A list of books that compliment the songs that appear on the Happy Healthy Songs Album from Melody Treehouse. More songs and further free resources can be found at www.melodytreehouse.com

A collection of songs to help young children learn about washing their hands, brushing their teeth, combing their hair, eating healthy food, exercising, and much, much more. Happy Healthy Songs received a Bronze Award from Practical Pre-School Awards in 2011. The full album download also includes instrumental versions of the songs. Additional resources can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

The Warm Up Song Video is designed to be used as a warm up song/dance prior to exercise. It could also be used to liven up children if they have become a little lethargic. The lyrics can be downloaded as a PDF from our website. The Warm Up Song can be used as a free resource and a free download. Our aim at Melody Tree House is to provide songs which can be used as teaching resources for parents and educators of children aged between 2 and 7 years. We wish to encourage learning through fun and catchy songs. www.melodytreehouse.com

Something ́s Crawling in the Flowers (Ladybird – Crawling) Something ́s Moving in the Tree Stump (Field Mouse - Nibbling) Something ́s Rustling in the Bushes (Rabbit – Peeking) Something ́s Splashing in the Pond (Frog – Hopping) These 4 songs were designed as examples to show how this rhyme and tune can be used as a fun game to teach about different habitats in the garden and describe some animals that may be found in those environments. Once the rhyme and tune have been learnt the lyrics can be changed to fit many environments and animals. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

This is a fun song (sung by little bugs) about a compost heap and the organisms that live in it. The song may be helpful to illustrate how bugs break down waste matter and recycle nutrients. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

This happy song encourages children to imagine being hedgehogs to carry out rolling movements such as somersaults and tumbling in a safe manner. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

This joyous song is to remind children to bend their knees when they jump and land, using grasshoppers as an example. The song may be used to encourage children to participate in an exercise that involves jumping. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

This song promotes and encourages wildlife gardening and uses the example of restoring a run- down garden and transforming it into a healthy, thriving natural environment for animals, insects, and plants. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

Snack Time is a song that is designed to encourage children to wash their hands before eating food. The lyrics also promote the importance of eating healthy food in order to grow and have energy. The song also encourages eating as a social activity that may occur at set times during a daily routine. It can be used in an educational setting to indicate that it is time for the children to get ready for snack time. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

Line-Up Song This song is designed as a method of getting children to line up in readiness to leave a room. Exercise song The additional version of this song is designed to enable a lead person to carry out a follow the leader type activity. The song repeats the words ‘Follow Me’ rather than giving specific instructions so that the lead person can use their imagination and be creative with the movement that they demonstrate. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

The weather songs are designed to encourage children to make an association with different weather characteristics and appropriate clothing for that weather. Outdoor play is encouraged with all of the weathers described. The songs can be useful for singing to children while they are getting ready to play outside, such as when they are fastening up their coats. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

This lovely community song describes a range of plants, trees, animals and habitats that can be found in a garden. The environmental conditions that help to encourage growth in a garden are described. The song promotes the message that being in the garden is a happy and healthy setting to spend time in. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

This cheerful song presents the scarecrow as a positive addition to a garden. The song describes how the scarecrow is always present in the garden as the plants grow and change. The song provides suggestions for activities that can be carried out in a garden environment. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

This song may be helpful for physical activities by encouraging crawling actions, around, under, over, and through obstacles. While playing the song, children can act out the type of behaviour that a caterpillar might do, such as crawling under and over leaves, wiggle in and out of tunnels and eating vegetation. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

This song is aimed at encouraging children to learn how to swim as a form of exercise. It is also important to mention that the aim of this song is to encourage children to take swimming lessons so they can learn to swim in a safe environment, this is why we have used the word pool instead of a pond in the lyric. The song describes frog movements both in water and on land. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

The main aim of this song is to encourage children to move in wiggly, jiggly, squiggly, shaking movements and to have fun while doing so. The song describes tadpoles moving around the pond while blowing bubbles and playing hide and seek. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

Sunshine and Rain (Illustrates how both sunny and wet weather are important for plant growth) This lovely song celebrates how sunshine and rainfall help to nurture the growth of plants in our gardens. The harmonies help to illustrate how a combination of both sunshine and rainfall are important for the well-being of plants. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

Dragonflies (Encouraging listening and responding) This dance or movement song aims to teach awareness of personal space using dragonflies as an example of controlled movement. The song describes dragonflies dancing about without colliding into each other, also how they can change their movement to hover on the same spot for a time before darting away again. Included is an instrumental/karaoke version of the song and a PDF of the lyrics. A free PDF of the lyrics to all of our songs can be downloaded from www.melodytreehouse.com

The Warm Up Song is designed to be used as a warm up song/dance prior to exercise. It could also be used to liven up children if they have become a little lethargic. The lyrics can be downloaded as a PDF from our website. The Warm Up Song can be used as a free resource and a free download. Our aim at Melody Tree House is to provide songs which can be used as teaching resources for parents and educators of children aged between 2 and 7 years. We wish to encourage learning through fun and catchy songs. www.melodytreehouse.com