. (U.S. Mint)

• Ten Little Pennies
  (Tune: Ten Little Indians)

Decision Making

• Be Careful

  (Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands)
• Benefits and Costs

  (Tune: The Muffin Man)
• Commercials
  (Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
• The Handy Dandy Guide Helps Me Decide
  (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
• Happy Traders
  (Tune: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)
• Help Me Decide!
  (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
  Topic:  Decision Making, Opportunity Cost, Trade Offs, Economic Reasoning, Free Market and Prices
• I've Got Money
  (Tune: Are You Sleeping, Brother John)
• Oh Give Me a Choice
  (Tune: Home on the Range)
• Oh, Scarcity
  (Tune: Oh, Christmas Tree)
• Questions
  (Tune: Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone)
• Shop! Goes the Consumer
  (Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel)
  Try changing the word want, to need, then fill in the blanks!
• Trading
  (Tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man?)
• Wanting Song
  (Tune: London Bridge)
  Try this verse as well:
  Needs are things we have to have,
  Have to have, Have to have,
  Needs are things we have to have, (Billy) needs a (_______).
• Weighing Costs and Benefits
  (Tune: Three Blind Mice)

Economic Reasoning

• Economies
  (Tune: This Old Man)
• Help Me Decide!
  (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
• We Spot Economics
  (Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)

Entrepreneurism Songs

• Market
  (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
• The Money Goes 'Round and 'Round
  (Tune: The Mulberry Bush)
• Questions
  (Tune: Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone)

Free Markets and Prices Songs

• Commercials
  (Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
• Consumers and Producers
  (Tune: The More We Get Together)
• The Credit Song
  (Tune: Billie Boy)
• Economies
  (Tune: This Old Man)
• The Handy Dandy Guide Helps Me Decide
  (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
• Happy Traders
  (Tune: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)
• Help Me Decide!
  (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
• Market
  (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
• Shop! Goes the Consumer
  (Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel)
  Try changing the word want, to need, then fill in the blanks!
• The Supply and Demand Song
  (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
• Trading
  (Tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man?)
  

Goods and Services

• Be Careful

  (Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands)
• Goods and Services
  (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
• Market
  (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
• Questions
  (Tune: Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone)
• Producing Ice Cream
  (Tune: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad)
• Services
  (Tune: London Bridge)
• Spotting Resources
  (Tune: Skip to My Lou)
• We Spot Economics
  (Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
• We've Been Working on Production
  (Tune: I've Been Working on the Railroad)
  

Loans and Borrowing Money Songs

• Borrowing Money
  (Tune: Bingo)
• Songs of the Great Depression
  Brother, Can You Spare a Dime, Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries, We're in the Money.

Opportunity Cost and Tradeoffs Songs

• Be Careful

  (Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands)
• Benefits and Costs

  (Tune: The Muffin Man)
• Birthday Choices
  (Tune: Happy Birthday to You)
• Commercials
  (Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
• Econ and Me

  (Tune: "Lyrics")
• The Handy Dandy Guide Helps Me Decide
  (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
• Help Me Decide!
  (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
• Oh Give Me a Choice
  (Tune: Home on the Range)
• Trading
  (Tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man?)
• Weighing Costs and Benefits
  (Tune: Three Blind Mice)

Productivity Songs

• Building A House
  (Tune: London Bridge)

• Consumers and Producers
  (Tune: The More We Get Together)
• Econ and Me

  (Tune: "Lyrics")
• Economies
  (Tune: This Old Man)
• The Money Goes 'Round and 'Round
  (Tune: The Mulberry Bush)
• Questions
  (Tune: Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone)
• We Spot Economics
  (Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
• We've Been Working on Production
  (Tune: I've Been Working on the Railroad)

Retirement Planning Songs

• The Investing Song
  (Tune: She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain)
• Money Wise
  (Tune: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic")
  Passport lessons include Saving, Budgeting, Retirement Planning

  I save my money wisely for the future, don't you see.
  I never spend more than I make or borrow foolishly.
  My debts are low, and I have money for emergencies.

  I have a financial plan!
   
  I....am money wise, it's true.
  NO overdrafts for me, NO interest due.
  I'm happy and stress free, how 'bout you?
   
  ---- Get a financial plan!
   
  Used by permission:
  Adele Tolley Wilson
  PO box 896 Washington UT 84780
  435-628-3504
  www.perfectpoems.com

Savings and Financial Investments Songs

• The Budget Song
  (Tune: Go In and Out the Window)
• Come On Everybody
  (Tune: Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight)
• I Am Saving
  (Tune: Are You Sleeping?)
• The Investing Song
  (Tune: She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain)
• I've Got Money
  (Tune: Are You Sleeping, Brother John)
• Marching to the Bank
  (Tune: When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
• Market
  (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
• Money Wise
  (Tune: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic")
  Passport lessons include Saving, Budgeting, Retirement Planning

  I save my money wisely for the future, don't you see.
  I never spend more than I make or borrow foolishly.
  My debts are low, and I have money for emergencies.

  I have a financial plan!
   
  I....am money wise, it's true.
  NO overdrafts for me, NO interest due.
  I'm happy and stress free, how 'bout you?
   
  ---- Get a financial plan!
   
  Used by permission:
  Adele Tolley Wilson
  PO box 896 Washington UT 84780
  435-628-3504
  www.perfectpoems.com

• Ten Little Pennies
  (Tune: Ten Little Indians)

Scarcity and Choices Songs

• Econ and Me

  (Tune: "Lyrics")
• Market
  (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
• Oh, Scarcity
  (Tune: Oh, Christmas Tree)
• Questions
  (Tune: Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone)
• Trading
  (Tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man?)
• We Spot Economics
  (Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)

Supply and Demand Songs

• Happy Traders
  (Tune: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)
• The Supply and Demand Song
  (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
• Trading
  (Tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man?)
• Wanting Song
  (Tune: London Bridge)
  Try this verse as well:
  Needs are things we have to have,
  Have to have, Have to have,
  Needs are things we have to have, (Billy) needs a (_______).

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