Primary Students Connecting and Sharing
Traditional America Song: This Land is Your Land
California, USA
This week, the focus will be traditional songs.
Mrs. Yollis’ class will kick off the week with a famous American folksong,
This Land is Your Land
by Woody Guthrie.
The words are below if you’d like to sing along!
Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I was walking a ribbon of highway
I saw above me an endless skyway
I saw below me a golden valley
This land was made for you and me
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
What do you think of when you listen or sing this song?
We sang the song a cappella (ah ku pel uh) which means it was sung without a musical accompaniment.
Do you play an instrument that could have accompanied our song?
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about 1 year ago
Dear mrs Yollis
I like the video that you did. I wish I was in your class because I like your class.
Do you have horses on your farms? I do.
from Sam in B4, NZ
about 1 year ago
@ Sam, (in B4/New Zealand)
Thanks for a lovely comment! You know, we are all sort of in the same class through our blogs! When I see a post here or on B4, I feel like I am a class member right there with you!
Did you have a chance to sing along with us? I hope so!
We live in a suburb, and there are not any farms around here. People live in neighborhoods and have pets like dogs and cats.
Do you live on a farm? Do you have horses or other animals?
Thanks for a terrific comment!
Your friend,
Mrs. Y♥llis
California
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis
I do have a pony, dogs, cats, cows, sheep and I ride my pony and we have more animals too.
warm wishes
Sam in B4
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and grade 3
I like your song that your class did. I liked it.
Did your class make it all by themselves?
Thank you for your song.
by Neil
about 1 year ago
@ Neil, (from B4 in New Zealand)
Thanks for a wonderful compliment! I’m glad you enjoyed our singing! I hope you get a chance to teach all of us a new song this week!
We practiced our song a lot, and then we recorded it. Sadly, we do not have a music teacher at the moment, so we had to sing a cappella. Do you remember what a cappella means?
Do you like to sing?
Your friend,
Mrs. Y♥llis
California
about 1 year ago
Dear Neil,
Thanks for the compliment. No, we did not make the song. It was made by Woody Guthrie. What kinds of songs do you like? What kinds of songs does your class sing?
Sincerely,
♥Ell♥e♥ and ♥Sasha♥
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis
That is a great song!
We are going to sing a song called gday gday.
Well done to mrs yollis kids great work.
From,
Flynn in 2KJ.
about 1 year ago
@ Flynn,
Thank you for a lovely comment! We worked with instruments for about ten minutes, and then the drums kept messing up, so everybody got frustrated and we had to shut the drum station down. It was a bummer, but we still had fun with our voices. I was very tight with a lot of people. I could barely move my arms!
I have never heard of the song G’day G’day. I am very excited to hear the song. I would like to copy the song in words and sing it myself. Then I can tell my brother I have learned an Australian song.
I love the feeling of sharing songs from our different countryies.
Sincerely,
Mia♥
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and class,
Great post I have not seen a great song like this before. I watched the video and I thought it was great6 how you sang with no music.
Did you make the song up?
From Quinn
about 1 year ago
@ Mrs Yollis,
I love the post!
The song is wonderful.
I thing a trumpet will sound good.
from,
Harry(2KJ)
about 1 year ago
@Harry,
Wonderful comment!
Thank you for the recommendation about using the trumpet in our song. Thank you for saying are song is wonderful and the post good. Do you play the trumpet in your song? Do you play the trumpet?
Sincerely,
Aidan
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs.Yollis
Great post.
I love the song.
When I lisen to that song it make me think about
California
Bey for now
Will
about 1 year ago
Dear Will,
Thanks for the wonderful post!
We love the song too. We like it because part of the song is about California. The entire song is about America.
Jake and Atrina
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollisandn class,
Great post!
Our class loved the video!
Mum Has been playing the recorder that would have been good with the song.
great post again,
Ella
about 1 year ago
@ Kayla and Will,
Thank you for leaving a comment!
We tried to use instruments for the song, but it didn’t really work out the way we planned. So, we adapted and just sang with our voices. We still had a great time recording.
Our class would of loved to play the song on the recorder! I think it would of sounded much better. ( In my ears. ) For a matter of fact, my grandma still has a recorder, but she never takes it out of her cabinet. I really want to hear what it can do.
