About This:
These easy-to-learn activity songs are designed for pre-school and primary grade learners. They tap children's natural desire to move, sing and make-believe. From a tiny chick curled inside an egg, to the vigorous movements of a galloping pony, a full range of images and movement possibilities are explored. While clapping, stamping, turning, reaching, falling, throwing, catching, bending, twisting, crawling, walking, hopping, running and soaring, the whole child is engaged in developing movements skills, enriching language, experiencing basic math and science concepts, and stimulating imaginative powers.

Each song is repeated in an instrumental version. Once children have learned a song, they can sing along without hearing the words. The instrumentals have a soft melody line to act as a guide without overpowering the children's voices. The instrumentals also provide opportunities for choice making, problem solving and creativity. Children choose the things they would like to pretend, make up their own words and create their own movements. They then sing and move using their ideas.

Reviews

Parents' Choice Gold Award

SO BIG!
Hap Palmer. Hap-Pal Music, HP107
CD Ages 2-5

If ever a songwriter knew how to speak in music to young children, it's the "Babysongs" man himself, Hap Palmer. Here is a new treasure trove of original songs that get preschoolers and elementary school children hopping. dancing, clapping and singing. They can pretend along with Baby Chickie -"Peck, chickie, peck, stretch out your neck, Squirm about and shake each leg . . . Until you crack the shell and break the egg". They can move like Five little Monkeys or learn about counting in Ten Wiggle Worms. Each tune is repeated in an instrumental version with move suggestions for learning and fun.
From 1994 Parents' Choice Awards Issue