on October 17th, 2011%
Here’s a simple Incy Wincy spider craft, great for Halloween or nursery rhyme fun. Read more »
on August 2nd, 2011%
Make some props and bring your favourite songs to life, like our Three Cheeky Monkeys and Mr. Crocodile puppets.
Using puppets adds fun to your singing, can help focus the attention of a group of children and provides some toys for the children to use afterwards to act out the song. Read more »
on March 25th, 2011%
Can’t sing? Tone deaf? Two left feet? Children just don’t care! Whether it’s clapping along to nursery rhymes, banging out a rhythm with a wooden spoon on a saucepan or disco dancing in the kitchen on a dull and dreary day, music and song is a fun and learning activity all children can enjoy.
Come and celebrate . . . → Read More: Carnival of Music and Song
on July 8th, 2010%
You can make maths much more fun if you mix in some songs and imaginary play. Today we’ve been counting backwards and singing ‘Ten in the Bed’.
First we took a cardboard box and used some fabric scraps to make a bedsheet, pillows and blanket.
Then we made 10 little people and . . . → Read More: Ten in the bed game
on February 26th, 2010%
***FEATURING MY FIRST VLOG POST***
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If you’re trying to nurture a new skill in a child I think you should always take your cue from them. Think about what they love and enjoy and use this as the medium to teach the lesson. Little currently adores ducks. She . . . → Read More: Ducks: number line, song vlog, painting
on November 20th, 2009%
Singing is good for your mind, body and spirit. It helps to nurture language skills: the patterns of traditional nursery rhymes follow the rhythm of the spoken language, and songs let you practice new vocabulary and introduce the concept of rhyme. You are also exercising your memory by recalling lyrics. Group singing lifts your spirits and . . . → Read More: Create a song bag to boost language and maths skills
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