Ready-made programs
Each program is a full hour, already planned. Pick a theme and follow the run of show — music, games, questions and conversation, in order.
Music-themed programs & games
Want a music-heavy hour? These programs and quick music games put music front and center.
- Program 1
Songs About Dance
The crazes, the ballrooms, and the songs that got everyone up
Dance crazes, first dances, movie musicals, a cockatoo with rhythm, and the sayings dancers still use backstage.
About 62 minutes · 21 segments
- Program 2
TV Shows About Music
The variety hours we watched together
Sullivan and the Beatles, Bandstand and the Twist, Welk's bubbles, the Opry, the Hee Haw cornfield, the Soul Train line — and the first video ever played on MTV.
About 60 minutes · 30 segments
- Program 3
Slot Spins & Jukebox Grins
Coin-operated memories, lucky charms and bright lights
A nickel in the jukebox, the penny arcade, cherries on the reels, lucky charms, and card games at the kitchen table.
About 57 minutes · 21 segments
- Program 4
Music Meets Art
Pictures worth singing about
Monet and Debussy, van Gogh and Don McLean, the Mona Lisa and Nat King Cole — one picture on the screen, one piece of music underneath it, and time to look.
About 56 minutes · 27 segments
- Program 8
Travel in Song
The sights, sounds and surprises of America
Edition one: The Musical South — Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans. Armchair travel with music woven throughout. More destinations to come.
About 60 minutes · 30 segments
MoveShakeDrumRing
Move Along with familiar songs with lyrics right on the screen, plus large, easy-to-follow cues for handbells and group drumming. No scores, no timers—just play together. Need handbells? View recommended sets →
Bonus
- Name the artist / band this album cover belongs to? (URL will be added)
- Name That Jingle! — Classic TV commercials — guess what they were selling.
More ready-to-run programs
- Program 5
Make 'em Laugh
When music and comedy collide
Chaplin's 'Smile', Jack Benny's violin, Lucy and Desi, novelty records, comedy themes and the catchphrases everybody can still finish.
About 62 minutes · 22 segments
- Program 6
Office Life of Yesteryear
Typewriters, coffee breaks and the boss down the hall
Clacking typewriters, the switchboard, carbon paper, the coffee break, and the songs about punching a clock.
About 57 minutes · 20 segments
- Program 7
What a Way to Make a Living!
Fascinating jobs, forgotten jobs, uniforms and unusual ways people earn a living
Milkmen and pin boys, snake milkers and golf-ball divers, uniforms to identify, and the songs that open every door.
About 60 minutes · 32 segments
- Program 9
Travel, Travel, Travel
A whole afternoon on the road — six blocks, six different games
The long-form travel curriculum: picture rounds, Crowd Pleaser, photographs of how we used to travel, Fill Me In!, two travel videos and a landmark finale. Cue it up for a few hours, or take one block at a time.
About 227 minutes · 23 segments
- Program 10
Animals You May Know
Pets, farms, zoos, and familiar feathered friends
Backyard birds, barnyard friends, TV animal stars and animal sayings.
About 55 minutes · 31 segments
- Program 11
Sea Life
Ocean animals and surprising comparisons
Manatees, sharks, dolphins, and the surprising facts that make sea creatures worth talking about.
About 75 minutes · 19 segments
- Program 12
Mountains & Rivers
High places, moving water, and the songs in between
Famous mountains, everything people do on a river, a riddle crossword solved together, and seven songs spread through the hour.
About 75 minutes · 14 segments
- Program 13
Hello Sports Fans
Ballparks, buzzers and the teams we cheered for
Three sports riddles, ballpark Crowd Pleaser boards, sports word puzzles, stadium and city matching, the acronym game, and five songs spread through the hour.
About 117 minutes · 35 segments
- Program 14
Olympic Gold
Summer Games, Winter Games, and the moments we all watched
Five games in five formats: summer and winter Crowd Pleaser boards, Olympics word puzzles, a picture pick, a winter slowest-to-fastest reveal, and a mini crossword — with fanfare music in between.
About 75 minutes · 12 segments
- Program 15
Fabulous '40s
Big bands, movie magic, Broadway and the home front
A gentle decade show with familiar songs, Fantasia, Broadway, Picture That Tune, home-front memories and the Slinky Toy Box question.
About 72 minutes · 15 segments
- Program 16
Fabulous '50s
Sock hops, drive-ins, diners and the first television sets
Decade edition one: diner and sock-hop boards, 1950s word puzzles, early television, classic cars, and four familiar songs spread through the hour.
About 96 minutes · 23 segments
- Program 17
Swinging '60s
The Twist, the Beatles, the moon and the shows we all watched
Decade edition two: dance crazes, Motown and the British Invasion, the moon landing, 1960s word puzzles and four familiar songs.
About 90 minutes · 21 segments
- Program 18
Far Out '70s
Bell bottoms, disco balls, CB radios and the songs on every station
Decade edition three: fads and fashions, cars and CB radios, the shows the whole family watched, 1970s word puzzles and four familiar songs.
About 90 minutes · 22 segments
- Program 19
A Day for Mom
Famous mothers, the sayings, and the songs they sang
A Mother's Day hour: Name That Famous Mother on the big screen, the sayings every mother used, kitchen memories and two songs the room can sing.
About 60 minutes · 7 segments
- Program 20
A Day for Dad
Famous fathers, the family car, and the songs dads sang
A Father's Day hour: Name That Famous Father, the cars dads drove, the things Dad always said, and one story each about their father.
About 60 minutes · 7 segments
Coming soon
- Program 21
Future Topics
New hour-long programs are added regularly. Tell us the themes your group would love and we will build them next.
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