Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day is always a favourite, it’s great for practicing numbers and introducing the concept of subtraction, as each little duck swims away. If you have some little toy ducks it makes a lovely counting game which can enjoyed over and over. It’s always great fun to sing when you go […]
Big Ship Sails On The Alley-Alley-O
The Big Ship Sails on the Alley-Alley-O is a traditional singing circle game with actions which is great fun for a group of children to sing together. This was sung in many English playgrounds in the 1950’s and 60’s and the Alley-O refers to the Manchester Ship Canal, Liverpool Docks and the Atlantic Ocean. This […]
Days Of The Week Song – What D’you Do On A Monday?
Days of the week can be a bit tricky to learn, but luckily this song is great for helping little ones to learn not just the days of the week but also about their weekly routine too. Days Of The Week Song What d’you do on a Monday? What d’you do on a Monday? What […]
12 Months Make A Year : Months of the Year Song
Learning the months of the year is usually something that comes to every child gradually. I certainly can’t remember ever making a conscious effort to memorise it, but my kids often got a bit confused and so I set about writing a months of the year song to help them. 12 Months Make A Year […]
Five Minute Music Lessons For Homeschool
These five minute music lessons are quick musical activities, easy to set up that anyone can do. Perfect for brightening things up with home-schooling! Ping Pong Fun! It’s well worth getting hold of some ping pongs and making a set of these music not ping pongs. Such a fun way of practicing note recognition and […]
BINGO Circle Game
This traditional Bingo circle game includes singing, spelling, counting and clapping and so, while kids are busy having fun they’re also learning lots too! BINGO There was a farmer had a dog, And his name was Bin-go, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, And Bingo was his name -O! (Print the sheet music) How To Play The Bingo […]
The Bear Went Over The Mountain
The Bear Went Over The Mountain is always such a great hit because it invites lots of imaginative movement and kids do love any opportunity to role play! It’s also a great way to introduce new vocabulary and new concepts of spacial awareness. Of course, that bear can go up the mountain in any amount of […]
Doggy Do Re Mi Song
When you play this Doggy Do Re Mi song you do need either a doggy glove puppet, or small soft toy dog. Then you can take a back seat and let the puppet take the class! Puppets are fantastic tools for teaching, and kids always love engaging with any activity when invited by a little […]
5 Shiny Conkers : Autumn Songs
5 Shiny Conkers is the last in our Autumn Songs series, and also my own favourite! In many ways conkers are the jewel in Autumn’s crown. As if the rich carpet of fiery leaves aren’t enough. Nature surprises us with her shiny brown conkers which are cunningly disguised by their green spiky shells. In America […]
Happy Birthday Easy Guitar
Our free resources for learning to play Happy Birthday on piano are always so popular, so I’d like to encourage any beginner guitarists in the same way with this Happy Birthday Easy Guitar. Here on Let’s Play Kids Music, you’ll usually find mostly piano and keyboard sheet music and tutorials but I’m often asked if […]