Oh how I love this time of year! There are so many fun activities to do with little ones during autumn. Today I'm sharing 10 Autumn songs for preschoolers. Of course preschoolers love music and movement, so these songs and chants would be a perfect addition to a homeschool day or classroom. Enjoy! Here are the songs...scroll to the bottom for the link to download a printable copy of each one! To download a printable version of these autumn songs, click here … [Read more...]
5 Little Ladybugs {Song & Fingerplay}
To wrap up our week on ladybugs, I wanted to share with you a fun ladybug song and fingerplay! My son and I made up this song together, and it is similar to one of his favorite songs (5 Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree). I put little ladybugs on his 5 fingers to make this a fingerplay. If you are not familiar with fingerplays, then I recommend reading this post from Teach Preschool. For this activity, I used 5 ladybugs and washi tape from Michaels Craft Store. I decided to use washi … [Read more...]
10 Preschool Songs About Colors
Preschoolers LOVE songs and I believe it is very important to bring music into the preschool classroom or home preschool. I have shared these 10 preschool transitions, but today I am getting more specific and sharing 10 Preschool Songs About Color. At the end of this post is a free printable for the PDF versions of these songs. I hope these songs will be helpful to you! The Color Song -- This song is a great song to start out your preschool day! It also has a lot of words that rhyme, … [Read more...]
5 Baby Chick Songs and Chants
Last week I shared 5 bunny chants with you all. Today, I have 5 baby chick songs and chants to share with you! These are great to sing with toddlers and preschoolers because it introduces them to rhyme, rhythm, and music! Plus some of these songs have actions, which little ones love. I picked up these yellow foam chicks in the Target dollar section and taped craft sticks to the back. You don't have to use these chicks, but you can incorporate them into the songs if you'd like! Here are the 5 … [Read more...]
5 Bunny Chants for Preschoolers
Chants, songs, and rhymes are so much fun for preschoolers! They are a great way to teach little ones about rhyming and rhythm. With spring around the corner, I thought I would do some bunny songs and chants with my kids. When I picked up some foam bunnies in the dollar section of Target, I knew I could use them for these chants. I taped craft sticks to the back and they were ready to go! I put together 5 Bunny Chants for Spring. Here they are: You can download the 5 chants in a … [Read more...]
10 Preschool Transitions– Songs and Chants to Help Your Day Run Smoothly
Preschoolers LOVE music. They enjoy moving, making sounds, and singing! There's something about music that draws them in and points their attention at whoever is making music. A few summers ago, I took a class on early childhood transitions with a lot of preschool teachers. The course was designed to help teachers plan out an effective schedule and transitions to help decrease the number of behavior issues that happen throughout the preschool day. After taking the class, I was inspired to … [Read more...]
Water Xylophone
Today I'm sharing a quick and fun activity you can do with your little ones. We're exploring sound with a water xylophone. Here's what you need: Glass bottles (mason jars or Snapple bottles) Water Food Coloring Stick or something to hit the bottles Fill the bottles with different levels of water. Add food coloring to them to make the colors of the rainbow. Use any object you want to hit the glass bottles to make noise. We used a butter knife and wooden stick. After Troy hit … [Read more...]
Making a Musical Instrument
With just a few supplies from the kitchen, you can make a creative musical instrument. First, you'll need some items from your pantry. We used rice, beans, sprinkles, and pumpkin seeds. Then we put them in an empty bread crumb container and mixed it up. Next, we added paper around the sides and stickers. I have no idea why pink was his color of choice! We had fun all morning drumming and shaking to the beat!! … [Read more...]
