Super Simple Songs - Fun songs for young learners.


We're a small school in Tokyo, Japan that specializes in teaching English to children. We love educating kids and we love music. When starting our school years ago, we searched far and wide for complete collections of songs just right for emerging speakers, but we didn't have much luck. So we made our own! Created by teachers and tested with kids, the Super Simple Songs CDs are full of songs that can be taught and learned through gesture, allow for lots of movement and physical response, leave appropriate space between verses for introducing new language, and are all at a tempo even very young learners can sing along with. All of this makes them perfect for ESL classrooms, preschools, special needs classrooms, or just for singing along with in the car or at home!
	Devon Thagard Devon is the Director of Knock Knock English and co-creator of Super Simple Songs. He's also the voice you hear on the albums. He is from Los Angeles, California and has a BA in Psychology from San Diego State University and studied in the Second Language Studies MA progam at the University of Hawaii at Manoa before leaving to start Knock Knock English in Japan. Devon likes songs about trees, yoga, and riding his motorcycle. He blogs about kids music and early childhood education at Head, Shoulders, Knees and All That.
	Troy McDonald Troy is the Creative Director at Knock Knock English and co-creator of Super Simple Songs. He arranges and produces all the music on the albums, creates the artwork for the CDs, and designs the website. He is from Nova Scotia, Canada and has a Bachelor of Music degree from Mount Allison University. Troy likes cooking, live music, and the outdoors. He blogs about kids music and other stuff at PeekabooKazoo.
	Tanja Yoder Tanja is the Academic Coordinator at Knock Knock English and main consultant on Super Simple Songs. She grew up in the Washington, DC area and has a Masters in Second Language Studies from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Tanja likes turtles, experimenting in her kitchen and reading big books. She blogs about vegetarian-based crafts and recipes for young learners at E.W. Spider.
	Jeremy Chapman Jeremy spent a year at Knock Knock English as a teacher and New Media Coordinator before returning to the U.S., where he is still very much a part of the Super Simple Songs family. He is now based in Chicago and you can be sure he's doing something creative at this very moment. He's the force behind all the videos you see on youTube. Jeremy likes wearing frog costumes, lip-dubbing, and singing in the rain.