Singing songs and rhymes will support your child's language development.
Babies like learning about different animals and the sounds they make. This classic nursery rhyme will help.
Have a go at following the song lyrics to Old MacDonald and watch the video for the music below:
Old MacDonald had a Farm lyrics
Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
And on that farm he had some chickens,
Ee i ee i oh!
With a cluck-cluck here,
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck,
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i oh!
Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
And on that farm he had some dogs,
Ee i ee i oh!
With a woof-woof here,
And a woof-woof-woof there
Here a woof, there a woof,
Everywhere a woof-woof
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i oh!
Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
And on that farm he had some turkeys,
Ee i ee i oh!
With a gobble-gobble gobble-gobble here,
And a gobble-gobble gobble-gobble there
Here a gobble-gobble, there a gobble-gobble,
Everywhere a gobble-gobble-gobble
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i oh!
Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
And on that farm he had some cows,
Ee i ee i oh!
With a moo-moo here,
And a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo,
Everywhere a moo-ooo
Old MacDonald had a farm,
Ee i ee i oh!
Top tips!
- Change the animals in the song. Try including your child's favourites or introducing some new animals.
- You could use toys, or a picture book of animals to support your baby's understanding, point to the animals as you sing
- Notice which sounds your baby likes. Encourage them to join in with the animal sounds, and the words when they are ready.
- Babies like hearing their favourite songs again and again, so you can sing it several times. They will respond to it more once it becomes familiar.
Watch the video
Good to know
This is a fun way for your baby to play with sounds and work on their language skills.
