 Songs in an Early Childhood ESL Classroom It is a very well known fact that English is a very melodic language, it sounds very soft and children love singing in English. When you keep a certain rhythm, rhyme, and pace, it is very likely to learn faster and better almost any topic. Young Learners For a group of very young learners, it is quite a must to use songs to put the students move and have some action in the classroom, as their attention span is quite short and they need entertainment, fun, and playtime. I will take as an example of body parts. If I were to teach the body parts, I would choose the shoulders knees and toes song or similar. The objective would be to sing and to touch the body parts at the same time. The best tip for teaching young learners body parts is lots of action songs, where they sing and touch or move the body parts they mention. Sing the songs to elicit body parts and other parts of the lesson, for example singing head shoulders knees and and waiting for them to fill in the next word or guess the title. Drill the body parts before and after you do the song, for example shouting out right or left plus arm or leg at random before or after the Pinocchio song. Sometimes do the song slowly and acapella. Change the body parts mentioned in the song. Use flashcards to elicit the words of the song or change them. Combine songs with books, songs, and games. Both engage and practice stages are important during the lesson, as they will have to be well balanced and guided. There are many other activities young learners can do based on songs. They can stand in a circle singing and touching the body parts, and the student who doesn't know the body part or makes a mistake, instead of touching his head, he touches his shoulder, will be out of the game until one of them remains and wins the game. They like competitions and they will focus to remain in the circle until the end of the game. More ideas. The activities based on songs are very delightful and cheerful, and they prove to be a great success every time I use them in class, as they are very engaging and meaningful to young learners. A child between two to four years old cannot learn better than that. It is very useful when music is accompanied by technology. Children like visual support and the best way are to watch the video and sing along with it. I truly believe in the power of songs when teaching and learning a foreign language. They warm up the class and change the mood into a better one. Singing a song means music, dance, movement, happiness. The whole strategy is that when singing a song in a foreign language we do not learn to sing, but we learn new words, vocabulary, pronunciation, and of course listening comprehension skills. That's why songs are an important part and play a tremendous role when teaching very young learners a new language. English Abroad and Online