Music Story Time

After a few good action songs, it's good to settle down for Story Time.

We'll use a quick Transition song:

(Here's the one I use at the beginning of the year)

Put Your fingers in the air, in the air,
Put Your fingers in the air, in the air,
Put Your fingers in the air, now put them in your hair!
Put Your fingers in the air, in the air,

Put your fingers in your lap,
Now give a little clap,
Put your fingers in your lap & leave them there.

We will often have a quick educational activity after this. For now, we are singing  the Alphabet Song, and then I am taking a song idea from Barbara Milne (maybe later we will sing along with her nice recording -- her pace is perfect)

Only for now we have a different set of words to go with our farming theme, with a big emphasis on healthy fruits & vegetables. We've been covering two letters a week; so far we are up to the letter F.
"Farmer, Farmer, ffff --ffff---ffff"

Letter Sounds (apple apple aaa)

Barbara Milne | Format: MP3 MusicFrom the Album Sounds Like Fun by Barbara Milne 

Then, we have a musical story.
Here's my favorite one to start the year. It demands participation, and is just silly enough. We love this book.

If You're Happy and You Know It! [Hardcover]

Jan Ormerod (Author), Lindsey Gardiner (Author)