Mrs Bear Sits On The Chair is the same song as the Baby Bear rhythm and listening game, but you develop the listening skills further by practising a rhythmic response. Instead of just three instruments you can add another one to make it more challenging. You then need to choose three or four different things to […]
Baby Bear Sits On The Chair : Rhythm & Listening Game
Baby Bear Sits On The Chair is the easiest version of this simple listening game. So it’s great for even very little ones because all they have to do is listen carefully and match the sounds. The child who is Baby Bear, sits on a chair or stool. Place three different instruments in front of the child […]
Splashing In The Puddles! : Rainy Day Songs
Splashing in the Puddles is the most active of our rainy day songs. If you’re looking for a lively inside activity it’s a great way to get everyone moving with some imaginative movement. Tell the children to get ready in their pretend welly boots and raincoats, and to put their imaginary umbrellas up over their heads. […]
Here We Go Looby-Loo! : Action Songs
Here We Go Looby-loo is a lovely circle game because it has simple movements that everyone does together as part of the dance. It is one of the easiest action songs and if your kids know the Hokey-Cokey then they’ll recognise some similarities. And because everyone does the same thing even very young children are happy […]
First Piano Lessons: The Dice Game
New here? Make sure you visit our Introduction to First Piano Lessons before you start! The first piano lessons one to four form the structure of beginner’s piano lessons. Teachers should add a few easy first pieces from a piano tutor book to support these first principles. Each step only takes a few minutes, and depending on […]
Miss Polly Had A Dolly : Action Song
Miss Polly Had A Dolly is a great little action song because it encourages imaginative role play, and really gets children engaged with the story. Although it can be sung simply with just the actions and imaginary props, it is more exciting if you can provide a Dolly, Hat (trilby style ideally) and a little […]
Train Songs : Down at the Station
Down At the Station is one of the great train songs because it combines the passion that many small children have for trains with some useful counting practice at the same time. Here is a great way to bring the song to life – whilst learning some numbers! Down at the station early in the […]
I’ve Got a Body! : Action Songs
I’ve Got a Body is a very lively action song, with endless opportunities to improvise with all of the sounds and actions we can make with our bodies. Children will be very keen to explore all these possibilities. It can be a great challenge to come up with energetic movements, or soft or loud sounds, […]
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day is perhaps the easiest song to sing about farms with preschoolers. This song doesn’t require any actions or dancing, just a full and enthusiastic repertoire of farmyard noises! And it always goes down very well with puppets which can vary from homemade sock puppets to paper finger […]
Classical Music for Kids: Pirates and Adventurers
Film music is a great way to discover Classical Music for Kids. Children love letting their imagination carry them off into a world of adventure – and everyone loves a swashbuckling theme tune. This carefully chosen list of tracks is perfect for little ones wanting to play pirates and adventurers. This could be played during a themed […]