This Animal Rhythm & Listening Game is a great way for little ones to learn about note recognition and note values. But while they’re having such fun with all the farmyard impersonations, they’ll also be developing valuable listening skills. Building listening skills is such an important thing for small children, because it supports all sorts of other […]
An Easy Way to Teach Kids Rests
Children can find music rests rather daunting. They have only just learnt to recognise musical notes and their values and suddenly there are even more signs and numbers to grasp! So here is an easy way to teach kids rests in order to help them recognise and understand them in an easy and approachable way. This […]
Mr Bear Sits On The Chair : Listening Game
Mr Bear Sits On The Chair is a more challenging listening game and is aimed at children of 4 years old +. For toddlers (approx 2 years old ) try the Baby Bear Game, and for preschool age (3-4 years approx) try the Mrs Bear game. However these are only suggested ages, and all children will enjoy […]
Mrs Bear Sits On The Chair : Rhythm and Listening Game
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 […]
Old MacDonald Had a Farm : First Nursery Songs
Old MacDonald Had A farm has to be the best known children’s farmyard song. It’s easy tune and repetitive chorus is often one of the first songs a toddler will sing along to. The EE-I-EE-I-O is such an appealing refrain that toddlers will join in singing it often before they can manage the other words. […]