Today’s blog was written by one of our very own children’s storytellers: Miss Alex. You’ll find Miss Alex sharing stories with children of all ages as well as creating wonderful children’s programs at a couple of our branches.
Singing is fitting for the “Libraries Rock!” summer reading theme (are you signed up?)! Singing is a popular activity in story times too. As the post, “Sing to Your Baby,” said, “Sharing stories, songs and rhymes with your child has many wonderful benefits.” What do those benefits look like in your life?
I can think of many personal benefits in my own – I once signed up for a continuing education graduate class without knowing it was basically a choir, which was such a wonderful adventure in confidence and perseverance.
As a librarian,
I recently used this printed “board game” on my school visits to promote the Día program; when children landed on the “nursery rhyme” square, so many of the elementary students remembered and loved “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” as much as the babies and toddlers I work with do, too. At one elementary school, w
hen groups landed on the “sing a funny song” square I used my latest joke, “The Itsy Bitsy Spiderman,” to great success! One boy in particular was inspired to make up an entirely new song about a superhero and had more confidence to try to sing it as he created it.
I totally believe in the power of singing to not only “start smart” but “stay smart.” Check out Ready Rosie videos of ways to sing with the children in your life, as well as one of my favorite songs from the Scottish Book Trust’s Song and Rhyme Library, below. Let us know in the comments or at your next library visit what you think about them, how you feel about singing, and your favorite songs!
Resources:
- Ready Rosie. (n.d.). “Silly Song Singing” . Retrieved from https://app.readyrosie.com/en/videos/480
- Ready Rosie. (n.d.). “Singing Together” . Retrieved from https://app.readyrosie.com/en/videos/547
- Scottish Book Trust. (2018). “Little Green Frog” . Retrieved from http://scottishbooktrust.com/bookbug/bookbug-song-and-rhyme-library/little-green-frog
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