Sick Of The Same Old Songs

[Guest]

hI EVERYONE

Thanks for all the brill advice so far. Just looking for some new songs to use in my Reception class, sick of the same old same old. Any new ones would be most appreciated...

[Guest]

Hi! Try www.songs4teachers.com

I get loads from the internet, just through searching on google.

Are you looking for any particular theme?

[Guest]

I've been gradually making a book for my setting.

Most are well known but I do have some less familiar ones. Will try to attach but often have trouble with my files being too large!

 

Do you have a theme or type in mind? I mean action songs, number rhymes....

Family_songs.doc

Nursery_rhymes.doc

[Guest]

I don't want to said you on to another forum, but on the TES forum in the Early years staff room, there is a thread on songs/nursery rhymes with lots and lots of very well known, and not so well known songs and rhymes on there. Well worth a look!

[Guest]

I've just discovered John Browns baby. Oh the children loved it. All I heard all afternoon was canvaranvaranvarated..........

 

And my 3 year old loves it too!!!!!

[Guest]

That's like John Brown's car had a puncture in its tyre....

So he mended it with chewing gum

chewyewyewyewing gum.....

[Guest]

Forgot to add - these are our current faves - Animal Fair and 5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer

The_Animal_Fair.doc

[Guest]

One for tomorrow from the pancake website someone posted yesterday:

 

5 golden pancakes, cooking in a pan

Toss them up and catch them if you can......

Along came .... (child's name) with a plate and spoon

took a golden pancake and then left the room!!!

 

Continue with 4 golden pancakes.....

[Andreamay]

where can we find the words to joh browns baby then please?

[Guest]

http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/j005.html

 

It doesn't have the chorus....

 

Camphor camphor camphorated X4

So they rubbed it with camphorated oil

 

 

Enjoy

 

 

 

 

Another one is to use the tune of Knees Up Mother Brown and either use a phrase using 5 syllables (we use Danger Men at Work) or count to 5

Keep going until you get back to the beginning....

 

Danger Men at Work X2

Danger men at work danger men

At work danger men.

 

At work danger men X2

At work danger men at work dan-

Ger men at work dan-

 

Ger men at work dan-

 

etc

[Deb]

This song is very popular with our children at the moment. This is from a website that was kindly posted on the forum. Very simple and enjoyable, and you get to slap your thighs!

 

http://www.nancymusic.com/Ducksplay.htm

 

Also below is another rhyme for Humpty Dumpty involving a trampoline which the children love.

 

Also a great variation on 5 little ducks was also on the above website, haven't used it yet but thought it would appeal (5 little dragons) plus there is a dragon booklet to download.

 

Deb

Humpty_Dumpty_sat_on_a_wall.doc

Edited February 27, 2006 by Deb

[Guest]

Thanks to everone. This seems like a good resource.

Zainab

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[ejgreen]

have you seen the sticky kids cd's. They have various rhymes and songs on them. The songs encourage movement as well as learning new songs. e.g Old McDonald had a farm, using the movement of the animal rather than the sound.

[Guest]

I like the songs Niki Davies writes, some of which Out of the Ark music publish. The children always learn them quickly and they are catchy and humourous.

[Guest]

I agree, Linda, and welcome to the forum

[Guest]

Hi, I've been trying to gather a collection of songs together, and it's interesting how many are coming back to me from my old girl guiding days!!

 

Anyway, hope these are of some use to all.....

Good_Songs_to_sing.doc

[Marion]

found this site while looking for something else looked interesting

 

 

http://www.earlybirdsmusic.com/songs.html