Category: Phonological Awareness
Songs for November Feasting
Today is Monday – Yum!
Halloween Rhymes – Aaa-ooo!
Fun & Learning with Finger Plays
Why are finger plays great learning tools for young children? Finger plays make a body-mind connection. Most utilize music and rhythm, which helps build literacy. Most utilize rhymes, which help with phonological awareness. Many tell a story, and help children learn to organize their thoughts to tell a simple story/narrative…
Student Songwriting: Brainstorm to Exercise the Brain!
This article first appeared on The Children’s Music Network blog as part of an ongoing series about songwriting with students. There’s a blank white board in front of you. Name your idea – any idea is great. Let’s see how many we can assemble! What a tantalizing invitation, a welcome…
Pepperoni on Pizza Helps Consonant Learning
If you’re helping kids learn letter sounds, there are no better teaching tools than simple songs and rhymes. I’ve already written in this blog about how nursery rhymes help children learn about rhyming words and vowel sounds; they can help teach about consonant sounds, too. Many nursery rhymes and songs…
More Fun Songs for Rhyming & Reading
Cat-bat-sat-hat: Say a rhyming word with that!
Learn Vowel Sounds with Songs & Chants
Songs for November Feasting
Today is Monday – Yum!
Halloween Rhymes – Aaa-ooo!
Fun & Learning with Finger Plays

Why are finger plays great learning tools for young children? Finger plays make a body-mind connection. Most utilize music and rhythm, which helps build literacy. Most utilize rhymes, which help with phonological awareness. Many tell a story, and help children learn to organize their thoughts to tell a simple story/narrative…
Student Songwriting: Brainstorm to Exercise the Brain!
This article first appeared on The Children’s Music Network blog as part of an ongoing series about songwriting with students. There’s a blank white board in front of you. Name your idea – any idea is great. Let’s see how many we can assemble! What a tantalizing invitation, a welcome…
Pepperoni on Pizza Helps Consonant Learning

If you’re helping kids learn letter sounds, there are no better teaching tools than simple songs and rhymes. I’ve already written in this blog about how nursery rhymes help children learn about rhyming words and vowel sounds; they can help teach about consonant sounds, too. Many nursery rhymes and songs…