Inspiring, participatory, life-affirming, heart-warming songs for children.
Videos. Lyrics. Chords. Notation.
Created with love by Dr Liam Maloy, singer & songwriter of Johnny & the Raindrops.
Author of book on music for children 'Spinning the Child: Musical Constructions of Childhood through Records, Radio and Television' .
International award-nominated songs used in schools in USA, UK & around the world.
RSC Associate Artist (Music) - Shakespeare-through-music specialist.
Inspiring, participatory, life-affirming, heart-warming songs for children.
Videos. Lyrics. Chords. Notation.
Created with love by Dr Liam Maloy, singer & songwriter of Johnny & the Raindrops.
Author of book on music for children 'Spinning the Child: Musical Constructions of Childhood through Records, Radio and Television' .
International award-nominated songs used in schools in USA, UK & around the world.
RSC Associate Artist (Music) - Shakespeare-through-music specialist.
Time is a notoriously difficult concept for children to grasp.
This simple and fun song will help them to learn about quarter past, half past, quarter to and o'clock.
Words are included on the sheet.
Catchy Halloween song.
Perfect for children of all ages.
Sing along with the call-and-response choruses!
Do the actions: hop like a frog, flap like a bat, squirm like a worm!
Lyrics included.
Everybodyās body is different. Itās true! Celebrate your difference with this lively, fun song all about the bits of the body. Grab your knees - give them a squeeze! Touch your chin - give me a grin! Thatās the idea. This is a great song to get children moving and doing actions.
Raise the energy levels!
Ask the children if that are any parts of the body that do not have a name.
See if they can make their own body rhymes (knees/squeeze. chin/grin, etc).
Lyrics, video and mp3 for this catchy Halloween song. Perfect for children of all ages.
Sing along with the simple call-and-response choruses. Easy to add actions.
Do the actions to the bodily transformations in the verses: hop like a frog, flap like a bat, wiggle like a worm!
Check out my simple catchy Xmas song āLITTLE SPIDERSā, perfect for young children to learn and sing.
Itās all about how spiders helped a widow and her poor family by spinning webs on Xmas night to make tinsel.
This folk tale is popular in the Ukraine, Poland, Germany and other countries in Eastern Europe.
Merry Christmas. WesoÅych ÅwiÄ t. ŃŠ°Ńливого Š ŃŠ·Š“ва. Frƶhliche Weihnachten.
āWhen Iām Olderā is all about hoping, wishing, growing up and having birthdays.
Ultimately, itās about looking to the future with optimism.
Itās a list song that details what the narrator wants to happen āwhen Iām olderā.
It works just as well for the child as it does for the adult.
What do the children in your life want to do when they are older?
It starts sensible: āIām gonna reach up and turn on the lightā.
It gets a bit wilder as it goes on: āIām gonna go to work with my robot friends. Take a trip āround the Moon again. Climb up Big Benā.
The music is upbeat, danceable, mid-ā60s Motown.
The plot of Shakespeareās āThe Tempestā in one song!
A great way to teach you and your class the basics of the play.
Introduces the main characters!
Covers the main parts of the plot.
Easy to sing for primary and secondary children at Key Stages 2 and 3.
Words and music by me, Liam Maloy, with a few words and phrases from the original text.
This song, and the others I have written for this play, have been used in school productions of āThe Tempestā in the East Midlands over the past 4 years.
The words are embedded in the video.
Here they are:
Please let me introduce myself. My name is Prospero.
So sit up in your seat and pay attention.
Open your ears. The hourās now come to tell you of my woe.
There are many dirty deeds I have to mention.
Iāve been on this stinking island for twelve longs years,
With my lovely teenage daughter Miranda.
But I was once a āPrince of powerā. It caused me tears.
In fact, I was the Duke of Milan.
So come fire and wind to boil the sea.
Iām whipping up a tempest to set me free.
And from my royal duties I started to rebel.
My personality opposed my position.
I loved reading in my library. I loved books and I learned spells.
And became a very powerful magician.
So my brother did the parties, kissed the babies, met the crowds.
All Milan seemed to love Antonio.
So he called the King of Naples and together they did vow,
That me and Miranda must go.
So come fire and wind to boil the sea.
