THE ALL AROUND THIS WORLD

CURRICULUM

The All Around This World curriculum introduces kids to over 300 multilingual songs and inspiring culture lessons that originate from over 100 countries. All Around This World's core curriculum consists of 12 individual "seasons" of material  -- ten based in geography and two that cross international borders, each introducing APPROXIMATELY 25 songs and 10 international cultural experiences to inspire your kids to sing, dance and explore.

ALL AROUND THIS WORLD’S SONGS AND LESSONS

Click on the map to meet any region of the world.

SONGS, DANCES AND CELEBRATIONS 

OUR SONGS

OUR CULTURAL

EXPERIENCES

OUR INTERACTIVE

LESSONS

Online Music Class for Kids -- All Around This World sample lesson

Each interactive lesson is a PDF that includes:

— AN INTRODUCTION TO A SONG, DANCE, HOLIDAY CELEBRATION OR OTHER CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

— A “TEACHING VIDEO” FROM AN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD EDUCATOR

— STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES

— LINKS OUT TO VIDEO EXAMPLES FOR MORE EXPLORATION

— VOCABULARY

— SUGGESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

— A PRINTABLE ONE-PAGE TO SEND HOME, COLOR and B&W

AN EXAMPLE

SONGS, dANCES AND CULTURE FROM EVERYWHERE

  • All Around This World -- Accordions

    ACCORDIONS EVERYWHERE

  • All Around This World -- Son Jarocho Dancing

    SON JAROCHO DANCING

  • All Around This World -- Malipenga from Malawi

    MALIPENGA FROM MALAWI

  • All Around This World -- Rara from Haiti

    RARA FROM HAITI

  • All Around This World -- Hungarian Cifra Dance

    CIFRA DANCE FROM HUNGRAY

  • All Around This World -- Tinikling from the Philippines

    TINIKLING FROM THE PHILIPPINES

  • A HARVEST SONG FROM UGANDA

  • A ROMANIAN HORA

  • BALTIMORE CLUB DANCING

  • 12 BAR BLUES

  • BOLLYWOOD DANCING

  • BULGARIAN RHYTHMS

  • CAPOEIRA FROM BRAZIL

  • CHA CHA CHA FROM CUBA

  • THE CHLEAN CUECA

  • EXTEMPO FROM TRINIDAD

  • HEADBANGING TO GERMAN METAL

  • KPANLOGO DANCING FROM GHANA