Tuesday Tidbit: SING WITH THEM! Songs that Will Boost Your Child's Language Development

Authored by Elise Weinstein, M.S., CCC-SLP, Speech Therapist at The Village Therapy Place

 When my oldest daughter was little, I discovered Super Simple Songs on YouTube .

We’ve been hooked ever since! The songs are engaging, the videos are cute (though I almost always play them audio only as I am not a fan of screen time), and the lyrics are loaded with language!

Below find my recommendations based on language-goals your child may be working to achieve.

Share your favorites in the comments below! What language goals were you able to focus on?

Seasonal Vocabulary

·        Little Snowflake (Winter) LITTLE SNOWFLAKE LINK HERE

·        I’m A Little Snowman (Winter) LITTLE SNOWMAN LINK HERE

·        How’s The Weather? (All Seasons) HOW'S THE WEATHER LINK HERE

·        The Ice Cream Song (Summer) THE ICE CREAM SONG LINK HERE

Body Parts

·        Little Snowflake (Falling On My Head, Falling On My Nose, Falling In My Hand) LITTLE SNOWFLAKE LINK HERE

·        My Teddy Bear (Eyes, Nose, Ears, Arms, Legs, Paws) MY TEDDY BEAR LINK HERE

·        The Skeleton Dance (Knee, Leg, Thigh, Foot, Hip, Back, Neck, Hands) THE SKELETON DANCE LINK HERE

·        The Bath Song (Hair, Feet, Face, Knees, Shoulders, Toes, Hands, Nose) THE BATH SONG LINK HERE

·        One Little Finger (Finger, Head, Nose, Chin, Arm, Leg) ONE LITTLE FINGER LINK HERE

Basic Concepts

·        Driving In My Car (Fast/Slow) DRIVING IN MY CAR LINK HERE

·        One Little Finger (Up/Down) ONE LITTLE FINGER LINK HERE

·        Open Shut Them (Open/Shut, Big/Small, Please/No Thank You, Fast/Slow, Loud/Quiet) OPEN SHUT THEM LINK HERE

·        Mary Had A Kangaroo (Long, Sharp, Warm, Round, Little, Big) MARY HAD A KANGAROO LINK HERE

Verbs

·        Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (Turn, Touch, Jump, Wiggle, Nod, Go) TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR LINK HERE

·        Walking Walking (Walking, Hop, Running, Stop, Jump, Swimming, Sleep) WALKING WALKING LINK HERE

·        Walking In The Jungle (Walking, Stomping, Jumping, Skipping) WALKING IN THE JUNGLE LINK HERE

·        We All Fall Down (Walk, Gallop, Tiptoe, Sleep, Wake Up, Hop, Twirl)  WE ALL FALL DOWN LINK HERE

Vehicles

·        Driving In My Car (Vehicles- car, bike, boat, train, airplane; Actions-driving, riding, pedal, rowing, splash, riding, flying) DRIVING IN MY CAR LINK HERE

·        My Yellow Car (colors and foods incorporated) MY YELLOW CAR LINK HERE

Clothing

·        Put On Your Boots (boots, coat, scarf, hat) PUT ON YOUR BOOTS LINK HERE

·        Put On Your Shoes (shoes, jacket, scarf, hat) PUT ON YOUR SHOES LINK HERE

·        This Is The Way We Get Dressed (t-shirt, pants, shirt, socks, shoes, jacket) THIS IS THE WAY WE GET DRESSED LINK HERE

Sequencing

·        Pizza Party (spin the dough, spread the sauce, shred the cheese, spread the toppings, bake the pizza, slice the pizza, eat the pizza) PIZZA PARTY LINK HERE

·        Peanut Butter And Jelly (crack the peanuts, mash the peanuts, spread it, pick the grapes, squish the grapes, spread it, eat it) PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY LINK HERE

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