We are looking forward to hear all of the classes songs.
Love,
M♥a and Alexandra
about 1 year ago
@ Mrs Yollis,
Hi I am from Mrs Morris’ class.
Your song is really fantastic to lesion to and to sing to as well.
I will get on at home and have a sing along with you.
When I lesson to the song I felt like I am really there singing it with you and that you’re searing your world with us.
From,
Mikayla ( Mrs Morris’ class)
about 1 year ago
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@ Quinn,
Thank you for leaving a great comment! I am glad that you liked the song!:)
We did not make up the song, and it was written by Woody
Guthrie. You really don’t need music for that type of song, but it was still hard to sing!:)
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@ Mikayla,
I am really glad you liked our song, and that comment was a great comment!:) Can your class memorize that song now?
I feel as if I am singing your song with your class. I think it is a really good song.:)
Sincerely,
♔♛♕R◮yce and S◮:mmy♔♛♕(Mrs. Yollis’ class)
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about 1 year ago
@ Royce,
Thankyou for the great reply back to me on this blog post. You are a really great blogger.
Thank you for saying that you liked our song that we did.
I will tell Quinn to look at your comment.
Bye,
Mikayla
about 1 year ago
@ Mikayla,
Thank you for saying that I am a really great blogger! You are a great blogger too!:)
In California, we don’t say g’day; we say hello or good day. We also do not say mate; we say nothing at all!
We noticed that you don’t put a period after Mrs. We say Mrs. and you say Mrs with no period.
Sincerely,
♔♛♕R◮yce and A♒dan♔♛♕(Mrs. Yollis’ class)
about 1 year ago
@Mikayla
That was a terrific comment!
We are happy you liked it! Your song was very good . We sing along to G-day G-day a lot. We have never heard of that song.
Sincerely,
Acacia and Logan
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis,
Hi I am in Miss Morris’ class.
I play the piano. If you put the sawed of piano it wood sawed grate!
It sondes great without the piano as well.
From your friend,
Chloe (Mrs Morris’ class)
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and class,
I always liked Woody Guthrie’s song. I wasn’t around when it was written in the 1940s but can remember it being played over the years. Woody Guthrie certainly had a talent for folk songs.
I was a bit of a fan of his son, Arlo Guthrie, and still have an LP record of his in my collection. Father and son seemed to know how to get down to the heart of life in America. Woody travelled with others displaced by hard times in America. His experiences flavoured his songs.
What a call for Americans, “This land was made for you and me.”
I enjoyed your a cappella version. I think it would have appealed to Woody Guthrie who mostly seemed to sing only with his guitar in hand.
Musical instruments? I dabble with piano, flute and recorder and could possibly keep up with the tune but my skills aren’t very high. I picked up playing an instrument only once I was a teacher as my family couldn’t afford instruments and lessons when I was young. I suppose that’s why, if I were rich, I would want to help children learn to sing, play instruments and dance at as high a level as they could.
Ross Mannell (teacher)
NSW, Australia
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and class,
2KM and 2KJ loved watching you all sing this song! It is a great song and we like how California was in the lyrics. That makes it very special to you.
I don’t play any instruments myself but I think it would be a terrific skill to have.
We hope to post our Aussie song tomorrow,
Best wishes,
Mrs M☀rris
about 1 year ago
@ Ella,
I am glad that you loved are video.
I had a question for you.
What is a recorder?
Sincerely,
Trey
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and grade 3
I really liked your video because the words were fantastic. The kids in your class sang nice and clearly.
yours sincerely
Teagan in B4
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and class
I loved your song of this is my world and this is your world. it’s so cool.
from Elizabeth
about 1 year ago
Dear Elizabeth
I know Mrs Yollis’ song is cool. I just like her one. Why do you like Mrs Yollis’.
your friend Lukah in b4 in NZ
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and Grade 3
We thought your song was beautiful. I have the song stuck in my head. Once a song is in my head I start singing it like Holly.
your blogging buddy
Tyla
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis
I like your song. It is fantastic.
Did you know, I have a little plaster on my eye lid because a rock hit my eyelid and it made a little cut.
from Holly
about 11 months ago
Dear Holly
i like your Reply Holly. were ? do you live nz or Australia . Holly.
by jonathon. ★
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis
I like your video because of the singing.
from Stevie
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and Grade 3
We like your song and we hope you have a great day and we hope you have good fun.
