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Personalized Songs that Teach

Personalized Songs that Teach name spelling and counting from The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide

Try these two little songs to increase learning in those moments where you need a fill-in activity, are traveling in the car, or need to get your infant to lie still while you change her diaper.

I started singing the first personalized song with my children when they were infants, and they have been able to spell their own names since before turning 3 years old. It can be hard to change the diaper of a wiggling baby, and these songs not only teach your child basic concepts, they also help you take care of the necessary work of being a mom!

The second simple song for kids is self-explanatory: Singing the numbers teaches the number order, and it’s never too early to expose your child to numbers!

Personalized Songs that Teach

 


Personalized Name Spelling Song

When my son was an infant, I started singing his name to him. I spelled his name out while singing to the tune “Bingo”. Try it with your child. My version went a little something like this:

There was a boy whose name was Everett and this is how you spell his name-o:

 E-V-E-R-E-T-T (x3)

And that’s how you spell Everett.
 

Obviously, with a long name, you will have to adjust the song to fit, but it is a great way to help your child begin to learn the letters in his name and how to spell it. You will find after a time that he will be singing it too.

This can become a mnemonic device (memory tool) for kids when they begin trying to write out their name. I would sing and point to the letters of my children’s names that we had hanging on the wall in their rooms.  Print awareness can begin from birth.


 

Number Order Song

Sing the numbers to the tune of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” for a personalized song that teachers number order in a simple way. You will be able to keep singing and counting until you want to stop because the tune keeps going. This song grows with your child’s development and interests.

Point to numbers written on paper when you sing it too when your child is a toddler or preschool age, and your child will learn the connection between the number symbols and the number names.

These are two personalized songs that teach are too easy not to try! Both are great for infants on up to school-age children. My kids still enjoy singing their own name songs to spell their name and they really like teaching their younger siblings how to sing their names too. Even by less than 2 years old, your child will begin trying to say the letter names! It’s so fun how simple learning can be with kids.

 

These two songs helped my children learn to spell their names and count in order by age 2! They are simple and easy to personalize to get even babies learning. These songs are great for toddlers and preschoolers too.

Did you try singing these two songs with your infant, toddler or preschool child? Leave me a comment and tell me how it went. (Don’t worry, many of us do not have great singing voices-your child does not care about that!)




Here are other simple, frugal ways to teach your 
children at home:
Preschool Activities
 
Toddler Activities
 
Infant Activities


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December 1, 2011 by Jaimi Erickson 16 Comments Filed Under: activities Tagged With: infants, name, numbers, preschool, songs, spelling, toddler

Comments

  1. Puja says

    December 28, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    I was telling the same song to my daughter by spelling her name, she learnt it well before the A to Z…. It really works and makes the alphabets more easier….

    Reply
    • Jaimi says

      December 29, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      It really is a great way to engage and teach the young ones. I am glad to see that it was a successful experience for you and your daughter.

      Reply
  2. Niji says

    January 10, 2016 at 7:38 am

    Great idea…I will try..

    Reply
    • Jaimi says

      January 12, 2016 at 2:07 pm

      I hope it goes well! It’s an easy activity but fun for the kids.

      Reply
  3. Anna@The Measured Mom says

    April 10, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Love these, Jaimi! I had not heard of the second one– definitely going to try that! We've been doing the first one, which has helped the boys learn to spell their names. We do it like this: (I'm changing the name to one that is not my child's 😉 … There was a boy who liked to play and Jonah was his name-o… J-O-N-A-H (3x), and Jonah was his name-o!

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    • Jaimi says

      April 13, 2014 at 1:03 am

      Thanks, Anna! The first one is definitely a classic for those of us who were teachers that is for sure. I like your version! I think the second was just a random creation in the moment of a having a wiggly boy during a diaper change. 😉

      Reply
  4. Corinne Dever says

    August 24, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    I made up a song to what I think is the "happy and you know it" tune. I would sing:
    The momma and the baby take a bath (do, do, do)
    The mamma and the baby take a bath (do, do ,do(
    the momma and the baby, the momma and the baby, the momma and the baby take a bath (do, do, do)

    And then sub in the body parts:
    The momma and the baby wash your face (do, do, do)

    The possibilities seem endless and she loves it

    Reply
    • Jaimi says

      August 25, 2013 at 2:07 pm

      Corinne, that is such a cute (and educational) idea! I love it. I am glad you shared it here so more moms can use it. Thanks!

      Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    August 9, 2013 at 1:29 am

    When my son was about 10 months old, I taught him to point and identify the letters of the alphabet by using little wooden blocks. I started by pointing to A and saying, "here's A, point to A". I added B,and we went back and forth a few times and He "got" it. In an afternoon, he could point to any letter I named. I have to add that I started reading aloud when I knew hearing had developed while I was pregnant. I read aloud as I nursed him. He was into books when he was a few weeks old. I walked around with him, identifying and naming things and textures while still in the hospital after giving birth. I did these things to entertain myself as well as develop his language. It really paid off!

    Reply
    • Jaimi says

      August 9, 2013 at 7:07 pm

      Sounds like you are very eager to be an intentional parent and your child's first teacher. Good for you! I hope you enjoy it.

      Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    May 1, 2013 at 6:09 am

    You are so right about print awareness beginning at birth. I would sing my son's name in the bingo song while pointing to his letters on the wall. One night, when he was 11 months old, I heard this repetative grunting sound from my child in his crib. I went in to see what was wrong. He was standing in his crib pointing to the letters. This happened again a few days later. I was beginning to think he was trying to sing the name/bingo song. My final confirmation was when he was standing in the kitchen. He pointed to the "START" word on the dishwasher and began grunting. I am still left in amazement at what he showed me an 11 month old is capable of knowing (not the specific letters, but that those symbols are categorized).

    Reply
    • Jaimi says

      August 9, 2013 at 7:07 pm

      It really is amazing what they pick up as we are teaching them-without even knowing we are teaching them! Enjoy it all.

      Reply
  7. Heather Miller says

    January 25, 2013 at 9:08 am

    I spell out my son's name to the tune of "Mickey Mouse" J-O-S-I-A-H D-A-N-I-E-L. I love to sing to him (even though I am not the best singer!)

    Reply
    • Jaimi says

      January 25, 2013 at 6:20 pm

      Cute idea! Thanks for posting here so others can see your idea too. I am sure your child loves hearing you sing his name. Take care!

      Reply
    • Anonymous says

      May 4, 2014 at 7:31 pm

      Wow, My son's name is Josiah Daniel also 🙂

      Reply

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