Quiet time with books is an excellent way to finish a session.  It allows everyone to become calm by entering a light trance before transitioning to the next part of their busy day.  While looking at the pictures, the children can listen attentively and many also take this opportunity to study your face as you articulate the sounds of sung language.  In this way they gain information about how to make the sounds themselves.

This rarely heard nursery rhyme is appealing because its subject is a king who is going travelling with his guards/men, thus linking it to the London Bridge guard/men.

The notion of people outside at night with candles links to ideas in the Lantern Song Drama and Movement Activity.

• A story song activity
• Suggestions for how to do the activity
• Song lyrics, including a wall chart for display
• A simple score with chords
• The musical concepts featured
• Language and speech development opportunities
• A backing track to support your voice singing “live”

How Many Miles to Babylon Vocal Preview by Musical Child

How Many Miles to Babylon Preview by Musical Child