Matthew in B4
about 1 year ago
Dear mrs Yollis
We really like your song. i think it was cool.
We might sing a song too.
Do you like singing?
I wish I was in your class because I like singing. My mum does too. What’s your favourite song? Mine is ‘Say you, Say Me’ because my auntie used to play it in our whiteboard in Philippines.
your friend
Ganda
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and Grade 3
I like your video because it was cool.
from Kaeleb
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis
We really like your song. I think it was cool.
We might sing a song too.
Do you like singing? I wish I was on your class because I like singing. My mum does too. What’s your favourite song?
Mine is ‘Say You, Say Me’ because my auntie used to play it on our whiteboard in Philippines.
your friend
Ganda
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis
We like your video Mrs Yollis. I have a question for you. How big is your school?
by Jonathon. ♥
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis and class
Wow, you all sing so beautifully in tune. I don’t think you need any instruments to accompany you! However, if you did want to add an instrument, I think a guitar or piano would be nice.
Regards
Jacqui (Dana’s Mum – Aus)
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs Yollis,
I love this post!
I love your song, it is so good that you did not ahve any music I sang to it as well.
I recan you could have used a piano.
Love from
Keira in 2KJ Victoria Austraila.
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs. Yollis’ and class,
You sang beautifully! I loved the hand motions. I sang along to This Land is Your Land while you sang.
I play the piano, but I don’t play the song This Land is Your Land, but my little sister does.
Your blogging buddy,
☀Miriam☀ (Former student of Mrs. Yollis)
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs. Yollis’ Class,
We couldn’t help but sing along to your song! You are all wonderful singers. Did you know that there is version of that song for Canada?
Kennedy, Gwen, and LIly play piano, Brooklynn plays recorder, and Karin can play trombone a bit. We could have a whole ensemble accompany you. Mrs. Watson played the clarinet, alto saxophone, and trombone in school.
Do any of your students play instruments?
Your friends,
Mrs. W and the 2/3s
about 1 year ago
@ Mrs. Watson,
Thank you for saying we are wonderful singers. Although I wasn’t singing at that time, I was in the library taking a reading counts test. A reading counts test is a book report that you can do on the internet. How does your version of “This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land” go?
Did you ever hear Kennedy, Gwen, or Lily play the piano? Did you ever hear Brooklyn play the recorder? Did you ever hear Karin play the trombone? How did you learn how to play the trombone, clarinet, and saxophone?
Yes, some people in our class play piano and guitar.
Sincerely,
Aidan
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs. Yollis,
I love the song, “This Land is Your Land.”
At first, when you mentioned that we were going to sing a special song that is called, “This Land is Your Land”, I knew that I had heard it before. At first I did not know the words, but when I got back home I started practicing over and over again. Once when I was practicing in my room I realized that I did the whole song correctly, and I had memorized it.
I think that it is a wonderful song and people can learn from it.
I play the piano, and I think that it would sound lovely with the piano too.
Do you like this American song?
Your student,
Atrina
about 1 year ago
@ Mrs. Watson,
Thank you for the compliment. I had a great time singing “This Land is Your Land”. I did not know that Canada had its own version of the song. It would be fun to hear it.
I am learning how to play the keyboard. I am still practicing “Three Blind Mice”. I think I will have to practice a lot more before I can play “This Land is Your Land”.
Sincerely,
Maya
about 1 year ago
Dear Mrs. Yollis and students,
The song “This Land Is Your Land” used to be my favorite from Mr. B. Once I heard it, I started singing along with your class. The students did a great job singing the song!
Your formal student,
Jojo
about 1 year ago
@Jojo,
I am glad you liked our video. Thank you.
I am happy to see this song used to be your favorite.
about 1 year ago
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@Jojo,
I am glad you liked our video. Thank you.
I am happy to see this song used to be your favorite
Sincerely,
Trey
about 1 year ago
@ Jojo,
I am glad you liked our video. Thank you.
I miss Mr. B because, he was a good music teacher like, he played music games with us. Do you miss Mr. B?
I am happy to see this song used to be your favorite.
Sincerely,
Trey