Help Toddlers Learn through Music
Music is a universal language for people at different ages. Many toddlers like music, singing along with a simple melody. D’Arcy Lyness, PhD says that music contributes a lot to children’s learning, even as simple as those below:
Songs are a lot more fun than flashcards and they really can teach your child some important facts and skills. For instance, singing the ABC song can help your child learn the alphabet, “This Old Man” teaches counting, and “There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly” helps with rhyming and memory. And you can encourage creativity in your child by singing new words to familiar tunes like “Drive, Drive, Drive Your Car” for “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” or by inserting your child’s name in “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”
Music can help your toddler make transitions through the day as well:
- picking up toys (”toys away, toys away, it’s time to put the toys away”)
- brushing teeth (”brushing, brushing, brushing teeth,” sung to the tune of “London Bridge Is Falling Down”)
- taking a bath (”Now it’s bath time, now it’s bath time, yes, it is” sung to the tune of “Are You Sleeping”)
Introducing Toddlers to Music [KidsHealth]