Iām whipping up a tempest to set me free.
So they stuck us on this ship. A rotten carcass of a butt.
Full of rats but also clothes and books and food.
Then the stormās mysterious forces seemed to pull us to this spot,
To begin these twelve long years of solitude.
We met a beast called Caliban. I owned him like a slave.
A thing most brutish. I taught him lots of facts.
He cooked and cleaned and fetched the wood. I kept him in a cave.
He was the son of a damned witch called Sycorax.
I also controlled Ariel. A spirit, ghost or sprite.
And he helped me do my magic on a whim.
When by chance my brother and the King came sailing into sight/
Stop this song! Let the tempest begin.
Ooooaaaahhhh!
So come fire and wind to boil the sea.
Iām whipping up a tempest to set me free.
So come fire and wind to boil the sea.
Iām whipping up a tempest to set me free.
So come fire and wind to boil the sea.
Iām whipping up a tempest to set me free.
So come fire and wind to boil the sea.
Iām whipping up a tempest to set me free.
Enjoy this bouncy sing-along song with a wistful twist.
Perfect for New Year Celebrations all around the world, Chinese New Year (1 Feb) for example.
Helps children to think back and remember the things that happened last year.
⦠and to look forward to the future.
Itās got a very easy sing-along chorus.
Make up your own dance moves!
The words are on the screen.
āThank Youā is a gratitude song to say āthank youā to someone who has helped you out.
The video features Owen Brindley, a superstar of song signing.
Heās signing next to me, Johnny, to make sure everyone is included.
Children can learn to sign āthank youā by watching the video.
The song is designed for children to sing along - the lyrics are included.
A simple song perfect for childrenās voices to celebrate mothers on Mothering Sunday.
Sing along with the song.
Create you own version using the chords G, C, D and Em.
Lyrics are included.
āI need space to make mistakesā: Colourful animated video of a groovy song about learning and the three things you need in order to learn - space, time and making mistakes.
Itās about taking that journey from āI donāt knowā to āNow I understandā
It mentions how you might need some help to learn.
Itās the perfect motivator for anyone trying learn anything.
Get the kids moving and dancing while thinking about their learning journey!
This song goes through each season describing what happens to the weather, the animals, etc.
Johnny, the male singer, says grumpy things about each season.
Sarah, the female singer, is upbeat and says positive things.
A song for young children to learn about rhyme and to sing along with this simple and upbeat rocking and rolling song.
āLetās play a game to find words that sound the same. The first letter might change but the sound it stays the sameā.
Every day of the week you will learn an exciting thing about being a pirate.
Get ready to do the actions and sing along. Oh, and donāt forget to dance like a pirate!
Perfect for sea-themed activity for younger children.
Simple enough to teach it for a performance.
Great as a mood-changer or to raise the energy level in the classroom.
āSeven days of the weekā: Song to learn the days and the origins of their names
Catchy song for children.
Lyric video plus lyric sheet.
The second half of the song is a challenge for children to fill in the blanks as the days of the week disappear.
Enjoy this and my many other TES resources.
A song to get children to think about the issues of endangered animals. Simple enough for them to sing along, especially on the chorus. Upbeat and lively. Lyric sheet included.
Fun song and video to help children learn about the things that can be recycled or reused. Watch it in class as a fun interlude or as part of a project. I would suggest that most children of 12 or under would enjoy this. Contains clips from a number of recycling videos currently on YouTube including the Peppa Pig episode.
I did some research as to what can actually be recycled. Some were surprising. There are also some funny ones in there (ātunes and notes ⦠daddyās old jokesā). Look out for a guest appearance by Prof. Brian Cox!
āSay āHelloāā is a fast poppy song packed with positive messages.
Itās a 90 second blast of pure melodic energy.
Use is as a lesson starter to get attention and boost the energy level of your classroom.
Use it as your walk-on music. Boxers and pop stars have walk-on music. Why not teachers?
Itās got simple words and lots of repetition that makes it easy for children to learn and sing along. Itās also got a cool lyrics and graphics video on YouTube that will help with literacy.
The second verse is uplifting:
āOpen your eyes and see the colours.
Open your heart and let love flow.
Open your arms and throw them around the world,
and say hello, hello, helloā, etc.