Category: Numeracy
Here is the Beehive
This rhyme has many great things going for it: It’s curious and imaginative, so it keeps young ones engaged and attentive. It demonstrates one-to-one correspondence when teaching numbers. It’s tactile. The tickle at the end promotes closeness and bonding between the adult and child. Let’s discuss point two. One-to-one correspondence happens when a value is…
Mini Class – Bring Your Blocks
Have building blocks? We have FIVE musical ways to play. Join O, E and I as we sing, tap, build and knock our way through songs that celebrate numeracy, literacy, prepositions and the noisy learning that blocks offer.
Five Fat Sauages
5 Fat Sausages is an ideal rhyme for combining early numbers with literacy. It promotes active listening and the invitation to clap the one-syllable word “bang!”. Promoting the clapping of syllables helps to develop phonological awareness. Children can hear and process the sounds in their words. Rhymes such as this, scaffold a strong foundation for…
This Old Man
Bring your claves and come and meet the instruments! We hear their sounds all while working on keeping the beat, practising healthy vocalisation and exploring numeracy. Studies have shown that beat-keeping involves the synchronisation of the parts of the brain responsible for hearing and movement. Because speech is rhythmic, a child’s ability to keep a…
5 Little Pumpkins
5 Little Pumpkins is a Halloween inspired song that offers numeracy, motor skills, vocalisation and body percussion. Its storytelling invites theatrical play with the opportunity to explore different character voices for each pumpkin. Dramatic play like this encourages expressive language in children. So much learning in one song, it also comes with a downloadable resource….
Five Little Kittens
This rhyme is packed with sensory play. This skin to skin touch is important for early years development, particularly during infancy. Studies have found that touch improves a baby’s overall growth and weight gain and provides positive benefits for their emotional wellbeing, cognitive functioning and immune system.
Johnny Works With One Hammer
This busy action song delights with its imaginative play. It’s a full-body workout that teaches counting and the pulse of 6/8 time.
Knick Knack Paddy Whack
Join E and I for a rich exploration of numeracy and rhyme. We’ll show you how we add vocalisation to the end of each verse to promote healthy vocal development and an understanding of the relationship between pitch and movement. Featured Products
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
What to bring: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom is one of my favourite numeracy songs! It builds wonderful anticipation with a countdown from five that children adore. The blastoff is fun and can easily be adapted for older children with a simple lean back and legs up. An excellent point to remember when enjoying this song is…
Lovely Bubbles
Bubbles are a sensory experience that provides a bunch of learning for children. They provide visual tracking and fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, gross motor skills and language opportunities. I wrote this bubble song to add numeracy learning to that list. You can sing the song for numeracy exposure for young children and focus on…