24 brilliant new songs for fun-filled days in early years settings. Perfect for social play and learning, the songs celebrate words, sounds and melody from morning till night - getting up and out, playing and learning with friends or winding down to home time.

24 brilliant new songs for fun-filled days in early years settings. Perfect for social play and learning, the songs celebrate words, sounds and melody from morning till night - getting up and out, playing and learning with friends or winding down to home time. Action-packed and engaging, the songs have a World feel and many of the melodies are drawn from traditional sources.

Actions cover: getting dressed, transport, colours, sounds, parts of the body, senses, names, play and tidying up. The melodies are simple yet catchy and words are repetitive and easy to build upon. The book also contains suggestions for integrated classroom use.

The CD includes sample performances of each song to help with learning, as well as backing tracks for easy performance. Melody lines are provided at the back of the book for music readers.

This book is part of a book series called Songbooks .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Anne Johnson and Michele Chowrimootoo have been working in schools, nurseries and play centres for many years. Chowrimootoo is a storyteller, singer and composer. Johnson runs an organisation called Everyday Magic, a collective of community musicians as well as leading INSET sessions for teachers. She regularly leads workshops in schools, theatres and libraries, using stories from around the world that incorporate song, rhythm and poetry.