Singing

By Anne Hole

Under Singing

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Not the Wheels on the Bus Again!

Singing familiar songs regularly with young children is an important part of their development. Although it doesn’t mean you need to be singing the same songs and/or in the same way every day.

When I talk to many adults in nurseries and preschools they mention they are fed up with singing the same songs. One of the songs that children ask for constantly is, ‘The Wheels on The Bus’. Does this sound familiar?

How can you overcome this?

Vary how you approach a song.
Create a repertoire lis…

My 5 favourite songs to sing during a Music Time

Do you have songs that you love to sing with the children? I’m going to share with you my five favourites although it was hard to whittle it down to five:

1.Twinkle, Twinkle

I love that most children know Twinkle twinkle. The song has a tricky tune but I hear so many under 5s trying to sing it; it's wonderful to hear.

Although I think the main reason I love this song is it brings back memories of when my two children were little. My husband and I used it as the closing song before they wen…

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