Ten years on youtube, Jack Hartmann has become an icon on youtube due to his upbeat, catchy and sometimes silly songs. His love for education and teaching children through music is demonstrated through the variety of videos on his channel. Jack Hartmann has created so many songs that target important skills and knowledge for children's development. What makes these videos special? For the most part, he works alongside teachers and values their input. He listens to them and creates music based on what they feel needs to be shared in classrooms or at home to successfully support every child. He uses a variety of styles of music in order to keep children engaged and wanting to learn more. Jack Hartmann's music is more than just learning about every subject in the curriculum. It influences every area of a child's development such as having a song called "Shake Break" for gross motor skills as well as exercising the importance of giving yourself and your mind a break to breathe and relax. Another example is "I'm Just Like You" which is a song for socio-emotional skills and sharing autism awareness for a more inclusive environment. He has even developed a few songs in relation to COVID and the importance of helping one another by maintaining distance and continuously washing our hands.
I have seen many teachers use his music before starting the day or their lesson plans as well as a break in case the class has had a busy day. Jack Hartmann has music for everybody! All his songs are incredible and meaningful, and deserve a chance to be shared with children. Music is an interest for many children so what better way to engage them in learning experiences through songs that are fun to dance and sing along to.
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