Having Fun with Nancy Kopman’s Music with Nancy

You might feel intimidated by the thought of sharing music with your child. Or maybe you’d just like some new, fun songs to share with your child. Either way, I want to be sure you know about Music with Nancy.

Disclosure: Nancy Kopman (Music with Nancy) sent me copies of her 4 CDs to review. My thoughts are honest and my own. This post also contains affiliate links (at no cost to you).

I reviewed the first 3 CDs when my granddaughter, Zoey was 1½ years old. We both fell in love with them. I really appreciate their sweet, folk-like feel and their positive messages and helpful learning ideas. There are even some songs that work especially well for babies and toddlers. Zoey is now 3 years old, and we had just as much fun reviewing Nancy’s newest album, Shadow.

In case you’re a teacher, Nancy’s albums are used in many schools, including Montessori schools. It’s not surprising because of the albums’ calming nature and helpful concepts. They work very well with Montessori circle time/line time activities.

Wonderful You, I Know I’ll Grow, and The Seasons Albums

These are Nancy’s first 3 albums.

I love that Wonderful You (on Amazon or iTunes) even has songs for babies as well as for toddlers and preschoolers. “Stepping” is great for walking on the line, and “Wonderful You” is a sweet song promoting self-esteem.

I Know I’ll Grow (on Amazon or iTunes) is great for toddlers and preschoolers. “Planets, Planets” is an especially fun educational song.

One of my favorite albums for preschoolers or Montessori preschool (primary) classes is The Seasons (on Amazon or iTunes). It has a number of songs that are perfect for circle time activities.

Here’s a YouTube video of “Walk Around,” one of the songs I like to use for moving on the line:

And I love “7 Continents, 5 Oceans” as an extension for Montessori continent work.

Shadow Album

My other favorite album for preschools and Montessori classes is Nancy’s latest album, Shadow (on Amazon or iTunes).

Zoey’s been especially interested in looking for her shadow since singing “Where Is My Shadow?” from the album.

In my recent “Montessori-Inspired Phases-of-the-Moon Playdough Tray” post, I wrote about using “The Moon” song from the Shadow CD to focus on the moon orbiting the earth. We used the Pocket Hugg-A-Planet Earth and Moon for Zoey to tiptoe around the earth as “The Moon.”

Zoey was also interested in using the Hugg-A-Planet Earth to find various states on the globe after listening to “The USA.”

Here’s the YouTube video for “Animal Farm”:

Here are the actions for “Animal Farm”!

A great songs from Shadow for homeschools and preschools is “12 Months.”

Another great preschool song is “The Seven Days of the Week.”

“Breathe In, Breathe Out” is a peaceful way to end a music session and help children center themselves.

Update: Here’s a post with reviews of two new Nancy Kopman albums:

Having Fun with Nancy Kopman’s Music for Babies, Toddlers, and Older Children

Helpful Resources for Nancy Kopman’s Music

You’ll find all sorts of helpful resources on Nancy Kopman’s website.

Update: Nancy has a Patreon community! She calls it “Nancy’s Music Room”. Every day of the week, she shares a new resource: Low/no-prep music activity ideas, unreleased songs/lyrics, follow-along action videos (“Song Snacks”), finger play poems with lyrics and actions, and full 30-minute music and movement recorded classes every week. Nancy has a steady following there of parents, grandparents, homeschoolers, day care providers and Montessori teachers who use her resources as their music programming each week! You’ll find Nancy’s Patreon community here.

Here’s Nancy’s YouTube channel with lots of free resources of her fabulous music: Music with Nancy.

It isn’t hard to have fun with music when it’s music with Nancy!

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