ESL Songs for Children Learning English
For beginners: with games and actions for every song!
Teaching ESL Songs
You can’t expect young children to learn English without a lot of repetition. I can help you make this repetition fun. Songs are absolutely ideal for language learning as children love them and will want to hear them over and over again – perfect for vocabulary acquistion and language learning.
You may have noticed that if you expect your child or pupils to sit still and listen to you while you show them flashcards, you will not have their attention for long! Successful ESL teaching is all about variety, movement and using resources that appeal to young children. Young children love games, they love stories and they love songs.
That’s why I created these particular songs, as they go hand in hand with the first ten preschool stories, and this was really a missing element in the toolbox. However let me add right now that you can use these songs alone, without the stories too – more on that at the bottom of this page.
Too many words for ESL – the song should repeat the same words all the time, and these ones do!
One problem with English songs is that very often there is far too much vocabulary and language for ESL learners – after all they were conceived for native speakers.
If you want to get your pupils to the point that they can actually sing along to these songs then you need simple ones, not too many words, and it’s even better if the words match up with what you are already teaching in class.
Using games, stories, drama and songs you are now equipped to tackle any topic with the variety that young children need. Otherwise they have a tendency to be bored in two minutes flat. Let’s hear about Tatiana’s success with my songs:
“I just wanted to say that my son adores The ants are marching down the path song. We often hear your CD in the car and M. likes to follow the sequence of the ants falling asleep. Sometimes I have to leave him in the car for a while until the song is finished. I love your song and lessons too because they are very repetitive and the vocabulary gradually increases. You play with the same terms and each time add some more. I really like your teaching style!”
Tatiana Costache. Russia.
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Teaching English Songs Review
So now for a quick review of the songs themselves – then you may want to listen to the extracts further down…
Simple and repetitive, written especially for young ESL / EFL learners.
The vocabulary and language in the songs matches stories 1 to 10 – Use to sing, move to and act out the stories.
Suitable for teaching individuals, small groups and classrooms.
Downloadable activity sheet included for each song. Sing along, dance, do special actions and play suggested games to use during the song.
Activity sheets include ways to act out each song – for individuals and small groups.
With English learners you want to get to the point where the children can sing along, not just listen, and you can do that with these songs.
Enjoy the groovy animal noises and sound effects!
32 Tracks! 16 full songs and 16 backing tracks that you can sing along to. Put different vocabulary to the same melodies.
The backing tracks can also be used for shows to parents where the children do all the singing, with no help.
Musical development in the songs – it’s not “tin-can” looping because instrumentation varies as the song moves along making for more satisfiying listening and appreciation, and keeping the song interesting for a long time.
Varied musical styles – give the children a musical education as well as teaching English.
Most songs are originals with some classics with words adapted for ESL and fresh arrangements.
The songs are written to go hand in hand with the two sets of preschool stories. However they work on their own too.
P.S. Listening to the music, hearing the words, singing the words, doing the actions, playing games to the music, acting out the stories in the songs – these are all things children love doing and they are the best ways for them to learn English, remember it, and love doing so. Plus they will bond with each other and the teacher while having fun and learning.
You can be sure to have more fun in class with these songs.
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Shelley Ann Vernon
Teaching English Games