St. Brigid's

Hello,
I hope you are all keeping well. I am uplaoding work on to Aladdin connect as well as here on the school website. I hope you can look at either.

Songs are a great way to learn new vocabulary for children. The best time to use a song is once the vocabulary has already been introduced. Some songs are very easy to learn and ideal for using the to teach new vocabulary:

“7 Days A Week” — for learning the days of the week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oiisv7EhG98

“If You’re Happy” — for learning emotions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6LoRZsHMSs

“Put on Your Shoes” — for learning clothing words
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jBfb33_KHU

“Rainbow Song” — for learning colours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqhInQRrc08

“Let’s Go to the Zoo” — for reviewing animal words
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRmivbNgQk

“I See Something Pink” — for learning colours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asb8N0nz9OI

“One Little Finger” — for learning body parts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBVqcTEC3zQ

“Colours Song” — for learning colours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGa3AqeqRy0

You can use the songs as a way to get children to talk about the topic.

For example, when using songs to reinforce vocabulary, once the song has been learnt, you can ask your child to fill in a “blank” with the appropriate word. This is great for songs like “Old MacDonald,” where the verse is the same each time .

Here are a few other ideas to keep children interested when they are singing

Ask children to make up hand gestures or a dance to go along with the song.
Ask children to illustrate the song as an art project.
Ask children to make up their own verses (when appropriate to level).
Ask children make their own musical instruments so they can play along as they sing!

I hope this is helpful.

Please email me if you have any questions or need support with your child's learning:
room13b@stbrigidsthecoombe.ie

Many thanks,
Ms (Ní Luanaigh) Murphy.