Sing, Sing, Sing!
Dear Parents,
You don’t have to be a rock
star to enjoy singing with your child.
Music is one of the most powerful ways to help children get ready to
read.
1. What songs do you remember from your own childhood?
Sing
those to your child.
2. Ask your child to teach you a song that he has
learned at
school.
3. Check out children’s recordings from the
library. These
are great to listen to as
you do chores around the house
or travel in the car.
4. Make up motions for songs. You can dance, clap, jump,
patty cake, or do other
movements.
5. Can’t think of a song to sing? I bet you’ll remember some of
these!
Skip to My Lou Twinkle
Little Star If
You’re Happy
BINGO London
Bridge I’m
a Little Teapot
This Old Man Lassie
and Laddie Muffin
Man
My Bonnie Three
Blind Mice The
Wheels on the Bus
Hush
Little Baby Hickory
Dickory Dock Coming
Round the Mountain
Yankee
Doodle Rain,
Rain, Go Away Pop
Goes the Weasel
Mulberry
Bush Eensy
Weensy Spider You
Are My Sunshine
Old
MacDonald The
Farmer in the Dell Frere
Jacques
Found
a Peanut Jingle
Bells Row
Your Boat
Happy
Birthday Alphabet
Song Buffalo
Gal
The
Bear Went Ring
Around Rose Working
on the Railroad
over
the Mountain
*If
you don’t remember the tunes, you can probably find them on the internet.
Happy
singing!
