
Older kids will enjoy the challenge of singing 26 nations in alphabetical order in "Alphabet of Nations" by They Might Be Giants. Your children will practice spelling three-, four-, and five-letter words like them, those, and from.ġ0. Kids can get in a little spelling practice with "Popcorn Words" on the Hip-Hop AlphaBop 2 album by Jack Hartmann. And, if you want more Sesame Street alphabet practice, check out the album Sesame Street: Sing the Alphabet.ĩ. It's an upbeat take on the traditional alphabet song. Elmo fans will adore "Elmo's Rap Alphabet" from the Sesame Street: Best of Elmo album. Your kids will adore "Who Let the Letters Out" from Totally Reading, Vol 1. Warning: you won't be able to get this song out of your head.Ĩ. Her songs are highly engaging and interactive. Jean Feldman is well-known by many early childhood educators. It might soon become the song you sing every time you take a trip to the library to find some great books.ħ. You'll find this little diddy on the We're On Our Way album. If you're headed to the library, crank up "At the Library" by Hap Palmer. Kids will get a great sound workout with "Apples and Bananas" by Raffi on his album The Best of Raffi. Each verse has a phoneme substitution so "apples and bananas" becomes "ipples and bininis" and "eepples and beeneenees." It's a silly song that gives kids a great boost in phonological awareness.Ħ. Kids can act out the song as they sing along.ĥ. Little ones will love the "Three Little Pigs" story song from the Perfectly Purple album.

Eric Litwin, who's known for some of the Pete the Cat books, is also a songwriter. The Learning Station also has an album that's based on children's literature called Literacy in Motion. Add "Wild Things" based on Where the Wild Things Areby Maurice Sendak to your list.Ĥ.

My top pick to add to your playlist would be "Louise Loves Art Song" inspired by the book, Louise Loves Art, by Kelly Light.ģ. You can't go wrong with any of the songs from either of Storytime Singalong albums. Emily Arrow creates amazing albums inspired by children's picture books. "Read a Book" from the album Sing Me Your Story by Two of a Kind will have the kids snapping and clapping as they chant about the adventures that await them between the covers of a book.Ģ. Here are some of my favorite songs that help build reading skills.ġ. Whether you need some new tunes to listen to in the car or some sing-alongs for dance parties at the house with the kids, this playlist will have your children soaking up some literacy knowledge.Įvery song on this music list encourages kids to read, learn letters and sounds, or build their oral language skills.
