The Power of Music.
Teaching English to Very Young Children
“You don’t need to be a musical expert to share singing and dancing with children”
“ENTHUSIASM is the key –hang loose and enjoy the experience- children will respond whole-heartedly!”
Linda Adamson
The power of music 1/2
Music truly is one of chilhoods’s most rewarding experiences. Here’s why:
• Music is FUN!• Music/singing builds language skills: vocabulary,
structures,...• Music builds self esteem• Music helps to develop motor skills• Music builds listening, playing, creating, moving,
singing and later on reading skills
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• Music skills require discipline and concentration• Music can help develop warm and loving
relationships (songs can be soothing, humorous, interactive)
• Music helps build social skills• Musical concepts such as volume; tempo; beat
and rhythm; pitch and melody; harmony and mood; and tone can be learnt.
• Music is emotionally fulfilling• MUSIC HELPS TO LEARN A NEW
LANGUAGE
What songs should we choose for the classroom?
• The question to ask
Start from the beginning…
• Knee-Jogging rhymes: Trot, trot or This is the way the ladies ride
• Bouncing and Dancing Rhymes :Dance, little Baby
• Patting and Clapping Rhymes : Shoe a little horse
• Lullabies and Rocking Rhymes :Bye baby bunting
• Finger play Rhymes : Round and round the garden, Slowly, Slowly
Some steps beyond...
Nursery Rhymes:
• The Muffin Man
• Little Jack Horner
• Once I caught a fish alive
• Incy wincy spider
• Five little ducks
• ...
And a bit of everything... Some activities to carry out with songs
1. Join in and sing:
Walking through the jungle
And a bit of everything... Some activities to carry out with songs
2. Sing and do the actions:
Alice the camel
And a bit of everything... Some activities to carry out with songs
3. Poetry that works:
Two little blackbirds
And a bit of everything... Some activities to carry out with songs
4. Sing about a topic:
“Animal boogie”
And a bit of everything... Some activities to carry out with songs
5. Using songs as stories:
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly
And a bit of everything... Some activities to carry out with songs
6. For pronunciation input:
The food train chant
Tools for singing
• You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gVZ-Xrx4qY&feature=related
some You tube channels:
http://www.youtube.com/user/1stnurseryrhymes#p/uhttp://www.youtube.com/user/SuperSimpleSongs#p/c/028565C616627F50
http://www.youtube.com/user/jamarookids
...
• Songs for children on line http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/somethingspecial/songs/oldmacdonald/
http://www.supersimplesongs.com
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-songs-seasons.htm
“Singing fills my heart
with warmth and laughter.
May your lives be filled
with songs ALWAYS!”Linda Adamson
http://delicious.com/enriccalvet/songs
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