Learning & Development: Music for the under-threes: Part 2 - Clap hands

Nursery World, 2 October 2008

Ideas for engaging with children from birth to 12 months using sounds and movement are suggested by Alice Sharp.

PLAY TIPS - Calm restless babies by singing or playing gentle, quiet songs to them while swaying them gently. - When changing, feeding, dressing and bathing babies, say rhymes or sing songs to them. - Continually change the tone of your voice when talking to babies - they like hearing sounds that change. - Hang up a set of wind chimes. - Hang music boxes from the mobiles in your nursery. - Gather together a collection of old sets of keys...

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