Why sing (and dance) together?
Singing develops your toddler's language and listening skills and promotes auditory memory. Singing a familiar song can help calm or ease a temper tantrum. Have patience; it may take a few months to learn just one verse.
Be sure to use gestures (point to the body part) as you sing the words to help you child's understanding
Language exposure
We've included songs in multiple languages here as adding a secondary language can benefit your child's reasoning. Research has shown that both bilingual children and children exposed to another language were better able to understand another person's perspective later on in life so try one of these below to add in some variety to your song time!
Let's Sing:
Here are some videos we recommend to learn some of our favorite toddler songs.
1. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes! (YouTube: Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs)
- Spanish (YouTube: Canta con Jess)
- Chinese (YouTube: Learn Chinese with Emma)
- Arabic (YouTube: Osratouna tv)
2. Old MacDonald Had a Farm (YouTube: Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs)
- Spanish (YouTube: Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs)
3. The Wheels on the Bus (YouTube: Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs)
- Spanish (YouTube: Super Simple Español - Canciones Infantiles Y Más)
- Chinese (YouTube: Little Fox Chinese - Stories & Songs for Learners )
4. The Itsy Bitsy Spider (YouTube: Twinkle Little Songs - Nursery Rhymes)
- French (YouTube: TikeTunes)
- German (YouTube: Sing mit mir - Kinderlieder)
- Spanish (YouTube: Canta con Jess)
5. Open Shut Them (YouTube: Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs)
- Spanish (YouTube: Super Simple Español - Canciones Infantiles Y Más)
- Japanese (YouTube: Super Simple 日本語 - 童謡とこどもの歌
6. Five Little Monkeys (YouTube: Little BoBo Nursery Rhymes - FlickBox Studios
- Spanish (YouTube: Super Simple Español - Canciones Infantiles Y Más)
And, while we're thinking about it- our Language Learning Cards are another excellent infant language development activity you can enjoy with your child.
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