Singing songs and rhyming can be great ways to get your child interested in reading. Rhyming words and songs are not only fun but also help familiarize children with the beginning and ending sounds in words. This is crucial for when kids begin reading on their own.
Songs are great for on the go! You and your child can sing in the car, at the grocery store, while playing at the park and before bed. You can even make up your own fun songs that play with words and sounds.
The theme of our 2019 Summer Reading program is “A Universe of Stories” and is a fantastic place to start. Those of you familiar with our story times can probably sing our crowd favorite “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom,” but if you haven’t heard of it, give it a try! (Don’t forget to blast off at the end, jumping into the air.)
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Blast off!
There are other fun and silly songs and rhymes about space to get you going on your reading journey! Here’s a list of resources to start with.
Books:
- “Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars” by Douglas Florain
- “A Rocketful of Space Poems” by John Foster
- “Out of this World: Poems and Facts About Space” by Amy E. Sklansky
- “Phrases of the Moon” by Patrick J. Lewis
- “A Full Moon is Rising” by Marilyn Singer
- “Hey-ho, to Mars We’ll Go!”by Susan Lendroth
- “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” by Jerry Pinkney
CD’s:
- “Big Space Adventure”
- “Outer Space” by Dino O’Dell
- “Disney’s Little Einsteins Musical Missions”
Other:
- Rocket Rhymes and Songs Program created by NASA