Monthly Archives: December 2011
S-A-N-T-A
One of our all-time favorite songs is the classic children’s folk song, B-I-N-G-O. The repetition and pattern make it easy to learn, the beat teaches intonation and rhythm, it helps kids grasp the concept of spelling, and it’s just a … Continue reading
Classic Christmas Carols Made Simple
We love traditional Christmas songs. However, young learners and emerging speakers often get frustrated and tune out when learning some Christmas classics because the songs are either too fast or too difficult. On our Christmas CD, we decided to take … Continue reading
Christmas Topics – Action Verbs
One of the great things about teaching with songs is that they can be listened to over and over again. Kids love the repetition of hearing a favorite tune and each time, it seems, they learn a little more. Repetition … Continue reading
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
One of the challenges of teaching traditional Christmas songs to emerging speakers is that the language in the songs does often not resonate with young children. In “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”, good tidings, kin, figgy pudding, etc. are all … Continue reading