Big Dog, Little Dog by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 5 yrs - Early Years  (1m 20s)
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Theme - Size and animals

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Content - A delightfully simple song to help EYFS children understand comparative size, using pets as the subject matter - dogs, cats, snakes (!), rabbits and parrots.

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From the songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Bouncing On The Bed by Jan Dobbins - 4 to 7 yrs - KS1  (1m 46s)

Theme – bedtime, sleep, consequences of bouncing!

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Content – A cheeky song about the irresistible business of bouncing on the bed, despite what Mum and Dad say – and it ends with a bump!  Very catchy, with a nice mood shift for the bedtime verse.

'Bouncing On The Bed' comes from the songbook 'Zippety, Zappy Zee'.

Bucket And Spade by Jan Dobbins - 4 to 7 yrs - KS1  2m 6s

Theme – Summer, the sea, seaside, beach, holidays, sandcastles
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Content – A relaxed song that conjures up a sunny afternoon on the beach.  The seashore sound effects create a lazy summer atmosphere – and even the youngest children can join in with the responses.

'Bucket And Spade' comes from the songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Theme – counting, bees

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Content – A simple song for Early Years, counting buzzy bees up to five. 

'Buzzy Bees' comes from the songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Check Your Watch by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years  (1m 22s)
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Theme - telling the time, clocks and watches

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Content - An easy, tick-tocking song for infants about telling the time at the beginning and the end of the school day. 

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This song features in the songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Cuckoo by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years, KS1  (1m 56s)

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Theme - Cuckoo, spring, nature, birds

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Content - A delightfully simple song about a baby cuckoo.  Very pretty - and perfect for even the youngest children to join in on the echoes. 

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'Cuckoo' is featured in the Early Years songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Driving My Tractor  by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years, KS1  (2m 37s)
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Theme - Driving a tractor, farming, animals

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Content - A fun song about driving a tractor and picking up various farm animals along the way.  Children will love the tractor sounds!  Listen to the Barefoot Books animated version of this song on YouTube HERE

This song is featured in Early Years songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

'Feeling Hot' by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years, KS1  (1m 19s)
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Theme - Feeling hot, my body, sunscreen, summer, weather, seasons

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Content - A lovely, bouncy song  with lots of quirky sound effects about feeling very hot in the sunshine, but with a great, simple message to teach the importance of protecting young skin from the damaging effects of the sun. 

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This song is featured in 'Songs For All Seasons' and in 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

First The Little Roots Grow  by Nick Perrin -  5 to 7 yrs 
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Theme – change, growth, nature, sunshine, rain, plants, seasons, wheat, grain
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Content – The key teaching point in this song is the sequence of growth in grain, the wider concept being that ‘Nature does everything over and over’.  Easy to learn, this song offers useful support to science teaching.

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‘First The Little Roots Grow’ is from the KS1 musical ‘The Little Red Hen’, which features in ‘Bumper Harvest’

I Know A Little Mouse  by Jan Dobbins  - 3 to 5 yrs  
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Theme – computer mouse, compared to a living mouse
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Content – A playful song for young children about a mouse that hasn’t got a house, just sits on a mouse mat all day long.  He never eats cheese and isn’t scared of cats, he just helps me to play on my computer!  

‘I Know A Little Mouse’ features in the early years songbook– ‘Zippety Zappy Zee’

I Like The Weather  by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7yrs - Early Years, KS1  (1m 22s)
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Theme - seasons, weather, sun, rain, wind and snow, nature

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Content - A song to help young children express the fun to be had in different kinds of weather.  Great sound effects - and even the youngest children can join in with the actions and weather sounds!

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This song is also featured in 'Songs For All Seasons' and  'Zippety Zappy Zee'

I'm Cold  by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years, KS1  (1m 32s)
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Theme - being cold, snow, ice, winter, weather

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Content - a fun song for Early Years that lends itself to actions, as it talks about feeling cold and wrapping up warm. With colourful and evocative backing music that really sets the atmosphere.

This song is featured in the songbooks 'Songs For All Seasons' and 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

It’s A Donkey  by John and Ruth Kenward  -  3 to 6 yrs  
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Theme – Nativity, Mary and Joseph, donkey, Bethlehem, Christmas

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Content – The song tells the story of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, with Mary riding on a donkey.  This is a song full of character and always popular with this age group, with its catchy melody that cleverly echoes the donkey’s braying sound.   

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It’s A Donkey  is taken from the Nativity musical ‘I-Spy Christmas’ 

Little Blue Engine by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7yrs - Early Years, KS1  (2m 44s)
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Theme - Steam trains, railways, travel and transport

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Content - A lively song about a little blue engine - a great one for Thomas the Tank Engine fans!  Early years children will love making the ‘Choo-choo’ train noises and pretending to be the engine as it travels from station to station. Lovely quirky sound effects. 

This song also features in the songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Lots and Lots Of People   by Gerry Page & Ruth Kenward  -  3 to 7 yrs  

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Theme – Nativity, no room at the inn, Christmas.

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Content –  Bethlehem is very busy, with lots of people running around, all looking for a place to stay.  A simple action song, very catchy, which even very young children find easy to learn. 

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Lots and Lots Of People   is taken from the musical ‘Noisy Nativity’

Marching Band  by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years, KS1  (1m 58s)
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Theme - Marching, percussion instruments

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Content - An appealing song about a marching band and the different instruments that play in it. Children love to pretend to play the trumpet, drum, whistle and crash cymbals as they march up and down.

This song is featured in the songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Monkey Climbing by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years, KS1  (1m 22s)
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Theme - Animals, Monkeys, kittens, tigers and children climbing trees.

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Content - Children love this song, which is simply about different animals climbing trees and the noises that they make when they reach the top.  Plenty of great animal sound effects!

This song is featured in the songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

My Hands Are Freezing  by Veronica Clark  -  3 to 6 yrs  
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Theme – cold, winter, body temperature, weather, seasons
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Content – a very simple action song about feeling cold!  Suitable for early years and KS1 as part of learning about ‘my body’.  Exceptionally easy to learn!

‘My Hands Are Freezing’ is taken from our endearing nativity musical for KS1 – ‘The Raggedy King’. 

Rowing My Boat by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7yrs - Early Years, KS1  (2m 13s)

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Theme - Rowing a boat, transport, summer, sunshine, seasons, weather

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Content - A delightful, short song about the fun of rowing a boat on a sunny day. Simple for Early Years children to learn and enjoy while pretending to row a boat!  The backing music sets the scene beautifully, even including the sound of oars splashing!

This song also features in the Early Years songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Splish, Splash, Stamp! by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years, KS1  (1m 39s)

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Theme - Rain, Weather, Colour, size, boots - and where to wear them!

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Content  - A chant that will really engage those younger children who find it hard to join in with singing.  A great groove to encourage active participation, and children will enjoy the silliness of some of the suggestions about how boots should be worn. ‘Would you wear them in the mud or wear them in the bath?’ 

This song also features in the songbook 'Zippety Zappy Zee'

Whizz! Bang! Fizzy! Crunch!  by Jan Dobbins - 3 to 7 yrs - Early Years, KS1  (1m 11s)

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Theme - bonfire night, fireworks, autumn

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Content - A bouncy, simple song using exciting words to describe the fun of fireworks time. The sound effects really make this song fizz and crackle!  Very popular in this age group.

This song also features in the songbooks 'Zippety Zappy Zee' and 'Songs For All Seasons'