Story Songs:

10 Benefits from Sharing Story Song Picture Books with Children 3-5-Years-Old

A Short Video Course Giving Research Evidence About a Popular Preschool Music Activity

What Do You Gain?

By the end of this course, you will be able to name 10 benefits from singing stories to children aged 3-5 while showing them picture books that illustrate the lyrics.

Your delivery will become livelier and more engaging.

You will feel more confident in your work, happy in the knowledge that researchers and experienced practitioners have passed on their wisdom to you.

Who is This Course For?

You may be an early childhood educator, a school teacher, a music/drama teacher, a librarian, a performer, a speech therapist, a parent, a carer or grandparent, or an early childhood student.

All you need is an interest in the well-being of young children, curiosity about the power of song, and a love of books and illustrations.

You don't need to be able to read music.

Course Contents

Story Songs is about 10 benefits from sharing story songs and picture books with children aged three to five.

The benefits are based on evidence gathered from researchers, library and education practitioners, and curriculum writers.

As you make your way through the self-paced video lessons, you can immediately apply what you learn in your early learning centre, kindergarten, school classroom, library, performing arts academy, private music studio, therapy rooms, or at home with your own children.

At the end, you will receive a certificate of completion.

Using story songs is an easy way to start working musically with young children, so taking this course will give you great confidence in engaging a child or a group of children.

You will add to your early learning skillset by following the many practical examples of how to do this activity.

And when you know all about the 10 benefits, you will come to understand that the way you choose and present the songs and illustrations is a precious gift you can give your children.

5 Learning Outcomes for the Children

Skillful delivery of story songs affects children's

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literacy and communication,

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sense of identity

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learning strategies

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social connections

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social and emotional wellbeing

Course Contents

Story Songs is about 10 benefits from sharing story songs and picture books with children aged three to five.

The benefits are based on evidence gathered from researchers, library and education practitioners, and curriculum writers.

At the end, you will receive a certificate of completion.

Using story songs is an easy way to start working musically with young children, so taking this course will give you great confidence in engaging a child or a group of children.

You will add to your early learning skillset by following the many practical examples of how to do this activity.

And when you know all about the 10 benefits, you will come to understand that the way you choose and present the songs and illustrations is a precious gift you can give your children.

Course Structure

MODULE 1: Story Songs- An Introduction

— 1 Article to download (PDF), and 1 Video Lesson

ARTICLE: Carol Biddiss, 2022. ‘Using Story Song-based Picture Books to Support Early Learning’

The first video, ‘Story Songs - An Intro’, introduces you to 8 researchers and thought leaders. It also gives you the names of the 10 benefits from sharing story-song-based picture books in early childhood. This will help you to understand the scope and sequence of the learning journey ahead.