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Pat Your Head
What to bring? Lyrics: Lyrics: Pat your head,Rub your tummy,Touch your toes, And hug your Mummy. Let us show you how to explore this traditional song on your glockenspiel. This play helps children explore the glockenspiel’s structure, forge an understanding of pitch, explore beat keeping, and there is a cuddly rhyme to encourage adult and child bonding,…
These are my Glasses
Lullabies are for snuggling up close, breathing each other in, and that warm and safe feeling of Here is one of my favourite Laurie Berkner songs. I love books, so it should come as no surprise that I’d love to sing about reading books. The actions of this song have many benefits, including fostering hand-eye coordination,…
Splosh for the Billabong
Splosh for the Billabong is a beautifully illustrated lyrical book that explores animals, landscapes and indigenous art from Northern Australia. Join E and I as we team it with a drum to celebrate the rich musical language and work towards helping children learn and understand the cultural heritage of this beautiful country. This playful exploration reminds us…
Ladybug, Ladybug
When we sing echo songs with children, we are drawing from the Orff-Schulwerk method of music education. In this approach, educators provide phrases of a song during the learning process for children to echo back. This approach involves singing for children rather than with them. In doing so, children are empowered by the built-in “control…
Mini Class – The Aussie Bush
G’day mate, let’s head into the Aussie Bush! Do you have your claves ready? E and I teach you a beautiful indigenous Australian lullaby. Next, grab your egg shakers so you can play along to an Aussie classic with my ukulele. Finally, listen to the recorder… can you guess the melody it plays? Featured Products
Pop Goes the Weasel
This play song has a little of everything: nature, music and movement, creative expression and a focused instrument play. The song is bursting with invitations to create and be silly. The play I have designed serves to help children understand the songs form and use an accented beat presented with the ‘Pop’ lyric. Featured Products
Teddy is Going to Sleep
Putting teddy to sleep is a powerful play for children. The role-play gives a child space to re-enact experiences that have happened to them or experiences they have observed done to siblings or other children in their lives. This important play helps children learn about themselves and make sense of the world around them.
Looby Loo
Looby Loo is an excellent invitation to dance, sing and learn. Traditionally, the song explores left and right body parts. To make it more achievable in the early years setting, I have included just the body part. Additionally, we move on to expand our creativity by exploring made up verses with scarves. Featured Products
I Saw a Rabbit
I found this rhyme while researching Easter-themed content and immediately fell in love with the play invitation. The fine motor work presented in this video is a beautiful workout for little fingers. The inclusion of the vocalisation also benefits children’s pitch development and healthy vocal exploration as it promotes the blending between a child’s higher…
Do Your Ears Hang Low
The melody of Do Your Ears Hang Low dates back 200 years and its popularity has seen it lyrically reworked into serval different formats. For this reason, it has a problematic past and links to minstrel shows. I will leave it up to your discretion if this is a song you would like to include…