
Knowing "kid's songs" is a crucial part of a child succeeding in music and reading. It is a vital part of a child's growing and learning process that they are aware, can recognize and know these songs. My students often ask where I find silly songs. There are so many great resources available that are VERY cheap. I have found "100 Favorite Children's Songs" and cd's similar to that at discount stores, grocery stores, dollar stores and other places for less than $5.
Knowing nursery rhymes, silly songs, and other kid's songs help them make such a connection between music and reading. Singing helps children grow to be better learners by connecting the two sides of the brain. I have compiled a list of songs that children should be exposed to. I try to do this in my classroom, but reinforcement at home is more valuable than you would imagine.
Play them over and over - watch your child share the love of these songs.

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ABC's A Tisket, A Tasket Baa,Baa Black Sheep Bingo Chicken Dance Clementine Did you Ever See a Lassie Do-Re-Mi Do you Know the Muffin Man? Eency Weency Spider Farmer in the Dell Five Little Monkeys Georgie Porgie Happy Birthday Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Hey Diddle Diddle Hickory, Dickory Dock Hokey Pokey Home on the Range Humpty Dumpty If You're Happy and You Know it I'm a Little Teapot I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee
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It's A Small World It's Raining, It's Pouring I've Been Working on the Railroad Jack and Jill John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Little Bo Peep Little Bunny Foo-Foo Little Jack Horner Little Miss Muffet London Bridge Mary Had a Little Lamb Mulberry Bush My Bonnie My Country 'Tis of Thee Oh, Dear What Can the Matter Be Old King Cole Old McDonald One, Two Buckle My Shoe On Top of Old Smokey O' Susanna
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Pat-A-Cake Polly Wolly Doodle Pop! Goes the Weasel Puff the Magic Dragon Ring Around the Rosie She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain Sing a Song of Sixpence Six Little Ducks Skip to My Lou Star-Spangled Banner Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Take Me Out to the Ballgame The Wheels on the Bus There's a Hole in the Bucket There Was an Old Lady This Little Piggy Three Blind Mice Twinkle, Twinkle Where is Thumbkin Where Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone Yankee Doodle
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