Velma McKay, Access Education Math Instructor, College of the Rockies, Cranbrook, BC, has given permission to reprint these excerpts from her math songbook. She wrote the words, except as noted. If you would like more songs from her collection, you can reach her at mckay@cotr.bc.ca
(Tune: Hey Jude)
Hey you, Don't be afraid
Math can't hurt you
It’s really not that bad
The minute you let it
into your heart
then you will start
to learn it better.
Learning Math, can be fun
Math is fun, Hey you
Learning Math, can be fun
Math is fun, Hey you…
(Tune: Impossible Dream)
This is my quest
To teach you math songs
No matter how silly,
No matter how long
To teach you them right, without question or pause
to be willing to
sing them out loud
for a very good cause
And I know if you'll just learn them too,
then the formulas
will be easy for you
And the world will be better for this
if math songs
silly though they may be,
help students
be more successful
then its all worth it to me
This is my quest to teach you math songs
to teach you math songs…