Guides: Kindergarten Readiness: Singing

Book & Music Suggestions

Nursery Rhyme Books
Nursery rhymes help your child learn new words and concepts.
Picture Books You Can Sing
These books can be sung or read!
Music CDs
Have a sing-a-long with these entertaining tracks!
DVDs
Sing and dance with these great DVDs

Singing with Babies: Look into your baby's eyes and sing directly to them. Babies love to hear the sound of your voice.

Singing with Toddlers: Toddlers love songs that include movement such as the Hokey Pokey or the Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Singing with Preschoolers: Take turns singing parts of the ABC song. Try singing it fast and slow.

Singing! - An interactive lesson to sing and make music while you sound out one syllable words
One, Two, Three...Rhyme with Me! - Play this fun game to strengthen phonological awareness where your child fills in the blank for familiar rhymes
Toilet Paper Roll Maracas - Turn those extra toilet paper rolls into a musical instrument.

Nursery Rhyme Videos - A complete list of Mother Goose on the Loose nursery rhyme videos you can sing a dance along to!
Musical Activities - Activities suggestions to sing and create music with babies and toddlers.
10 Ways Babies Learn When We Sing to Them - Learn why singing to your baby is so important for early literacy development
Creating a Musical Home Environment - Learn how to make simple changes to incorporate music in your daily routines.

Sing fun songs in English and Spanish with Ms. Jackie!

Canta divertidas canciones en inglés y español con la Srta. Jackie.

The following links are articles that can be read in both English and Spanish.

Los siguientes enlaces son artículos que pueden leerse tanto en inglés y como en español.

Hoopla
Check out movies, music, audiobooks, and television shows from hoopla.
Tumblebook Library
Sing along to engaging songs and rhyming e-books with the TumbleBook Library.
TumbleBook Library en Español
A resource of children's e-books in Spanish.

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