Tag: Ocean
Sailor, Sailor
Use this song with your child to help develop speaking skills and gratitude. This simple beat keeping play prompts your child to express ideas with descriptive language whilst drawing awareness to the importance of the items in their lives. Encouraging your child be aware of the “treasure” in their lives can lead to higher levels…
Here is the Sea
Action songs are a great activity for practising hand-eye coordination and learning to follow directions. In my option, a truly great action song will also include storytelling and imagination. You want your child’s eyes to light up with wonder as they create an entire world with their hands. Our favourite part in this nursery rhyme…
Shell for an Ear
Finding a large shell on the beach, holding it up to your ear and hearing the waves inside as a child always felt like discovering treasure. This song is about just that! I’ve teamed the play with some breath work and egg shakers so children can explore healthy breath control and dynamic work. Featured Products
Where is the Sun
This instrument exploration begins with an action rhyme. This formative play warms up little hands and gives the rhyme context and meaning before applying it to the steel xylophone. Moving onto the xylophone, children reinforce the rhymes concepts with expression and creativity. They also study the instruments timbre, pitch and structure. Featured Products
Mini Class – Under the Sea
Join us “Under The Sea” for a raw and real lesson. We’ll meet three jellyfish sitting on a rock, an octopus sitting in its garden and the Port Side Pirates! I contemplated re-recording this class as our play didn’t always present how I had envisioned it. Instead, I’m choosing to showcase that things don’t always…
Taba Naba (Torres Strait Islands)
Taba Naba is an Indigenous song from the Torres Strait Islands. It has gentle movements that accompany a peaceful melody. The song was made widely popular by the Wiggles. I’ve added a focused instrument play using the finger cymbals and included an English translation to further consolidate the learning. Lyrics Meriam Mir Taba naba naba…