Discover six songs that bring your kids closer to English language
Music training speeds up brain development in children, especially in the sound processing function. For very young children, music has more power and meaning than words. Moreover, when children are exposed to music from other countries and cultures, they are able to learn about a different part of the world.
Singing is also one of the important tools that VivaLing coaches use to engage our young learners. If your kids learn with us, you must have heard some lyrics that are familiar, “if you’re happy happy happy clap your hands”, “how many fingers on one hand?”, “what are you wearing?”.
Here are six more fantastic English songs, recommended by our creative coaches. Learn them with your young ones, let them sing these songs with their coaches next session. The objective is clear – to make your children’s learning journey more fun!
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Recommended by: Coach Chloe L
“I love this one as it is a great way to reinforce the vocabulary for naming parts of the body. It is uncluttered and only uses the target language. The repetition and strong rhythm means it can be learnt by even very young learners. The actions and mimes support the development of the language and also improve memory.”
Old Mcdonald had a Farm
Recommended by: Coach Chloe L
“This fun song is great because it includes the animal sounds to associate with the vocabulary. Not only is this entertaining but it encourages word association in the mind of the learner. It is an opportunity to do some acting – pretending to be each of the animals! It encourages the learner to develop listening skills as they have to listen carefully to which animal is next so they can make the right sound.”
Do You Like Broccoli Ice Cream?
Recommended by: Coach Hannah
“Sometimes students are used to having ‘right answers’ and ‘wrong answers’ but when we look at things we like, we all have different answers! This song is very simple, catchy and shows us that we can like and not like different things.”
Yes, I can!
Recommended by: Coach Hannah
“Sometimes understanding ‘can’ is difficult at the beginning. This song is also very simple and shows exactly what animals can or can’t do.”
Baby Shark
Recommended by: Coach Hannah
“To introduce family members for young students can be a little difficult sometimes so this song shows a family of sharks with a very catchy, fun tune!”
Going on a Lion Hunt
Recommended by: Coach Hannah
“This is a great adventure song! We follow a boy and a girl who are looking for a lion. We can act with them on their journey and it is also a song that is used with native kids. This song is for slightly older children.” A quick note, this song is more suitable for children over five years old.
