Playtime w/ Music

For my first six years as a teacher, I taught Kindergarten. Sing-alongs, like the A-B-C Song, movement songs, like The Wheels on the Bus, and fingers-songs, like 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, were a go-to part of my day. Music magically kept the attention five-year olds. This week, thanks to Spotify, I relived songs from my kinder days, while playing with Aden.

I first searched “Raffi” on the song app and was reminded of that great song, Baby Beluga. Next, both Aden and I moved to the cues of Shake Your Sillies Out but it was Apple and Bananas that got her singing along. Her monosyllable sounds of oh and ah tried to mimic the lines of the song and once it ended, she gave it claps of approval!

In typical Spotify fashion, more and more children’s songs started playing on my iPhone without further prompting. As we played with our toys, I was reminded of old favorites, like Row, Row, Row Your Boat and If You’re Happy and You Know It. I listened to the lovely, deep voice of Elle Jenkins. And best of all, heard so many fun Seseme Street songs. We counted along with the Count. We munched cookies with Cookie Monster. We sang about rubber duckie with Ernie. But our favorite became Elmo’s Song. Of course, we added our own verse to be La-La-La-La La-La-La-La, Aden’s Song.

As you view these photos, what song are YOU singing-along with??!!