Customer Reviews

So Big - Activity Songs For Little Ones

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I am a speech and language therapist working in 4 rural school districts in New Mexico. I have 28 years of experience. Children from the age of 3 to 7 love Hap Plamer's songs. They are slow paced and give children time to act out the meaning of the songs as well as learn the words. Mr. Palmer has a calming voice that children like to listen to. I have found it helpful for increasing listening, memory, turn-taking and vocabulary skills. Young children learn best by movement rather than paper work at their seats. They like to teach others the songs, too.

Hap Palmer's calming voice and catchy lyrics are infectous. Children can easily pick up the fingerplay directions in these songs.
Every song has educational & fun potential. A teacher/parent could use this cd to encourage gross motor skills, listening/following directions, learning body parts, etc, or just plain having a blast!

The titles are of the songs are easily remembered by kids ( I'm a pretzel, Jack in the box...) and soon you'll be fielding requests for their favorites!

Whether you teach or have kids or even babysit this cd is great addition to your collection.

My 3 and 5 year old boys request this cd all the time and really enjoy doing the activities suggested by the lyrics. We even bring it in the car so they can "wiggle" like worms in their car seat and do the "freeze" Most importantly, I love it too which as any Mom knows is essential when you have to listen to the same thing over...and over....and over.... The kids seem to like all the songs but my personal favorite is "When I'm down, I get up and dance" and I can't think of a better way to start the day than with a chorus of "So happy you're here" You won't be disappointed.

I use this CD in my special needs kindergarten. The kids love it!! I am rather musically challenged, but this CD allows me to bring music and movement into my classroom. It is easy to follow and includes the words to the songs.

I first heard about this cd from storytime at my local library. The storyteller had all the children bring in a teddy bear and they listened to the Teddy Bear track and did an activity to the song. My 3 year old loved it. The also danced to rock and roll freeze another track on the cd. The children had a blast. I bought the cd on line the next day as well as my friend who had brought along her 3 year old son also. The cd includes all the words and activties to go along with the songs. I highly recommend this cd.

My children love this cd. During our move recently this cd was misplaced and my children miss the songs. These songs are fun and silly. I even enjoy singing with my kids. The singing is not cheesy or irratating to an adults ears. If you don't have this cd you are missing out on the best cd for children.

I bought this tape to use with a pre-school class. Sometimes CD's do not meet my expectations. Not true with this one. It is excellent and I use it a lot.

I wasn't sure if I should buy this CD because there are no samples available, but I did and it turned out to be a good buy. Hap Palmer sings good songs and has a soothing voice. My daughter is 21 months and likes the CD. My nephew is 5 years and loves the song Rock and Roll Freeze Dance. I recently purchased another Hap Palmer CD and I'm excited to hear it.

My son is 21 months old and dances and sings to this CD at school. His favorite songs are "So Big" and "Five Little Monkeys". He does all the actions. I recommend this CD for any active child who likes to sing and dance.

The kids love this cd. We borrowed this from the library 6 times before we finally decided to buy it. We will probably wear it out! All of the songs are wonderful and give the kids the chance to sing and act out!!!