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Horsey Horsey Don’t You Stop!

September 9, 2021 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

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Horsey Horsey Song is a lovely traditional knee bobbing song. All babies enjoy being bobbed up and down to a song on your knee, and this is the simplest way to sing this song. But you can also do some easy actions (suggested in brackets) as you’re bobbing them up and down, with wheels going […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Baby, Farm Songs, Imaginative Play, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Free Sheet Music, Horses, Rhythm Games

Ride A Cock Horse To Banbury Cross

September 7, 2021 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

This is the Way the Lady Rides

Ride A Cock Horse is a traditional English nursery rhyme just perfect for knee bobbing with babies and toddlers. It’s a great favourite to sing whenever children are playing on rocking toys or playing with a hobby-horse. The gentle rhythmic rocking of the song is an excellent way for children to feel the beat in […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Circle Games, Farm Songs, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Horses

Trot, Trot, Trot! Toddler Song

September 6, 2021 By Sara Mullett 5 Comments

Trot, trot, trot: knee bobbing song - Let's play Music

Trot, Trot, Trot! is a simple toddler song which you can sing with a horsey puppet, but best of all little ones love singing it on your knee, being jigged up and down as a knee bobbing song! Knee Bobbing songs are great because they’re such fun and an easy way for babies and toddlers […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Creative Role Play, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Horses, Puppets

6 Pony Songs with Musical Activities

September 6, 2021 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

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Horses and ponies are a great learning topic to get kids moving. They provide so much scope for exploring rhythm. These pony songs and games work for all ages, from knee bobbing pony songs for babies to rhythm activities and note recognition for older kids. tle Pony Songs and Musical Activities for 3 to 6 […]

Filed Under: 5+, Animal Songs, Baby, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Songs, Toddlers Tagged With: Horses, Pony

This Is The Way The Lady Rides : Knee Bobbing Songs

July 8, 2021 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

Horsey Horsey Don't You Stop

This Is The Way The Lady Rides is the liveliest of the knee bobbing songs  And as all babies and toddlers just love being bounced on your knee, it ticks all the boxes! This song is great for teaching contrasting tempos and great for getting the kids up and moving which always goes down well! This […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Creative Role Play, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Printables, Horses, Rhythm Games

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

Lesson Plan: Horses

September 13, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Lesson Plan: Horses

Our Horses Lesson Plan is the next in our series and we have lots of horsey fun in store with this very popular theme. If you’re looking for more themes check out the rest of the plans here. This lesson works well for any age from 1 – 5 years. Younger ones particularly enjoy the […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Lesson Plans, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Teaching Preschool Music, Toddlers Tagged With: Horses, Teaching Tips

Horse Songs and Rhymes for Babies

August 25, 2014 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Horsey Horsey Don't You Stop

Knee bobbing songs and little simple tickling rhymes are a great way to engage babies. These short little horse songs and rhymes are great for being slotted into routines – for changing time, or just as a little game! Babies always love having a bounce on your knee and it’s a great way to introduce […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Horses

Pony Rhythm Game With Imaginative Movement

August 15, 2014 By Sara Mullett 6 Comments

horse rhythm game

This Pony Rhythm Game is extremely popular and works really well within a pony themed lesson or unit. Everyone loves ponies! And while kids love pretending to gallop around they can learn a lot about rhythm and note recognition too. The best instruments for playing pony games has to be coconut clip clops! And they have the […]

Filed Under: Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Free Printables, Horses, Rhythm Games

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