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Action Songs
Sing songs with actions and gestures to help toddlers expand their vocabularies and practice concepts.
Back and Forth, Up and Down
Move a baby’s arms up and down and back and forth or count his fingers and toes as you use songs, chants, and nursery rhymes to introduce patterns and counting games.
Explore Together (indoors): More Shake and Listen
Have children predict which objects make the loudest sounds. Facilitate children’s explorations.
Greeting Song: “Hola Greeting Song” #1
Sing the greeting song, hold up three name cards and greet those children by name. Repeat until every child is included.
Read Together: Jazz Baby #1
Have children close their eyes and listen to a short jazz recording before you read the story Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler.
“Shake Your Sillies Out”
Sing songs to help give toddlers positive ways to express their emotions and to help build their emotional vocabulary. Create verses to go along with what toddlers are feeling.
Sing Together: “Abiyoyo Is a Giant”
Have children vary the pitch as they sing and act out the song “Abiyoyo Is a Giant.”
Sing Together: “Climb On!”
Discuss the children’s experiences on sleds. Sing the song about a sled.
Sing Together: “Down by the Bay”
Sing the song and invite children to suggest other silly verses with rhyming words.
Sing Together: “Fish Is Waiting”
Sing the song, naming objects and asking children to predict whether it will float or sink.
Sing Together: “I’m a Little Brown Seed” #1
Sing and act out the song to help children practice patience.
Sing Together: “Johnny Works with One Hammer”
Review the different tools builders use to build a house. Sing the song and act out hammering a nail for each verse.
Sing Together: “Keep on Trying”
Have children make comparisons as you reread the story The Little Engine That Could. Sing the song “Keep on Trying.”
Sing Together: “Listen, Listen, Little Ears” #1
Teach children a song about listening and invite them to sing along with you.
Sing Together: “Old MacDonald Grew Some Plants”
Sing the song and encourage children to suggest other plants for additional verses.
Sing Together: “Opposite Song”
Discuss opposites and sing the song. Prompt children to provide the opposite words in the song.
Sing Together: “The Wheels on the Bus” #3
Discuss how a bus moves from place to place on wheels and then sing a song about a bus and act out the motions.
Sing Together: “Traffic Light”
Sing a song about traffic lights focusing on the different colors and their meanings.
Songs for Routines and Transitions
Play or sing simple songs during daily routines or transition times. Babies will begin to recognize the songs and connect them to specific routines or transitions.
Talk Together: I Can Do It!
Review the story The Little Engine That Could. Have children share a time they were afraid to go down an inclined plane.