Review and Giveaway: Ella Jenkins' "Get Moving!"

Ella Jenkins is a national treasure.  Her tenure in music spans over 40 years, transcending language and culture.  Her work should be required listening for anyone involved with young children: parents, teachers, babysitters, aunties and uncles, anyone.  Her pedagogical form is flawless; she is always positive and always in control.  She neither wastes too much time speaking nor does she expect the children to do something they haven't been taught.

Every song in this collection feels like fun to young children but each one is carefully designed to educate, engage, move, and challenge the children.  Using themes familiar to early education (farm animals, counting, and even more sophisticated subjects like pronouns) the children learn call and response, rhythms, and listening skills while moving.

While my chapter-book-reading 8 year old may not be the target demographic, he did sing along in the back seat.  His younger brother, the 5 year old, sang the songs around the house to accompany his play.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.  Ella Jenkins is amazing and this CD is essential for anyone who interacts with young children.  Get up and get moving with those little ones that charm you life.  You'll enhance the time you spend together and create precious memories.  How do you get your little ones to get up and get moving?  Tell us in the comments section, then give Ella a listen for some new ideas.

THE GIVEAWAY:

One lucky winner will win a copy of "Get Moving!"

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Disclosure:

I was sent this album free of charge.

This has in no way affected my opinion

This review is my opinion and has been written in my own words.

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