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Album Description
Learning letter sounds has never been more fun! Children repeat letter sounds in a catchy rhythm and then repeat words that have that initial consonant sound. In the review section, children say the letter sound after being prompted. In the "Vowel Song," fun characters such as the Cat on the Mat, the Pig with a Wig and the Fox on a Box will help children remember each of the short vowel sounds. With the fifties twist, children will learn the long vowel sounds as they sing along to the boppin' music. All long and short vowels are taught as well as introducing "y" as a vowel.

Phonics

Tracks:

Chickadee and Chipmunk
Bop 'til We Drop
Marching Around the Alphabet
Ayee I Owe You
Mary and Marvin
Bounce!
Follow Along
One Little Sound
D-O-G Walkin' the Dog
Celebrate the Day
How Many Are Here?
The Secret Word

Album Description

Here's a fun musical way for children to learn about reading, writing, and mathematics. Phonics and numbers are presented in a meaningful context of colorful rhymes and stories. Through hand and finger motions, full body movement, and opportunities for verbal expression, children are fully engaged in the learning process.

The songs focus on the relationship between letter symbols (the alphabet) and sounds of the English language (phonemes). The songs also encourage children to search for relationships, order and predictability as they work with numbers.

When the lyrics pose questions or problems, answers often come from children on the recording. There is always a musical interlude or a short pause before the answer is given. This gives the child listening a chance to answer first, then check the answer immediately following.

The 12 songs are presented first with vocal versions and then with instrumental renditions. Once children have learned a song, they can sing along without hearing the words or create their own lyrics and activities. The instrumentals have a soft piano melody line to act as a guide without overpowering the children's voices.

Included with each CD is a teaching guide that describes ways to actively involve children with each song. (Feel free to vary and adapt the ideas suggested in this guide, and to create new ways of using the songs to fit your school or home situation.) The ultimate goal is always the same: to foster enthusiasm and enjoyment of learning through music and movement.

Customer Reviews:

Good CD.......2007-01-05

This CD is great for young children. They like the songs, and all songs are very catchy. It's nice that the songs are included without words as well. Overall, a very good cd for little ones!

great four any age.......2006-08-15

I have a twenty-two month old and a six month old.They both smile, bounce and dance when I put this c.d. on. The tunes are pleasent and fun. The older child sings some of the words during the call and reponse. I like it and the children seem to love it.

Simply the best!.......2005-03-20

Both of my granddaughters, ages 2 and 5, love this CD and ask for it in the car more often than Sesame Street. The tunes are really catchy and easy to remember. And every song teaches something, from rhythm, to numbers, to vowels and alliteration. Just a great CD!

One little gem!.......2003-05-30

I've used Hap Palmer's music in my pre-k and kindergarten classes for many years. This year I moved to first grade, and having such a huge selection of Hap's music, (nearly all of it on LP's!) that I hadn't thought to add to my collection until I happened to get a copy "One Little Sound, Fun with Phonics and Numbers" at the beginning of this school year. While "One Little Sound" is still great fun and learning for pre/k, and kindergarten, it's also a wonderful resource for those all important first grade skills too. Having a hard time getting those vowels memorized and tired of singing about Old MacDonald's vowels? Try "Ayee I Owe You" and get them down in nothing flat. Learning about syllables? Sing along with "Chickadee And Chipmunk" and learn all about word chunks! (And slide right into a REAL kid pleaser--"Skidamarinkadinkadink" at the end of the song!). Beginning word families? Bop, hop, pop, mop, chop, and flop along with "Bop 'Til We Drop". And learn even more word families with "Bounce", "One Little Sound" and D-O-G, Walkin' The Dog". How about skip counting? "Follow Along" will introduce counting patterns for you. And not only are these songs educational, they are FUN, FUN, FUN! There is so much to this CD, and I've only scratched the surface, so to speak. One more thing--don't forget to read the booklet that comes with it--there's a goldmine of information about how to extend the learning with every song.

Wow! What a terrific CD!.......2002-07-21

Hap's most recent work shows why his music is so widely used by educators. "One Little Sound: Fun with Phonics and Numbers" uses cutting-edge educational methods in a most enjoyable way. Hap's music has evolved with the times, integrating rap and cool beats with his trademark calls for movement. Superb for building reading and math skills. Who says learning can't be fun?

