Helbling Verlag Das KIWI-Liederbuch

Children's songs and lullabies are a successful pedagogical means of training the voice and hearing as well as promoting speech motor skills and vocabulary. In combination with choreographies, they also provide a good amount of movement and social interaction in groups. In addition, they allow for a playful transfer of knowledge, as each children's song deals with a specific topic such as seasons, foreign countries and more.

The KIWI songbook is aimed at children from 0 to 8 years old and contains 80 songs from all over the world. It broadens horizons from a young age, as it also inspires with foreign sounds and languages from 50 countries. The culture and people of other regions of the world are thus made understandable at an early age, for which the medium of music is the ideal learning tool. The songs are notated in the original language and in a singable German version, and they are also to be understood surely. They cover five thematic areas suitable for children with direct reference to everyday life:

• Nature and the annual clock
• Travel and food
• Jumping and swinging
• Kangaroo and cockatoo
• Lying and cradling
• Additionally: songs for greeting and saying goodbye

The content is conveyed in a playful way by a little kiwi that flies around the world and takes children on an exciting journey of discovery. Teachers are supported by info, tip, and play boxes with further information, suggestions for design, and movement ideas.

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