by Carol Biddiss | Apr 12, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
How do children gain a sense of belonging and become socially bonded by knowing nursery rhymes? I’ve written before about the benefits of singing nursery rhymes with young children. In this post we explore ideas about social bonding and the pleasurable aspects...
by Carol Biddiss | May 8, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
We now know that every child is born musical. What do children learn musically from nursery rhymes? Because young children love repetition, it is easy to teach a specific melody and indeed a wide range of melodies through this shared resource. An often repeated melody...
by Carol Biddiss | May 22, 2012 | 1-3 year-old, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, teacher confidence
Oh We Can Play – an instrument song for toddlers Would you like to try an instrument song for toddlers? Here’s a simple plan for a lesson based on playing musical instruments with your toddler group. Instruments you need for your toddlers For this song we...
by Carol Biddiss | Aug 7, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, child's play, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument
On top of spaghetti, all covered in cheese, I lost my poor meatball, when somebody sneezed, On Top of Spaghetti Vocal Preview What kid doesn’t like spaghetti – long strings of food fun? Here’s a song that involves all the senses while teaching...
by Carol Biddiss | May 1, 2012 | 1-3 year-old, 3-5 year-old, Nursery rhymes, Preschool Music Lesson Plans
When we live in a modern world, why do we teach English nursery rhymes? To develop a literate child and because they are the children’s first history lessons. By teaching them rhymes to sing by heart, we ensure that we are bringing up a child strong in literacy...