Children's Songs
Origins and Meaning The earliest known version of Little Jack Horner was published in the year 1725. It was not until the 19th century that scholars started to decipher the true meaning of the rhyme. King Henry VIII was trying to separate from his first wife and received a lot of flack for it from …
Take Me out to the Ball Game is meant to entertain fans during baseball events. It’s a long-standing tradition for fans, especially kids, to sing along. During baseball games, artists are often invited to open and close with a rendition. Jack Norworth was a famous musician who wrote a rendition in 1934. The song was first …
Everyone has some memory of their parent or grandparent singing This Little Piggy on their toes as young children, pointing to each toe and referring to it as different little piggy. One goes to market, one has roast beef and another screams “wee” all the way home. Not only is This Little Piggy one of …
Row Row Row Your Boat Gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream This rhyme, Row Row Row Your Boat, is one of the most popular baby songs and nursery rhymes. It is often sung as a “round,” where at least three voices sing the same melody in unison, but …
There are so many things you can do to improve your children’s education before they start school. Singing rhymes with them everyday will build up the skills they need, and they will pick up on it as long as you do it everyday. One of these rhymes that are very popular with toddlers is Head …
In the formative years of a child’s life, rhyming words and verses of a song or poem is what helps them to learn. They love the singing and the interaction. When they are engaged in the song, it enhances motor skills. Learning a rhyming tune or poem is easy for children, and it is something …
The benefits of singing the “ABC Song” are numerous and so tremendously helpful. First off, singing reinforces a child’s synapses making the signals between receptors stronger so it helps the child with memory recall. Singing also aids in the learning process of young children because the act brings joy to the child which puts them …
Three Little Kittens, among the most well-known nursery rhymes, is thought to have its origins in the British folk tradition. As is typical with literature from the oral tradition, there are several versions of the poem, but the most well-known is the version is attributed to American poet, Eliza Lee Cabot Follen, published in 1833 …
The Wheels on the Bus has been a popular tune in the Untied States and the United Kingdom since sometime in the 20th century, around 1939. While the original writer of this thought to be Verna Hills, several variations exist on albums full of baby songs and nursery rhymes. Since it is sung top the …
The ABC song is one of those children’s songs that everyone knows, and you have taught it to your kids probably without even knowing what it was. You have to be pretty sure that you are going to be teaching them the right things about the song, and you can learn where the ABC song …