Why participate in singing games?
They're fun and they boost vitality, develop the ability to keep a steady beat (a skill the brain needs for reading achievement), and foster social-emotional learning through group behaviors such as choosing partners, taking turns, and cooperating with others.
VIDEOS OF SINGING GAMES
Aiken Drum; little ones singing; acting it out
Al Citron
Alabama Gal (starts at 1:43 minutes); (another version)
All Around the Mulberry Bush
Apple on a Stick; children
Banana Song
Billy or Cross Town
Bim Bum
Boom, Chicka Boom; (another)
Bow, Wow, Wow
Bump Up Tomato; (another version); (another version with teachers)
Circle 'Round the Zero; with adults
Cup Passing Game; (another version); (another version done with I've Been to Harlem);
game directions;
Cut the Cake
Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky
Down, Down, Baby; Down, Down, Baby (30 sec into tape); dad with baby
Draw Me a Bucket of Water -African American from Georgia South Sea Islands; (another); (another); (Anglo version from UK)
Dum, Dum Dada
The Farmer in the Dell
Fiddle-i-Fee or Bought Me a Cat
Five Little Monkeys; child alone
Four White Horses; improvising movements
Frog in the Meadow
Gilly, Gilly, Gilly Good Morning, another version, another
Great Big House
Green Sally Up
Handclapping games
Head and Shoulders, Baby, (another version); (another)
Here Comes a Bluebird
Here We Are Together
Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush
I Let Her Go Go; teachers playing
If You're Happy And You Know It
I've Been to Harlem
Jingle Bells
John Kanaka; French men's version
Little Bird; pictures of birds
Little Sally Walker; another; another
Lucy Locket
Miss Mary Mack; variation; classroom
Obo-shi-notten-totten; Swiss children variation
Oats, Peas, Beans; as a mixer with a whole school
Ob-wi-sini-san; Ghanaian passing game; Kuraya Kuraya
Old Brass Wagon (choir); whole school
Paw Paw Patch
Pizza, Pizza, Daddy-O (at end of tape); variation
Punchinella
Ride that Pony; variation; variation
Rig-a-jig-jig
Rockin' Robin
Sevens Game; another
'Simmons
Skip to My Lou
Sleigh Bell Passing Game
There Was an Old Lady
This a Way, Valerie and variations: Zoodio, Step Back, Sally, Step Back, Sally
Tideo; (another version); dance.
We Are Dancing in the Forest
Wheels on the Bus; animated
When I First Came to this Land; with photos.
Who Fed the Chickens?
Who Stole My Chickens and my Hens?; 3 motions
Who Stole the Cookie? and Who Stole the Cookie to learn English
Ziggy Zah with shoes; another version with sticks, another version with spoons
RESOURCES
ALEXANDER STREET
Database of music from America's history, including songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys
AMERICAN FOLK SONG COLLECTION
http://kodaly.hnu.edu/
Holy Names University
Over 300 songs and games with recordings
CHILDREN'S MUSIC NETWORK
http://www.cmnonline.org/index.htm
An organization dedicated to children's music making. Songs galore!
DANY ROSEVEAR'S VIDEOS and WEBSITE
EDUCATIONAL AND FUN SONGS TO SING WITH YOUR KIDS IN THE CAR
EDUCATIONAL CYBER PLAYGROUND
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/NCFR.html
National Children's Folksong Repository
MAMA LISA'S WORLD
http://www.mamalisa.com/index.html
Songs and rhymes from around the world
NIEHS KIDS' PAGES
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/music.htm
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Sing-Along songs for health and well-being
POPULAR SONGS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
http://www.contemplator.com/america/
Recordings of folk song melodies with the lyrics
READ, SING, PLAY FOR BABIES AND TODDLERS
Song with finger plays, bounces, tickles, and more
https://klmpeace.wordpress.com/rhymes-for-baby-and-toddler-storytimes/
SCOUT SONGS
http://www.scoutsongs.com/categories/patriotic-songs.html
Recordings with lyrics
SING UP SONG BANK
http://www.singup.org/songbank/song-bank/
England's respository of songs, materials, lesson plans, and other aids for classroom teachers
SONGS TO SING IN THE CAR WITH KIDS
https://www.titlemax.com/songs-to-sing-in-the-car-for-kids/
TEACHER'S GUIDE
http://www.theteachersguide.com/ChildrensSongs.htm
Free worksheets, Smartboard templates, lesson plans
VINCENT BATES' ADULT STUDENTS
