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By Anne Hole

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Bubbles - the smile maker!

Bubbles are always a firm favourite of the children I work with; I always get smiles and whoops of joy when they see them on the side ready to be used during my Music Time.

There are lots of ways you can use them during songs/rhymes and listening activities. Just let your imagination run wild! You can adapt well-known songs e.g.

Change Twinkle twinkle to a bubble theme:

Bubbles, Bubbles everywhere Can you catch them in the air? See them floating round and round Quick! before they hit the …

7 Ways to use Drums in your Early Years Setting

Do you have drums in your early years setting? Do you wonder what to do with them? Well, here are 7 ideas to get you started:

1. Tidy up time

Use a drum to signal that it is time to tidy up. This could be one bang or the rhythmic pattern of the words you normally say (tap the syllables in the words)

2. Sound patterns

With the children who are 3 years and older ask them to play simple sound patterns using different words on the drums: tapping the syllables in the words.

Bubbles - the smile maker!

Bubbles are always a firm favourite of the children I work with; I always get smiles and whoops of joy when they see them on the side ready to be used during my Music Time.

7 Ways to use Drums in your Early Years Setting

1. Tidy up time

2. Sound patterns

3. Explore Dynamics…

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