A songbook containing songs which have a PSE (personal social and emotional development) focus. So there are songs to help with taking turns, washing and dressing, and respecting ourselves and others.

The Handy Band is another great songbook from Sue Nicholls, author of Bobby Shaftoe clap your hands and Music Express Foundation Stage. All the songs have a PSE (Personal social and emotional development) focus, so there are songs to help with taking turns, washing and dressing, respecting ourselves and others. Just like Bobby Shaftoe, this songbook uses familiar tunes with new catchy words. Instantly memorable, instantly useful.

A handy band of bright new songs to sing with 3-6 year olds.

This book is part of a book series called Songbooks .

This book is at the foundation stage (early years) of the key stage system. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) covers children from birth to age 5 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Sue Nicholls currently teaches in Lincolnshire. She is an Advanced Skills Teacher, and is passionate about supporting the generalist teacher. She has written several practical and accessible music books Sheena Roberts started compiling baby songs to sing with her own young children. Like many parents she needed a reminder of the songs her own parents had sung to her. Sheena is a children's song writer and editor, specialising in educational music.