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Miss Nina’s original hip-hop action song for kids, Up and Down, is a perfect preschool music and movement song. Preschool kids, toddlers and children of all ages will love moving and...
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Making learning fun and simple! With billions of views, Super Simple Songs is a trusted resource for parents and teachers around the world. Our library of nursery rhymes, original songs, and...
- Peas Porridge Hot
- The Ants Go Marching One by One
- The Crabfish
- Johnny Works with One Hammer
- Shake and Shake and Freeze
- Found Sound Band
- Herman The Worm
- Aquarium Movement from Carnival of The Animals
- Mother Goony Bird
- Bumping Up and Down in My Little Red Wagon
This simple chant has been around for literal centuries, and it’s one of the first action songs I teach my preschool students. The words go like this: Peas porridge hot. (Ah!) Peas porridge cold. (Br!) Peas porridge in the pot Nine days old. – Some like it hot. (Ah!) Some like it cold. (Br!) Some like it in the pot Nine days old. With this chant, I...
When it comes to movement activities in preschool, we really want the kids to do two main things: 1. Move to the steady beat 2. Move freely, matching the feeling of the music Of these, the most important thing, in my opinion, is keeping a beat. This song is one that most people have heard of, and it’s great for steady beat movement. March around th...
The Crabfish is a great songbook with a haunting melody. Either sing the folk song and book yourself or listen to it and follow along with the recording at the link. Or better yet, do both! This is one of my favorite songs to do with any level, and it’s a regular in my preschool classroom. Check out The Crabfish lyricsand history in my article at t...
Movement games where we add in more moves, taking a simple song and making it even more fun for music time is always a blast. This song adds in motions and works on gross motor skills. It’s silly, and the kids love it.
Here is a game with a bit more practice on fine motor skills for preschool on top of the musical skills we work on. Listen and move to the video first, and then break out the egg shakers. Egg shakers (or shaker eggs, as they’re sometimes called), for those who don’t know, are plastic eggs with little beads inside, just like maracas.
I love doing Found Sound Bands. I take a simple song and add a steady beat. Then, I show them how we don’t need “real” instruments to keep the beat. We can use a lot of different sounds to make a unique band. After setting a few safety ground rules, let kids explore and find their own ways to make music and play different instruments. This is alway...
Sometimes, you just have to be silly. A lot of preschool music is creating fun, musical experiences where the students can hear different types of music and practice the steady beat. Herman the Worm is just another example of this (with emphasis on the silly part!). Check out the video and learn it yourself to sing with them. You may want to slow i...
Classical music and expressive movement shouldn’t be ignored. Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals is one of the perfect pieces for this age level. It’s short enough that it’ll hold their attention, and there are enough changes in the song to make the movement go well. Check out more directions for what I do with this (and other classical pieces b...
I decided to bookend the previous preschool music lesson with two silly activities, I guess! This silly song is similar to Johnny Works With One Hammer. We move to a steady beat and keep adding moves until we look pretty silly.
Maybe it’s just music teachers from my generation, or maybe it’s just me, but I love Raffi. His fun songs and shows for kids were part of why I wanted to become a music teacher. This song is one of my favorites of all the ones he’s done. You get to bump up and down and invite students to pick different tools (or silly things) to use for movement pr...
- Dance With Me. It doesn't get any easier than this. Clear a large space and crank up the music. Bring out an assortment of fun toys—hula hoops, bean bags, rubber balls, scarves—and start dancing!
- Freeze Dance. It's as simple as it sounds. Blast some of your kid's beloved tunes and dance to your heart's content. Then, when they least expect it, yell "freeze!"
- Strike Up the Band. Gather up all the music-making instruments you can find. Don't have a piano or a drum at the ready? No worries, homemade is always more fun anyway.
- Draw What You Hear. Cue up different types of music. Give your child some paper and different colored markers or crayons. Start the music and ask them to draw what they are hearing.
- Found Sound Band. I LOVE found sound bands. For this activity, take any favorite song they know and ask them to keep the beat on different parts of their bodies.
- Freeze Dance. Freeze dance is a simple but fun game. All you need is a music player and space to dance. The premise is simple: when they hear music, they dance.
- Johnny Works With One Hammer. This familiar song is a blast to do with preschool and Kindergarten kids. It reinforces the steady beat so well and has silly movements.
- Draw What You Hear. If you’ve been in my room for a time or read a lot of my material, you’ll know I love to let students at young ages just draw what the music sounds like to them.
Preschool songs are full of rhythm, rhyme, counting, and fun! Lots of educational concepts are packed into simple songs and finger play rhymes. These preschool & toddler songs are great to use at home and in the classroom during circle time.
Sep 15, 2014 · This preschool learning video will help teach your child musi... Tap and clap along with Beet and Cherry (Ta and Ti Ti) in the Prodigies Music Curriculum Pilot!
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