4. Nursery Rhymes with Presto and Adagio

Join Ms. Elizabeth and Forte the Lion while they share two favorite nursery rhyme activities and two movements from Bizet’s Jeux D’Enfants or Children’s Games.

We begin by practicing steady beat and learning 1,2, Buckle My Shoe with rhythm sticks.

We meet Presto the Wild Donkey and Adagio the Tortoise and learn the musical concepts of presto and adagio while singing a favorite nursery rhyme, Wind the Bobbin Up.

We finish up by listening to The Doll and The March, by Bizet and moving our bodies in different ways. We listen for the different meters and move accordingly.

Teaching and sharing Nursery Rhymes with young kids has so many benefits. We’ve got a list of some of our favorite nursery rhymes, it’s in two sections, ones you probably know, and some that you might not know but are worth checking out. If you’d like the printable, click here: www.clapforclassics.com/episode4

Watch a video of Charlotte and I, Presto, and Adagio sharing Wind the Bobbin up here: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/bobbin

We share a few of the benefits of nursery rhymes in this article as well as a video of 2 more nursery rhymes: Hey Diddle Diddle and Little Boy Blue. https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/language

Do you have a little one between the ages of 0-2, we’ve got something just for the sweet little ones! In our Nursery Rhyme Baby Time course we share nursery rhyme activities as well as Bizet’s Children’s Games. We give you lots of tips and ideas on how to enjoy music-making and nursery rhymes with your baby. Check out the details at www.clapforclassics.com/baby

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