Music

Ella Jenkins has recorded the perfect CD for exploring music and movement. This engaging recording presents a progression of rhythmic concepts, from simple to complex. The appealing rhythms inspire children to get up and moving and lends itself to a great lesson in movement education or just a fun time at home.

This CD features various types of music from funky and groovy sounds to classical and techno tunes. The fun kids' songs on this album are diverse and unique to provide an array of music to move to. The versatility of this club mix music makes it very useful for multiple genres of dance. The music flows well from one tempo to the next. The original and motivating pieces will spark original and motivating warm-ups, center work, across-the-floor combinations and choreographic ideas. There's a genre… More »

3 years & up. These music and scarves activities encourage creative and musical expression, imaginative play, color recognition, gross motor skills, and collaborative work. Children will love waving their bright colored scarves through the air as they follow along to an activity or freestyle. These activities also address tactile, auditory, visual and kinesthetic skills. Includes individual and group activities. Scarves sold separately.

3 years & up. Start the day off with excitement using this wonderful Circle Time Activities CD for Theme Based and Transition Activities. This CD can be used daily to get children's minds and bodies stretched and refreshed. Circle time activities promote gross motor skills, collaborative play, balance, flexibility, and listening skills. Ensure your children have enough space to move around before starting.

3 years & up. A simple percussion instrument that is played by striking or scratching along the ribs. 7.75" x 1.75".

Take a deep breath and a mindful moment with this Relax and Be Happy: Mindfulness for Children CD Set. This CD set includes 25 tracks meant to promote and guide mindfulness practices. Use these CDs to educate your children about the importance of mindfulness. The set includes creative mindfulness games, visualizations and exercises to help children feel grounded, find calm, improve focus, practice kindness and relax.

12 months - 6 years. Rhymes and rhythms boost learning phonological awareness. Each rhyme is sung, and then followed by a finger play or simple activity set to the music, and then sung once through again to reinforce the language. Guide with lyrics/activities.

2 years & up. Get your classroom moving with this very exciting Wiggles Jiggles & Giggles Classroom Gross Motor Activities. This CD will fill many hours with active movement and fun, expressive dancing. This CD promotes gross motor functions, listening skills, and collaborative learning. Ensure your children have enough space to move around before beginning.

3 years & up. Inspire your future musician with this durable Tom Boy Drum with Mallet. This drum features a handle and an easy to grip handle and mallet. The sturdy wood laminate frame is covered with artificial calfskin. Play by gently hitting the drum head with a mallet. This instrument promotes fine motor skills, dexterity, rhythm learning, and hand-eye coordination. 10.75"L x 6.75"W x 2.25"H.

This CD by Jack Hartmann will take you on a rollercoaster ride, get you moving and learning basic math skills in a fun and heart pumping way that is good for your brain and your body. Learning made easy with a variety of songs about numbers, shapes and spatial concepts, left and right, days of the week, time and so much more.

Birth & up. Babies will enjoy listening to the lively melodies on the Playful Baby CD! Music nourishes a baby's developing brain. Enhance active listening skills and spatial awareness with recordings that are designed to stimulate and energize playtime. By playing music, you can help build a strong foundation for cognitive and sensory development.

3 years & up. Take a dance break in the middle of the day with this exciting Dance Party Fun CD for Engaging Classroom or At Home Physical Activity. This CD can be used daily to get children's minds and bodies stretched and refreshed. Dance parties promote gross motor skills, flexibility, balance, collaborative learning, and listening skills. Encourage your children to follow along with a dance together or to freestyle and express themselves. Ensure your children have enough space to move around before starting.

3 years & up. Here's a fun way for young children to combine their favorite "props" with activities, reinforce school readiness, and sharpen physical development. Throwing and catching bean bags and scarves are child-friendly ways to prepare children for future literacy skills. Rhythm instruments help stimulate a sense of musical tempos and beats to reinforce math skills. These props are appealing to children encouraging them to stay engaged!

2 years & up. This CD collection will fill many hours of active movement, celebrating such fun filled dancing.

Tranquil sounds for winding down, cooling off, and relaxing. Titles: Winding Down; Slow Down; Body Relaxation; The Magic Coin; Daydreams; Quiet Time; Tradewinds; Lotus Flower; Morning Mist; Siesta; Skyward.

Grab your parachute and follow along with this fun cd. Your children will love moving the parachute with their classmates as they follow along to songs from around the world. This activity promotes listening skills, gross motor skills, and outdoor learning. Running time is approximately 30 minutes.

3 years & up. This collection includes their newest Fun & Games. Greg & Steve create environments that educate, motivate, enrich and entertain. Hours of 'learning to play, playing to learn! Songs include "Zip-a-dee-do-dah', "I've been Working on the Railroad", "Join in the Game", The Tree Little Pigs Blues" and much more. 12 songs in all.

2 years & up. Introduce your children to the shooting sounds of jazz with this wonderful Twinkle Twinkle Jazzy Star CD - Jazz Interpretations of Classic Children's Songs. On this CD, Thomas Moore plays jazz interpretations of traditional songs for children with his tenor saxophone. Music promotes rhythm learning, mindfulness, and listening skills. The songs included are smooth, relaxing and captivating for all ages.

12 months - 6 years. Wonderful singable songs for young children. Full of action with cherished old favorites. Teacher guides include activities and links to books for extension ideas.

Children sing silly lyrics to wacky voices while moving to simple instructions, identifying colors, counting off from 1-20, and scaling their ABCs. It's so much fun, they don't even know they're learning. Some songs are sprinkled with Spanish words.

3 - 7 years. Spanning cultures and generations, Greg & Steve touch every aspect of the early childhood curriculum. With more than two million recordings sold to date, Greg & Steve hold the rank of the number-one children's music duo in the country. It's easy to see why their singable lyrics and catchy melodies are set to a contemporary beat. Parents and teachers alike find Greg & Steve's tunes a fun way to teach children basic concepts such as colors and numbers as well as friendship… More »

Adorable series features singers 2 - 4 years of age. Toddlers love listening to and singing along with their peers. CD Titles include Storytime, Playtime and Outrageous Vocals, You'll enjoy the innocence and sincerity of these outrageous performances.

3 years & up. The Energy Chime is often used in meditation and yoga and a soothing signal for use as a teacher bell. The chime has a warm and calming sound and it's free-floating design allows it to ring for a longer time. Mallet is included. Measures 8"L x 1.75"W x 1"H.

Twelve call-and-response songs with lyrics in English and Swahili inspired by Ella's experiences in Kenya and Tanzania. Includes: Jambo, On Safari, Counting on Swahili, Pole Pole, Yemayah, It's a Holiday, Annie My Cooking Friend, Barreling on Down the Highway, Seasons, A Trains-A-Coming, The Hi-de-ho Man and more.