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Top 10 Nursery Rhymes for Toddlers & Kids

May 23, 2021 By Sara Mullett 23 Comments

Let's Play Music : Top 10 Tunes for Toddlers (& why they are so good for your child!)

These 10 nursery rhymes for toddlers and kids include just some of the best most educational nursery rhymes, but I’ve chosen these ones specifically because I’ve found them to be the most useful over the years of teaching music to small children. Music is a language, and since all children are born being unable to […]

Filed Under: Baby, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers, Top Tens Tagged With: Ducks, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Horses, Monkeys, Round-up, Spiders

Mary Had A Little Lamb Circle Game

March 31, 2021 By Sara Mullett 1 Comment

Mary Had A Little Lamb - Spring Nursery Rhyme Activities

Mary had A Little Lamb is popular with all little children. It has such a simple tune and small range (So Mi Re Do) so it’s perfect for young children. It’s so easy for them to sing and to remember. For the same reason, it’s also easy to play on the chime bars or a […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Circle Games, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Sheep

Two Little Dickie Birds

April 24, 2019 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

two little Dickie birds finger rhyme

There simply isn’t any substitute for traditional old favourites like Two Little Dickie Birds. This finger rhyme has been around for centuries and I’m sure it’ll be handed down for many more. I remember being completely baffled by my Great Grandmother, who would sing this finger rhyme to us when we were little. To improvise […]

Filed Under: Finger Rhymes Tagged With: Birds, First Nursery Rhyme Series

Best Songs For Speech Development

July 6, 2017 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Best Songs For Speech Development

The best songs for speech development are the old favourites; traditional nursery rhymes and action songs handed down through the generations. These songs are an easy, fun way to help babies to recognise and imitate new sounds and vocabulary. They are often performed with simple actions or movement that both encourage engagement and develop motor […]

Filed Under: Baby, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Songs, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Speech Development

Polly Put The Kettle On: Musical Role Play

July 22, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Polly Put The Kettle On ; Nursery Songs - Let's Play Music

Kids just love having pretend tea parties and Polly Put The Kettle On is such a great favourite because it’s the perfect opportunity to get the dollies and tea set out for tea! Polly Put the Kettle On Lyrics Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, We’ll […]

Filed Under: 5+, Creative Role Play, Imaginative Play, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Dolly, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Tea Party

The Grand Old Duke Of York

December 2, 2014 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

The Grand Old Duke of York

Children just love marching to music! The combination of  the movement, the strong, steady beat and singing along is irresistible to a small child. The Grand Old Duke Of York ticks all of those boxes so it’s not surprising that it is such an old favourite and a song that kids love so much. The […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Baby, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Soldiers

Pussycat Pussycat Where Have You Been? First Nursery Rhymes

February 13, 2014 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Pussycat

Pussycat Pussycat Where have you been? Is a traditional old English nursery rhyme, which is set in London and describes how a cheeky pussycat goes to visit The Queen, but gets distracted by a little mouse under a chair! Pussycat pussycat where have you been? I’ve been up to London to visit the Queen! Pussycat […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Cats, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Mice, Puppets

Wind Your Bobbin Up: First Nursery Rhymes

August 20, 2013 By Sara Mullett 5 Comments

Let's Play Music : Wind Your Bobbin Up - First Nursery Rhymes

Wind Your Bobbin Up is an old nursery rhyme which dates from the mills in the north of England during the 1890’s. It has a simple melody and repetitive words and actions so little ones are able to join in even before they can sing the words. Actions in songs are often an excellent way to […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Baby, Knee Bobbing Songs, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Finger Rhymes, First Nursery Rhyme Series

Ring A Ring O’ Roses Circle Game

July 9, 2013 By Sara Mullett 6 Comments

Ring A Ring O' Roses

Ring A Ring O’ Roses, is one of the first circle games that children will play together, it is so well known that everyone knows the words and what to do. Like most very old traditional nursery rhymes the original words to Ring A Ring O’ Roses have a historical relevance. In this case the […]

Filed Under: Circle Games, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series, So-Mi, Solfege, Tonic Sol-fah

Frère Jacques: Traditional French Nursery Song

June 23, 2013 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

Let's Play Music - Frere Jacques - Traditional French Nursery Songs

Singing Frère Jacques is likely to be the first time that many English and American kids come across the French language, unless they are lucky enough to have someone who speaks French in the family. The simple repetitive tune (the same as I Hear Thunder) is easy to pick up and the small range makes it […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, French

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