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What’s a banana got to do with a Music Time?
What’s a banana got to do with a Music Time?
This week I’ve been bringing a banana to my classes. Why, you might ask? The topic that I’m following this half term is food. The children have been smelling different foods each week that then leads to a listening activity: popping popcorn, birds eating blackberries…this week, the banana.
The banana has been a great stimuli for conversations with the children. They smell it just before we do the listening activity and they tell me whether they like…
10 nursery rhymes that I know the under 5s love
It’s Music Time again. Does your mind go blank when it comes to thinking of songs to sing? Would you like a little help? Well, I have listed 10 songs below that I know children love to sing.
Why not select one and try it with your children?
1.Twinkle, twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are
2. Baa, baa black sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep, have …
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