Shana Banana Study Guides
Throughout her beautiful and fun music, Shana Banana has anchored her artistry with education and life lessons. She is unique among national
children's' artists for the well-written and thoughtful classroom and home study guides which accompany all of her individual songs and her popular "themed" shows.
Born in Hawaii and raised along the California and Florida coasts, Shana traded a career as a marine scientist for the glamour of the children's music stage a few years ago. And she's never looked back. A performer at NACA campuses, Kidstock, the White House, libraries, schools, and numerous folk and kids' festivals, Shana is one of the new era of children's artists. She is a trained educator who brings an exciting modern vision to children's music and a tremendous singer-songwriter who is trained in the pop, blues and jazz fields.
Upbeat and modern, her song and story titles include "Toothbrush Rock," which
emphasizes, Elvis style, the fun and importance of brushing your teeth; "Pirate Scooterdoo," a lively tune about a book loving pirate who teaches kids about the four directions; "Trash Rap," which teaches recycling and has kids chanting "Pick it up . . . and throw it a-WAY!" and "Black Beetle," which drives home the point that a person shouldn't be judged by what they look like. Each song can be found in her popular study guides, which include games, ideas, suggestions and instruction.
Shana Banana themes include Bananamagination, Che-han-tah-mo, Bananas For Lunch, SPARK, You Make Me Bananas, Banana Yoga, and Holiday Show. There are also study guides covering the content of her CDs and video, as well. Parents and teachers across the nation are using these guides, with Shana Banana's music, to help make learning fun.
Themes
BANANIMAGINATION!
Creating Good Stories with Shana Banana
(K-5)
I Want to be a Dinosaur
Let's Go Bananas
If I Ate My House
Hal and Henson
The Turkey Shot Out of the Oven
Popcorn Song
Ooga Booga Dance
Big Alligator
Pirate Scooterdoo
I Am a Robot
The Goodbye Song
CHE-HAN-TAH-MO!
Seminole Indian Songs, Stories, and Language
(3-5)
Let's Go Bananas
Che-Han-Tah-Mo
The Clan Song
Grandma Tell Me a Story
The Nose Story
Hal and Henson
Big Alligator
Parts of the Body
The Magical Medicine Man
The Counting Song
Keep Florida Clean (or other environmental song)
BANANAS FOR LUNCH
Shana Banana Sings About Nutrition
(K-2)
Let's Go Bananas
Doin' the Hand Wash
If I Ate My House
P, C, F (Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats)
Fruity Frambaloozie (fruits)
Va-va-vegetable! (vegetables)
Fish is a Great Dish
I Want Candy
Parade of Foods
Toothbrush Rock
Shana Banana Presents:
SPARK!
Super Powerful Awesome Recycling Kids!
(K-5)
Let's Go Bananas
I Am a Robot (I Will Clean My Room)
Green
Banana Shack
Trash Rap
R-R-R-Recycling Pirates of the Deep Blue Sea
Sort It Out
Keep Florida Clean
Get the SPARK!
YOU MAKE ME BANANAS!
Shana Banana Sings About Relationships
(K-2)
Hugmonster (expression)
Let's Go Bananas
I Like You
Friends Like You (appreciation)
Tell Me True, and I'll Tell You (honesty)
Hal and Henson (cooperation)
Big Alligator (predator-prey)
Cowboy Bud/Cowgirl Claire (love)
Grandparents' Song (family)
Black Beetle (acceptance of differences)
BANANAYOGA
Shana Banana presents Yoga for Kids
(K-5)
The Yoga Greeting Song
The Pranayama Song (breathing)
Yes No Maybe So (warmup)
Salutation to the Sun
The Warrior
The Triangle
The Yoga Alphabet
Ocean Dreams
HOLIDAY SHOW
Shana Banana celebrates all the holidays!
(K-5)
Merry Chriskwanzanukah
My Own Holiday
4 Little Reindeer
The Marvelous Toy
Black Fruitcake (Caribbean)
Candle In the Window (Ireland)
Umoja (Kwanzaa)
Nun Gimel Hay Shin (Chanukah)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Turkey Shot Out of the Oven
Popcorn Song
Toothbrush Rock
Holidays Are Family Days
Study guides will also be available for Shana Banana's "Music & Fun for Kids" CD, her brand new "Song In My Pocket" CD and her just released "Music & Fun For Kids" video.
To request a study guide, please contact Shana Banana at shana@shanabanana.com and specify which programs you are interested in. Each guide is $6.00, including mailing.
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ALL SONGS c.2000 or c.2001 by Shana "Banana" Smith, except for "Big Alligator," c.1986 by James E. Billie, "Salutation to the Sun," c.2000 by Haris Lender, "Marvelous Toy," c. by Tom Paxton, and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," standard.
