Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse, Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, And she shall have music wherever she goes. Ride a Cock Horse is an extremely versatile nursery rhyme. You can sing it while you bounce a baby on...
How toddler music benefits language development The standout story this week in our toddler music class is about Charlie of sixteen months who spent most of the session careening around the room on the move. Sometimes toddlers simply have the wind in their sails and...
Ever been in the vice-like grip of a two year-old? When they want to hold hands with you they don’t let go easily. I was running a class using our farm music lesson plan, ‘Baa! Moo! Oink!’ when the time came to do our circle dance ‘Chicken...
In our Musical Child programs we teach social conventions such as clearing away equipment after an activity finishes. To the tune and lyrics of our Pack Away Song, young children learn to sort equipment into containers by listening to the singers and watching the...
What do you do when you’ve been given the job of planning the music sessions for the babies and toddlers in your daycare centre? Panic, right! Next step is to ask people around you for advice and they’ll say search online, so you do that and find...
