Singing with Children

Children who are active with singing seem to learn those harder subjects much easier as they grow and mature. There are subjects such as math and science, that would other wise be hard to understand, but with nursery rhymes songs, the child can become interested immediately after hearing the song one. When children are depending on adults to learn, it is best for adults to include a round of singalongs in any curriculum. This will keep them interested while the song is playing or while you are singing. There are songs written such as “Itsy Bitsy Spider” that excites any child and keeps them enthusiastic about learning in school. When joining organizations such as girl scouts, boy scouts, or church, this is the perfect song to bring happiness to anyone’s day, and it will be a tune that is familiar to all children.

History of the “Itsy Bitsy Spider”

This particular nursery rhyme was written by Arthur Walbridge North in 1910 and was later published by Mike and Peggy Seeger in 1948. In Arthur’s vacation adventures, he wrote the song to remind him of how great of a time he had exploring the forests of California and Mexico. He found inspiration when looking at the insects that surrounded him. There were several that were small, but North noticed that the insects were very detailed. Arthur noticed that as long as you didn’t bother insects, the mission for them would continue. This means that North was surprised that no spiders bothered him. Arthur was so grateful that he was inspired to finish the song before going back to his home.

The Nursery Rhyme Can Teach A Child

While listening to the song, children automatically start swaying and rocking along with the music. This helps them develop their motor skills while they listening to the song and to their teacher or parents. The children will always recognize the song when it comes on. In fact, their motor skills move right with the message of the song. Children ended up learning the sign language word for spider, hand movements, smiling, and singing. Classmates in kindergarten or pre-school love this song. In fact, teachers often use the nursery rhymes to get every child’s attention. It works for their classroom.

Children Learn Subjects For Later

This song covers science and the atmosphere. Children have often began to be observant outside once learning this nursery rhyme. As a child’s development stages happen, they will recognize that those nursery rhymes that their parents played for them at home helped them out a lot. It makes the lesson that their teachers teach much simpler especially when it is time to identify the sun and evaporation. This song covers more than science. When you listen closer, children learn adjectives and adverbs. Those subjects will also help the teacher explain how certain words have action or describe an action in a sentence. In some cases, children will get into art and want to learn how to draw a spider, the sun, and rain. Overall, this is a great way to get a child’s attention and teach them fundamentals that will be used later on in school or in their lives.