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Piggy Back Song Examples:LET’S ALL HELPTune: “Frere Jacques”Let’s all help.Let’s all help.Pick up the toys.Pick up the toys.Then when we are done.We’ll have lots of fun.Let’s all helpPick up the toys.IT’S TIME TO CLEAN-UPTune: “The Farmer In The Dell”It’s time to clean up now.It’s time to clean up now.Heigh-ho, just watch us go.It’s time to clean up now.We’ll put our things away.Ready for another day.Heigh-ho, just watch us go.We’ll put our things away.Jean WarrenSixty Beats per MinuteDr. Rachel Freeman at the University of Kansas researched what happened to heart rates just prior toaggressive behaviors and self-injurious behaviors for children with disabilities. What her researchdiscovered was that heart rates increase up to 90 seconds before an aggressive act occurred whetherit was self-injurious or directed at others.Research is just beginning on the effectiveness of keeping children’s heart rates at the resting heartrate to determine if aggressive acts decreased. The resting heart rate is 60 beats per minute.Gary Lamb is a composer who writes and performs music that is set at 60 beats per minute. This isexcellent music to play during the day- transition time- etc. to keep heart rates at a nice calm level.His CD’s are available online at: http://www.garylamb.com/A series of CD’s each geared toward different functions such as:In the Zone 1. by the light of the moonProblem Solving 2. Language of LoveProductive Flow 3. Return to EdenProjects4. Twelve PromisesReading and Writing 5. Watching the Night FallRelaxed Alertness 6. Winter DreamsYou can listen to samples of Gary’s music at www.garylamb.comI used to play this in my classroom while the children were working and they always voted for me tocontinue it. (Using those choices ☺)Positive Interventions and Effective Strategies Riffel -© 2005 - 77 -