Today’s a Brand New Day
Songs to help young children become good learners
A collection of 31 enchanting songs based on The Alps Approach and Help Your Child to Succeed
This new set of 31 songs, based on ‘Help Your Child to Succeed’ and ‘The Alps Approach’ tell us and the children how to get ready to learn, and how to be good learners.
The first set of songs is about Preparing for Learning. It features songs to do with Food, Water, Sleep and Exercise.
The second set of songs tell us about the BASICS of successful learning – Belonging, Aspirations, Safety, Identity, Challenge, Success
Finally, there is a set of songs about different ways to learn:
Planning, Asking, Using all our Senses, Problem Solving, Concentrating.
There are welcome songs, a tidy time song and songs to use for recalling what has been done, and celebrating achievement. Lots of the songs are great for using during short breaks in the day. Many of the songs help develop musical skills.
The booklet explains how children will be able to participate in all the songs in different ways. There are some repeat tracks at the end which facilitate even more participation. The CD will also be enjoyed if listened to right through from start to finish.
The performances feature Dianne O’Hara and Andrea Martin who perform for the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and Mal Peters, the Merseyside Police Band Conductor. The CD also features live drums. A group of talented Year 6 children perform on some of the songs.
The songs were written and performed by Sally Williamson, a Liverpool based primary teacher, with many years’ experience of song writing and performing.
“After assembly, the first thing we do is put on ‘Today’s a Brand New Day’. We start with the title track, which has become our anthem! Then we sing ‘The Breakfast Song’. We enjoy seeing our EAL children managing well to join in with the actions and movement. They are learning the words too. During the day we use the songs as Brain Breaks. The children love ‘The Frog Song’. We use ‘Hush, don’t wake the baby up’, when we want to have a calm break.”
Mrs Sue Pemberton , Reception Class Teacher at Kensington Infant School, Liverpool
The children say:
“I like it because we can dance to it!” Stephanie (aged 4)
“I like it because I sing it in my house.” Caitlin (aged 4)
“I like hearing all the instruments.’ Jo (aged 6)
“I like the message of the song that we have to keep on trying.” Alexia (aged 7)
“I like the Country Criss Cross because you have to listen carefully and concentrate to do all the actions.” Alexia (aged 7)
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