Hello Children A Collection of Songs and Related Activities for Children Aged 4-9

Hello Children Music for Children series By Shirley Salmon, Book 48 pages A Collection of Songs and Related Activities for Children Ages 4-9. Play songs can not only help children develop concepts through movement, but they also encourage linguistic development in extending vocabulary and by experimenting with rhymes, rhythms and repetition. The author presents a selection of play songs and related activities in sensory awareness, movement and dance, voice and language, playing instruments, listening, visualizing, social forms and drama.;The wide range of activities for each song enables teachers to work with children of different ages and abilities ensuring that no one is over- or under-challenged and that each child can learn, play and contribute to the whole on his or her own level. Classroom teachers and music teachers will be able to use this book. Contents: Welcome Songs - Hello Children, Hey Hello Bonjour, Good Morning Nonsense Rhymes - Inner Anner Oo, Dum Dum Daya, Omotchio (Japanese children's clapping game) Nature Songs - The River Is Flowing, Canoe Round, The Seasons Songs about Animals - Noah, Incy Wincy Spider, The Frogs, The Owl Songs about People - Piippu (trad. Finnish song), Bajuschki Baju (Russian lullaby), The Mirror (trad. Bolivian melody), The Cobbler Songs about Places/Travel - The Drum Is Going 'Round, The Train, My Friend