Welcome to the Midwest!

Sweet Student Teacher (SST) did a great project with my students a few weeks ago.  They were given several options to present their learning about the Midwest region, including a brochure, poem, poster, or song.  Of course, I am biased to the songs.

Anyone else a TOTAL sucker for a kid singing to you?  Especially a witty parody?  Like "What Does the Midwest Say?"  Yep.  Here are the lyrics:

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

And Kansas

Michigan

Missouri

Nebraska and Ohio

North and South

Dakota

Minnesota and Wisconsin

Those are the states

In the Midwest

What amusement park

Ce-ce-ce-ce-cedar point

Ki-ki-ki-ki-Kings Island

Si-si-si-si-Six Flags

What crops are there

Co-co-co-co-co-co-corn

whe-whe-whe-whe-whe-whe-wheat

So-so-so-so-so-soy beans

Some monuments

Jewely-jewely-Jewel Cave

Pipy-pipy-Pipe Stone

Homy-homy-Homestead

There are others

Scotts-Scotts-scootts-Scott Bluff

George-George-George-George Carver

Effi-effi-effi-effigy Mounds

The Soo-locks

Carrying barges

Up and down

The greatest lakes

Chicago Cubs

Play at the

Wrigley Field

Wright brothers made

The first airplane

They lived in Ohio

But Henry Ford

Made the motor

And was from Michigan

He-e-e-e-enry

He-e-e-e-enry

He-e-e-e-enry

And Edwin E. made the

Kool-ol-ol-ol-ol-aid

Kool-ol-ol-ol-ol-aid

Kool-ol-ol-ol-ol-aid

Epic!  Try it out.  You won't be sorry.

And check out this video of "Welcome to the Midwest" to the tune of "Radioactive."  I totally sing this chorus when I hear it on the radio now!

Love seeing kids get this creative about their learning!