Hawkins Hollow Kids Songs
Two-Compass-Guesses
Promise: Emmitt and Aralynn state different predictions, Lillian supports a fair compass check, and both revise one personal route sketch without naming a winner.
The part everyone joins: “Guess it, check it, change the line—evidence can help us find.”
Lyrics
Soft Direction-Tap Count-In
Emmitt: I think north is by the trees.
Aralynn: I think north is past the reeds.
By the berries, two paths bend.
Each friend points a different end.
Emmitt says, “My guess is here.”
Aralynn says, “Mine is there.”
They do not shout a louder claim.
Both predictions keep their names.
“Let’s test both before we go.”
“Evidence can help us know.”
Guess it, check it, change the line—
Evidence can help us find.
I can point; you can say
Which direction is your way.
Tap once softly, let it settle—
Change the plan when clues say so.
At the log, Lillian waits
With one compass on a plate.
“Hold it level, keep it still.
Wait until the needle settles.”
Emmitt watches; Aralynn too.
Needle points between their views.
Lillian says, “Read the N.”
Both friends check the mark again.
Guess it, check it, change the line—
Evidence can help us find.
I can point; you can say
Which direction is your way.
Tap once softly, let it settle—
Change the plan when clues say so.
A guess is something we can test.
Different guesses both belong.
Check the tool and change the sketch;
No one loses when we learn.
At the post, their sketch lies flat.
Emmitt turns the north line back.
Aralynn draws one arrow new.
Both compare the changed route view.
“Not your fault and not mine too;
Our first guesses gave us clues.”
Make-believe the compass sings:
“Testing helps revise our things!”
No real compass knows who’s right;
That is just their testing rhyme.
Guessed it, checked it, changed the line—
Evidence helped us find.
We could point and we could say
Two predictions for the way.
Needle settled; sketch is new—
Testing helped us change our view.
About This Song
Age lane: S3 — Early Elementary, approximately ages 5–8.
Theme: Website freebie song for Testing Ideas; disagreement can become an experiment.
Energy: Curious, calm, and cooperative; approximately 88 BPM with a guess–check–revise refrain.
Estimated duration: About 2 minutes.
Participation: State both direction guesses, check the compass together, then revise the route without blaming. Children may point, tap, make a guess, turn an imaginary card, or listen.
Ways to Join In
- Leader/response: Emmitt may state one prediction; Aralynn states the other; Lillian or the group calls “hold level, wait, then read.”
- Participation choices: Children may point, tap, make a prediction, rotate an imaginary sketch, speak, sign, or listen.
- Child ownership: On “you can say,” a child may state a guess, ask to check, revise it, or pass.
- Navigation boundary: A trusted grown-up guides real compass use and route decisions. The song’s sketch is personal practice, not an official map.