Two Little Sounds - Fun With Phonics And Numbers

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These catchy tunes are fun for the whole family
Adapts traditional favorite songs and stories

Two Little Sounds - Fun With Phonics And Numbers
Hap Palmer
Manufacturer: Hap-Pal Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001DD3VO
Release Date: 2004-01-15

Tracks:

Two Little Sounds
My Ramblin' Cat
Down by the Bay
The One That Doesn't Rhyme
Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance
Ten Monkeys in a Tree
Meet My Travelin' Friends
Apples, Bananas, Peaches, Tomatoes
My Playful Pig
How Many are Here? (Addition and Subtraction)
Hickory, Dickory, Dock
The English Language Gets a Little Kooky - Consonants
Five Pennies Make a Nickel
Tall Tremendous Tens and Wee Wonderful Ones
What are You Wearing?
We Discover Number Patterns
The English Language Gets a Little Kooky - Vowels
Good-bye, So Long, Farewell, Toodle-oo
Two Little Sounds - Instrumental
Down by the Bay - Instrumental
The One That Doesn't Rhyme - Instrumental
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Ten Monkeys in a Tree - Instrumental
Meet My Travelin' Friends - Instrumental
Five Pennies Make a Nickel - Instrumental
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Good-bye, So Long, Farewell, Toodle-oo - Instrumental

Album Description

This recording adds fun and variety to early childhood reading and math programs with original compositions and unique adaptations of traditional favorites. Children play with language in ways that nurture phonological awareness. They gain familiarity with the sounds of language and connect these sounds to letter symbols. Recent research shows that children who have a greater degree of phonological awareness are better equipped to learn to read. Included in this CD are songs that encourage children to:

o Enjoy the sound and rhythm of language
(examples: wiggy-wiggy-wiggles, silly-willy-nillies)

o Perceive the difference between similar sounding words
(examples: tuba-Cuba, trumpet-crumpet, cello-jello)

o Substitute one sound for another
(examples: apples-eeples-opples, hickory-dickory-rickory-snickory)

o Notice words that rhyme and identify word families that have frequent spelling patterns.
(examples: pig-wig-jig, cat-rat-bat, dip-sip-tip, clap-tap-snap)

o Remove and add initial and ending consonant sounds
(examples: ornbrea-cornbread, opcor-popcorn)

o Recognize letter sound correspondence
(example: 's' says 'sss' in singer and song)

As children develop vocabulary and language, they also play with numbers in ways that enhance skills in mathematics. Songs are included that motivate young learners to count, discover number patterns, add, subtract, understand place value, and identify units of money The accompanying teaching guide suggests ways to involve children actively with each song.

Customer Reviews:

These catchy tunes are fun for the whole family.......2007-02-09

We bought this cd to get the "Wiggy Wiggle Freeze Dance" (which is great) and have grown to love many of the other songs. Ten Little Monkeys and Apples and Bananas are great. Good for riding in the car, dancing around or even before bedtime. The music only versions are a neat addition to see if your little one really knows the words!

Adapts traditional favorite songs and stories.......2004-05-19

Two Little Sounds: Fun With Phonics And Numbers is an educational music CD which is especially recommended for kids age 4-9 and that adapts traditional favorite songs and stories to encourage learning, reading, and math skills. Playful melodies and gentle lyrics enhance a fun and stimulating experience. Tracks include Two Little Sounds, My Ramblin' Cat, Down By The Bay, The One That Doesn't Rhyme, Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance, Ten Monkeys In A Tree, Meet My Travelin' Friends, We Discover Number Patterns, Apples Bananas Peaches Tomatoes, My Playful Pig, How Many Are Here (addition and subtraction), Hickory Dickory Dock, The English Language Gets A Little Kooky (consonants), Five Pennies Make A Nickel, Tall Tremendous Tens And Wee Wonderful Ones, What Are You Wearing?, The English Language Gets A Little Kooky (vowels), and Good-bye So Long Farewell Toodle-oo.

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These aren't your run-of-the-mill songs!
Highly Awarded Early Childhood Music Pioneer
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Can A Jumbo Jet Sing The Alphabet?
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Product Features:

GRADES K-2

ASIN: B00000I6UA
Release Date: 1998-10-15

Tracks:

'Round the World With Ways To Say Hello
Alphabet in Motion
What Could You Use?
Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet?
Shapes That Surround You
Jig Along Shapes
Everybody Dance?
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Letters in the Blender
Boogie Down and Cruise
The Bean Bag
Tug-A-Tug to Twenty-Two
Fun With the Rhyme Time Band
Action Fraction
Motion Memory Good-Bye Game
Good-Bye My Friends

Product Description

This lively mix of musical styles and original lyrics teach a variety of concepts from initial consonant sounds and word blends to counting patterns and fraction awareness.A good follow-up to Hap's ever popular "Basic Skills Series"; includes complete guide with song lyrics and activities. Includes these songs: 'Round The World With Ways To Say Hello, Alphabet In Motion, What Could You Use?, Can A Jumbo Jet Sing The Alphabet?, The Shapes that Surround You, Jig Along Shapes, Everybody Dance, Take Me Out To The Ball Game, Letters In The Blender, Boogie Down And Cruise, The Bean Bag, Tug-A-Tug To Twenty-Two, Fun With The Rhyme Time Band, Action Fraction, Motion Memory Good-Bye Game, Good-Bye My Friends. By Hap Palmer.

