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The Classroom Pokey

from Rainbow of Color by Joanie Calem

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9. The Classroom Pokey, folk song version learned from Mara Sapon-Shevin: My friend Mara has a wonderful book all about building cooperative, inclusive classroom communities, called Because We Can Change The World. I learned this version of the Hokey Pokey from her.

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9. The Classroom Pokey, inspired by Mara Sapon-Shevin

You put some kindness in, you take the meanness out, you put some kindness in, you stir it all about,
We do the classroom pokey and we help each other out, hey that’s how we build a class.

You put some helping in, you take the hurting out, you put some helping in, you stir it all about,
You do the classroom pokey and we help each other out, hey that’s how we build a class.

You put some giving in, we take the taking out, we put some giving in, you stir it all about,
We do the classroom pokey and we help each other out, hey that’s how we build a class.

We put some smiling in, we take the frowning out, we put some smiling in, you stir it all about,
We do the classroom pokey and we help each other out, hey that’s how we build a class.

We put some friendliness in, we take the anger out, we put some friendliness in, you stir it all about,
We do the classroom pokey and we help each other out, hey that’s how we build a class.
We do the classroom pokey, we do the classroom pokey, we do the classroom pokey, and that’s how we build a class, yeah!

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from Rainbow of Color, released January 1, 2018

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Joanie Calem Columbus, Ohio

Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad. ... more

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