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Songs with actions are great for your child to learn new words and their meanings.
Singing and songs have a big impact on how your child learns and develop their speech and language and actions help engage multiple senses so they learn more quickly.
Action songs like 'Wheels on the Bus' and 'If You're Happy And You Know It' help your baby begin to connect different words with actions.
Benefits of singing action songs with children
Singing songs helps children to learn new vocabulary.
Actions engage their senses and help children pay attention to the song's words.
Repetition is key to reinforcing the meaning of words.
Singing is a great way to bond with your child.
Clapping and performing actions help to develop your child's motor skills.
Image caption, Sing songs that have actions and wait for your baby to copy you.
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Favourite action songs
Your child picks up language from the world around them, and singing songs with actions introduces them to new ideas and concepts before they go nursery or school.
Take at look at some of our favourite action songs on the Tiny Happy People website:
