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 beautiful song gives an evocative set of verbal images.  The gentle melody rises and falls like a courtly dance and will hopefully leave everyone in a calm mood . Its origin is obscure possibly dating from England 1506.

• 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”
• A matching track with a vocal added to assist you in learning how to sing the song live with your children.

I Had a Little Nut Tree Vocal Preview by Musical Child

I Had a Little Nut Tree Preview by Musical Child