I love nursery rhymes. I am a special education teacher by profession, and I adore singing preschool songs to my darling pupils (even though the voice isn’t good!). Songs help a lot in the children’s learning. They get to remember something better when the concepts are incorporated in a song. When the things they need to know are given a tune, they most likely recall them more than just plain reciting, and even more when actions are included, and pictures too since children are visual, auditory, kinesthetic and tactile learners. Concepts such as days of the week or months of the year, numbers, letters and letter sounds are easily grasped by the children through songs. There are plenty of songs for preschool that are entertaining too! If you’d like to know more about songs for children, Magic Sing has a song chip especially for the children, with traditional and holiday songs included. Just slip in the Enter Tech Magic Sing Pop 11 Traditional/Children/Holiday Chip to your Magic Sing ET13K (Magic Sing Et-13000 has four available song chip slots so it will never be a problem) and sing songs to your kids!

Here are some of my favorite songs where some are included in the pop 11 song chip:

Eensy Weensy  Spider
Eensy weensy  spider
Crawled up the water spout (‘Crawl’ up arm)
Down came the rain (Wiggle fingers down)
And washed the spider out (Wave arms to the side)
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain (Lift hands above head, make a circle for the sun)
And the eensy weensy spider
Crawled up the spout again. (‘Crawl’ up arm again)

Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town.
(Roll hands over each other)

The wipers on the bus go “Swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish”
The wipers on the bus go “Swish, swish, swish”
All through the town.
(Move arms back and forth, like a windshield wiper)

The door on the bus goes open and shut
Open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut
All through the town. (Open and shut hands)

The windows on the bus go Up and Down, Up and Down, Up and Down
The windows on the bus go Up and Down, All through the town
(Move arms up and down)

The horn on the bus goes “Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep”
The horn on the bus goes “Beep, beep, beep”
All through the town.
(Pretend to beep horn)

The baby on the bus says, “Wah, wah, wah!
Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!”
The baby on the bus says, “Wah, wah, wah!”
All through the town.
(Pretend crying like a baby)

The mommy on the bus says, “Shh, shh, shh,
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh”
The mommy on the bus says, “Shh, shh, shh”
All through the town.
(Make the ‘shh’ motion)

Baby Bumblebee
I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee, Won’t my mommy be so proud of me,
(Cup hands together as if holding bee)
I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee, Ouch! It stung me!
(Shake hands as if just stung)
I’m squishing up the baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me,
(‘Squish’ bee between palms of hands)
I’m squishing up a baby bumblebee,
Ooh! It’s yucky!
(Open up hands to look at ‘mess’)
I’m wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Won’t my mommy be so proud of me,
(Wipe hands off on shirt)
I’m wiping off the baby bumblebee,
Now my mommy won’t be mad at me!
(Hold hands up to show they are clean)

If You’re Happy
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap! clap!)
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap! clap!)
If you’re happy and you know it
Then your face will surely show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap! clap!)

If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet! (stomp! stomp!)
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet!(stomp! stomp!)
If you’re happy and you know it
Then your face will surely show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet! (stomp! stomp!)

If you’re happy and you know it, turn around!
If you’re happy and you know it, turn around!
If you’re happy and you know it
Then your face will surely show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, turn around!

If you’re happy and you know it, do all three (clap! clap! stomp! stomp! turn around)
If you’re happy and you know it, do all three (clap! clap! stomp! stomp! turn around)
If you’re happy and you know it
Then your face will surely show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, do all three (clap! clap! stomp! stomp! turn around)

Singing songs to children is fun. With Magic Sing ET-13000 you can even sing songs with them, and have them enjoy karaoke singing too. 

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