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Hap Palmer is a master of entertaining and teaching children with music. Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet? overflows with fun songs that will have your child dancing along while he or she encounters themes such as vocabulary, shape recognition, problem solving, spatial awareness, numbers, and cultural diversity. Included in the liner notes is an extensive teaching guide, which lists skills and concepts, vocabulary, lyrics, suggested activities, variations, and follow-up questions for each song. These notes are a great resource for daycare or school instructors as well as parents, and, when implemented in moderation, can add another dimension to the listening experience. Palmer's original songs are diverse in style and are accompanied by strings, percussion, woodwinds, keyboard, vocalists, and even a children's chorus. --Tami Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Looking for "different." Look no further!.......2006-01-14

I have this CD and Can a Cherry Pie wave goodbye for my 3 1/2 and 15 month old and we LOVE it. The instructions are clear and gives the children enough time to move to the action. They have learned so much and are having so much fun while learning. Sometimes, I will pause the cd to give them time to answer. We do not listen to the cd from front to back, but I select 2-4 songs to listen to a program them into the cd player so that the kids don't get bored of it. The music is great (no rock or rap that preschoolers and toddlers cannot understand), but not your average Toddler CD.
We Love the title song as it teaches early phonics and recognizing that words start with a letter. I don't turn to the CD to teach my kids everything, but use it as a supplement to my teaching.

disappointed.......2005-08-28

I was looking for music that will help my students learn the sounds of the alphabet but to my disappointment there was none included in the album. Anyway, I said it was ok cause because it teaches about other things too like shapes, letters etc. But I was just not inspired by the music. It was not as lively as I expected and it sounded like country music to me. I know the type of songs that will really get my kids excited and this is just not it.

These aren't your run-of-the-mill songs!.......2005-04-12

I am always looking for innovative Childrens Music CD's and I was excited to fall upon this real gem. As you can tell from the title, Hap Palmer has a great sense of humor and imagination. I like music CDs that don't have the same ol' kid songs that we all know and have heard again and again. Instead, I like exposing my children to a lot of fun new songs. Not only are they more interesting to listen to, but I love to see how fast their great little memories can learn these new songs. You get everything in this CD! Part of the songs are pure fun and the other part mix fun with learning.

Some of the great fun songs include the title song "Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet," "What Could a Bean Bag Be," and "The Compost Bin." His learning songs teach shapes, sound blends, and rhyming. I love "Letters in the Blender" and "Fun with The Rhyme Time Band" as well as "Jig Along Shapes" and "Action Fraction."

As you can see from reading the titles, these aren't your run-of-the-mill songs. Hap Palmer has a great talent at creating songs that are interesting to listen to and fun to dance with. This hour long CD is definitely worth it and will quickly become your family's favorite tunes! --Denise Steele-Darnell

Highly Awarded Early Childhood Music Pioneer.......2004-01-11

Hap Palmer has been honored with many awards for his music for young children. He is a pioneer of pairing movement and music, and integrating basic educational ideas into music. His music interests me as a parent.

So my family and I have made a point of listening to his music, mostly by loan through our local library. Unfortunately, we do not like his musical style or voice very much. Most of his albums are not singable or melodic. I praise Palmer for making music that is good for childen and not like most commercial "junk food" children's music products that are on the market, but we just don't like most of his songs.

"Can a Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet" is one of the exceptions. The songs are interesting and fun to listen to. We like this CD. Plus, the messages are good for children, like most Hap Palmer albums. Thumbs up!

RECOMMENDATION: I suggest that parents start with CD's by Raffi. Then consider this CD. Hap Palmer's music is especially valuable if you use it to interact with your child, such as moving and thinking. Palmer's music is quality.

Can A Jumbo Jet Sing the Alphabet?.......2001-01-25

I am a volunteer storyteller for two year olds at the local library. After story time we danced to "Everybody Dance" and "The Bean Bag". The children and the parents were so excited when we finished that they broke out in cheers! I'm ordering my own copy of this CD today and so are a half dozen other parents and caregivers!