Music for Preschoolers

First, here’s a little on the benefits of music for children. Music is learning! (BrightHorizons.com)

They have the best preschool thematic CD’s that are included in their curriculum kits each month! Sometimes I find music made up to go along with themes are just not that great of quality, cheesy, and hard to “get into”. Not these CD’s from Mother Goose Time! Each one features a different genre of music (Disco-inspired, Electric Pop, Swing, Blues, Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Latin, Inspired,  folk songs, etc.)

Each CD has instrumentals as well. We use Mother Goose Time CD’s the most throughout our day because it relates to what we are learning. The CD player in our room is for the children’s use. I provide a couple CD’s and they have control of it. I put a piece of red tape on the on/off button so they can remember which button to push.

 

My group memorizes these songs surprisingly fast, telling me they are effective as well as enjoyable. Why not put that subliminal message in their mind, “…eat broc…co..li…” (from the Food & Fitness CD) as often as possible!  I’d have to say, these songs stick in my brain too, even waking up in the middle of the night with phrases in my head. It’s a good thing! The themed Mother Goose Time CD’s can also be found on Amazon.

 

Nancy’s music is “children’s music with a purpose”, which is important because we know children learn so much through music! She has many songs with actions that teach even babies and toddlers. What does music teach young children? So many wonderful things, including sharing, patience, counting, self-control “stop”, directional words and more. We have Nancy Kopman’s Children’s Music CD “The Seasons”.  Nancy has a beautiful voice, excellent understanding of child development and the importance of learning through music and movement. Check out “Riding on my Bicycle” and see how you can use this song with infants! My preschoolers love this one. Great for indoor music and movement time.

Walk Around is catchy, fun and fabulous!

Nancy is excited to share her 4th album of educational children’s music, “Shadow”.  All four of her CD’s are available for download on iTunes. 

Super Simple Learning is a great resource for child care providers and preschool teachers! They have a wonderful, huge collection of educational songs, coordinating videos and quality resources to incorporate into your lesson plans. I agree that these songs are super simple to teach and super simple to learn besides being fun! We have Super Simple Songs 3 and we use the Hello Hello song often:

Barefoot Books

More Music for Preschoolers

• Laurie Berkner
• Raffi
• Jim Gill
• The Learning Station