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I've Been Burping in the Classroom: And Other Silly Sing-Along Songs
1. This book contains funny new songs about school written to familiar tunes¿so they¿re easy and fun to sing for students and teachers. A few examples include ¿I¿ve Been Burping in the Classroom¿ to the tune of ¿I¿ve Been Working on the Railroad,¿ ¿Angelica the Beautiful¿ to the tune of ¿America the Beautiful,¿ ¿The Halls Were Decked with Toilet Paper¿ to the tune of ¿Deck the Halls,¿ and ¿Marching Out of School¿ to the tune of the ¿Sound Off¿ (The Army Marching Song).
2. The songs are written by Bruce Lansky and his band of giggle-poets-turned-songwriters and have been tested on a panel of 500 school children. (Kids rated them ¿much funnier¿ than the most popular 4-color songbooks on the market, which shall be nameless.)
3. Each page contains 4-color illustrations by Stephen Carpenter that add even more appeal to an already charming collection. This book is sure to fill any musical occasion with giggles because these songs are about smelly lunchboxes, the prettiest girl in school, messy lockers, burping in the classroom, and the day the teacher was sent to detention.
- GenresPoetryPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
First published April 3, 2007
7 people want to read
About the author
Bruce Lansky
198 books49 followersI was born on June 1, 1941. My first home was an apartment in Manhattan's Upper West Side, a neighborhood that overlooked the George Washington Bridge. Soon after kindergarten, my family moved to Scarsdale, which seemed to be “in the country.” In high school, I broke my ankle when I went out for the lacrosse team, so I wrote a sports column for the school newspaper. I don't think I showed any particular talent for writing then.
I went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. I actually learned to read Greek (I didn't understand it, though). I transferred from St. John's to New York University, so I could study political science and economics. I graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. My first job was a market researcher for a beer company in New Jersey. Over the next five years, I switched jobs several times: advertising copywriter, advertising account executive, and marketing manager at a candy company.
I married Vicki and we had a baby, Douglas. I wanted him to have a home surrounded by grass and trees and ball fields, so I accepted a job in Minnesota, and Doug got a baby sister, Dana. What rescued me from poverty was that my wife and some other mothers wrote a cookbook. We published it ourselves, and it was a huge hit. That's how I figured out that I wanted to be a publisher when I grew up. We built Meadowbrook Press, and I became an author of baby name books and humor books for adults.
Ten years ago, I wanted to put together a children's book of all the poems they loved best. To find these poems, I tested poems in elementary schools. As I was testing poems on children, I decided to write a few to see what the response would be. At first it wasn't that good, but as my writing improved, I added my poems to new books. To get them just right, I'd rewrite them over and over. I've now edited six poetry anthologies and filled three books with my own poems. Because I spent a lot of time reading and testing poems in classrooms, schools started inviting me to perform. I've now performed at hundreds of schools. My goal to put on the most entertaining, most educational, and most motivating assembly a school has ever had. My web site, http://www.gigglepoetry.com, helps kids discover the fun of reading and writing poetry.
Language arts are a very important part of what you learn in school. You can read great books that take you to far-away lands. You can write your own stories and make yourself the hero of exciting adventures. Even if it seems hard sometimes, don't give up. Keep practicing your reading and writing skills, and soon it will become easier. There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry. Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best that you can.
I went to St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland. I actually learned to read Greek (I didn't understand it, though). I transferred from St. John's to New York University, so I could study political science and economics. I graduated with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. My first job was a market researcher for a beer company in New Jersey. Over the next five years, I switched jobs several times: advertising copywriter, advertising account executive, and marketing manager at a candy company.
I married Vicki and we had a baby, Douglas. I wanted him to have a home surrounded by grass and trees and ball fields, so I accepted a job in Minnesota, and Doug got a baby sister, Dana. What rescued me from poverty was that my wife and some other mothers wrote a cookbook. We published it ourselves, and it was a huge hit. That's how I figured out that I wanted to be a publisher when I grew up. We built Meadowbrook Press, and I became an author of baby name books and humor books for adults.
