Singing songs supports children to learn new words and understand sounds all while they're having fun!
This versatile winter song can be adapted to sing at any time, watch the videos below to learn the tune and for ideas of how to adapt it.
It's also a great song for supporting daily routines, just change the words to support whatever you're doing at home. It will get little ones singing, moving and can be a great distraction as you complete daily tasks. For example, try changing the words to: this is the way we brush our teeth or this is the way we tidy our toys!
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush lyrics:
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
the mulberry bush,
the mulberry bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we jump out of bed,
jump out of bed,
jump out of bed,
This is the way we jump out of bed on a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we brush our hair,
brush our hair,
brush our hair,
This is the way we brush our hair on a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we .....
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Good to know
Children learn from, and enjoy repetition, so singing their favourite song lots of times is good for them.