When choosing transportation songs for your child to listen to, repeatability plays a big role in helping young children keep busy during the ride. The reason repeatability is important is because the child will quickly pick up on the words to the song. If the child is singing along with the songs the ride will be fun and time will pass by flying. The words to nursery rhyme songs have been communicated in a way that makes it easier to interact with and the characters in the videos are colorful and fun.
Popular Songs
An example of a popular song that is classified as one of the most common vehicle songs is Wheels on the Bus. The same goes for the Driving In My Car beep beep song. For these, the main words are repeated over and over. The catchy words also have a fun tune playing. Since these songs are made for kids, a young child can easily sing along. Even though the song has many different words besides the main chorus, the words “driving in my car” plays so many times that those are the only words the child has to know. The video features a young character dressed in vibrant colors. The scenery as she goes is very colorful and easy to look at. The song Row Row Row Your Boat applies the same tools for early learners. The words are repeated over and over and the fun and interesting visuals entertain young children. Another popular transportation song is London Bridge is Falling Down. At first the bridge is made of wood and starts to fall. As the song goes on the characters rebuild the bridge with stronger materials until the bridge doesn’t fall. Again, the visuals are fun and inspire engagement and movement.