Singable Book Club Podcast!
The very first Singable Book Club podcast is out!! Yay!
My purpose in starting this podcast is to share quick, easy, and intentional ways you can incorporate singable books into your therapy sessions, classes, and/or home! I’ll also be discussing the WHY and the science behind the “magic” of these books.
Feel free to listen on the podcast page, or subscribe on your Apple Podcasts app to stay up-to-date on the latest episodes!
Holiday-Themed Singable Books
’Tis the season for some holiday-themed singable book ideas!
Rumble and Sway: A Thanksgiving singable book
🍁It’s officially November! Which means my all-time favorite holiday is happening soon…Thanksgiving! Here’s a singable book for the season that you can easily implement into your sessions, lessons, or story hour: “Rumble and Sway: The Thankful Bus Ride”.
🍂Sing it to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus” and discuss what you/your students are thankful for. Create your own Thankful Bus!
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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
🎃🥁I LOVE incorporating instruments with singable books! Here are just a few of my favorite instruments I use with, “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not afraid of Anything” by Linda D. Williams:
🎃Floor Tom Drum
🎃Quack Stick
🎃Egg Shaker
🎃Castanet
🎃Guiro
🎃Microphone/pre-recorded button
🎃Wood block
(This book is also perfect for using movements with each sound mentioned in it!)
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Cows in the Kitchen
🐄Want to know one of my go-to singable books for practicing the core word “in”?
Check out “Cows in the Kitchen”! The @childsplaybooks story illustrated by
by @airlieanderson is PERFECT for this! It’s also great for animal identification and “where” questions.
In the club, I’ve created visuals for you to download and use while you read/sing the book 🧡!
Earth Day, Birthday!
Earth Day is coming up and I highly recommend the singable book, “Earth Day, Birthday” to help spark discussions re: how to take care of our planet. Here’s how I use it in sessions:
5 activities for Valentine’s Day
💌Before, after, or while you’re reading a Valentine’s Day singable book…try one of these 5 activities!
The Mitten
Back in my private practice days, I was taught a little tune (set to the melody of “The Farmer in the Dell”) to accompany, “The Mitten” by @janbrett1 ❄️.
🐇It’s a great go-to for sequencing, working on the preposition “in”, animal identification, answering who questions (“Who squeezed in the mitten?”), big vs. little (The mitten gets bigger with each animal added!) and more!
✋This year, I paired it with my #winter sensory bin and hid the animals amongst the pom-poms, mittens, and snowflakes as an extra fun challenge! The students searched through the bin with the tweezers (great for #finemotor control practice), scoop, and/or their fingers to find the animals to add to the mitten.
🧶And to make it even more exciting, the intern I’m supervising this year is incredible at knitting and she actually handmade a knitted mitten to use with the song - HOW AMAZING IS THAT?!
📘So many fun ways to use this classic book in your #earlychildhood , #languagetherapy , or #musictherapy sessions! Visuals, core word lists, and how I use the book are available in the Singable Book Club!
Ps. I fully realize I need to paint my nails (this polish is still hanging on from our family photos…back in OCTOBER lol)
Mail Myself to You
Need a fun and quick movement song to use with your students?
“Mail Myself to You” is a song by Woody Guthrie that was made into a singable book. It’s PERFECT to use this time of year when you’re talking about gift-giving, wrapping presents, etc.! The greatest gift of all is YOU!
Spider on the Floor
🕷️🕸️“Spider on the Floor” by @raffi_music
Great for:
*Where Questions
*Sequencing
*Following directions
*Movement and Coordination
Fall Sensory Bin + Book
My daughter and I made a fall sensory bin today to accompany some of our favorite fall singable books! 🎃🐿️🍂🍁🍎
📱I’ll put the link to all items in my stories (you can also DM me and I’ll send you the links!)
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