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By Anne Hole

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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…

Singing + Children =

Singing is such a wonderful experience for all. In the video below Prof Sarah Wilson, an expert in Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Neuropsychology, discusses what happens to your brain when you sing.

In summary, she says:

When you think about singing or are singing, large areas of the brain light up!

Motor Networks

Auditory or Listening Networks

Planning and Organisational Networks

Memory Networks

Language Networks (if singing words)

Emotional Networks

Plus it releases dop…

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

Singing + Children =

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