Ten years ago, I wanted to put together a children's book of all the poems they loved best. To find these poems, I tested poems in elementary schools. As I was testing poems on children, I decided to write a few to see what the response would be. At first it wasn't that good, but as my writing improved, I added my poems to new books. To get them just right, I'd rewrite them over and over. I've now edited six poetry anthologies and filled three books with my own poems. Because I spent a lot of time reading and testing poems in classrooms, schools started inviting me to perform. I've now performed at hundreds of schools. My goal to put on the most entertaining, most educational, and most motivating assembly a school has ever had. My web site, http://www.gigglepoetry.com, helps kids discover the fun of reading and writing poetry.
Language arts are a very important part of what you learn in school. You can read great books that take you to far-away lands. You can write your own stories and make yourself the hero of exciting adventures. Even if it seems hard sometimes, don't give up. Keep practicing your reading and writing skills, and soon it will become easier. There are so many wonderful worlds to explore in books and poetry. Get your very own passport by learning to read and write the very best that you can.
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November 14, 2011
This book is a collection of poems that are each set to the tune of popular nursery rhymes.
I would use this book in my classroom to introduce poetry in a fun way to get my students involved in writing their own poem or even use it as an example to have my students write a short song that contains at least three facts about something they learned from a lesson I taught that day.
I would use this book in my classroom to introduce poetry in a fun way to get my students involved in writing their own poem or even use it as an example to have my students write a short song that contains at least three facts about something they learned from a lesson I taught that day.
December 7, 2011
Deep within the pages of this book are hilarious spins on traditional songs/poems.
These wonderful songs/poems will easily get the students engaged in what is going on. A great activity to use with this would be to allow the students to write a song to a tune of their choice. This easily gets students working with poetry without them even realizing.
These wonderful songs/poems will easily get the students engaged in what is going on. A great activity to use with this would be to allow the students to write a song to a tune of their choice. This easily gets students working with poetry without them even realizing.
December 2, 2011
I've Been Burping in the Classroom is a collection of different poems set to classic jingles. This book flirts with the line of gross but never crosses it. Any elementary age students will most likely love this book, as did I. Topics range from burping in the classroom to being in love with a substitute teacher. This would be a good book to disarm any biases students have towards poetry.
November 19, 2011
This book is a fun book to read to a class. It has different poems throughout the book that are to a tune of a children’s song like "I've Been Working on the Railroad." Students love to listen to the teacher sing the songs.
November 15, 2011
By creating humorous poems to the tunes of popular songs, Bruce Lansky makes poetry fun for students. Poetry is a word most students dread but when it isn't taken so seriously they will learn to love it! Students could be inspired to create their own "gross" poetry.
November 28, 2011
This book is a collection of short poems put to the music of well known nursery rhymes.
I would use this book as a fun example for my students of rhyming words. I would have them then write their own poems or even new words to a nursery rhyme.
I would use this book as a fun example for my students of rhyming words. I would have them then write their own poems or even new words to a nursery rhyme.
July 26, 2016
This is a fun book filled poems written to several different tunes like the title which is to the tune of I've been working on the railroad. This is a fun way to introduce and make students more interested in poetry.
February 3, 2011
I was doing reasearch for my music classes. This book is just gross. Camp songs just taken too far.
November 10, 2011
Such a fun poetry book that you can sing along to. This book contains poetry that is humerous and related to school. A great way to get kids excited about writing poetry.
November 10, 2011
A goofy spin on old songs. Students will love the comedy in the songs. You could have them write their own song or add a verse to a song.
November 13, 2011
A collection of funny poems that can be sung to the tune of popular songs. Students will love it!
December 12, 2011
Fun and silly songs that are to the tune of other popular songs. Students can learn these as poems and sing them as a music lesson too!
December 9, 2011
Lansky makes poetry come to life in these nursery rhyme rhythmic poems. They will get students excited to write and perform poetry.
January 9, 2016
I love Bruce Lansky's poetry and this book is no exception. Poems are set popular nursery rhyme tunes. Some of them are gross but it makes them funny. My students love them.
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