Clapping is one of the most accessible of musical accompaniments. Learning to clap is useful to help develop a steady sense of rhythm. Clapping together is also a useful class bonding exercise as it allows for all the students to be doing a similar action and creating a similar sound simultaneously. Clap Clap Clap my Hands will Sing is song that will encourage your students to clap, so come on, join in! Included in this package is: 1. An mp3 of the song 2. A chord sheet of the song 3. A lyrics sheet You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song “Clap Clap Clap my Hands will Sing” on the webpage:

Here are 2 songs especially designed for use with parachutes. They will add an additional aural sensory input to your parachute sessions with children with special needs or primary school children. The song names are The Floating Parachute and the Swaying Parachute. You can listen to the song at Ahjay Stelino's website at: https://ahjaystelino.com/learning-songs/ Liked the music? Felt it could be better adapted to suit your students? Leave a comment below to share your experiences!

Does your class love playing Castanets? Do they love spanish flavoured music? Then this is the song for your class! "Castanet o Castanet" is great song to encourage your class to play castanets. Castanets are great tools to help develop child's pincer grip which is useful when learning to hold a pen, etc. This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Castanet o Castanet" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ Ole!

Elephant Stomp is a fun movement song! The aim of this song is to encourage stomping your feet. It is important to use the music to assist anticipating when to stomp. Stomp on the strong beats in the music. The words in bold underline in the lyrics sheet indicate the strong beats. You can choose to stomp on each strong beat or every alternate strong beat if the young person needs more time to co-ordinate this physical action. This package includes 5 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords Its a great song to use with students with special needs as well since it has a simple stomping action that repeats consistently throughout the song You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Elephant Stomp" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ Happy Stomping!

Elephant Stomp is a fun movement song! The aim of this song is to encourage stomping your feet. It is important to use the music to assist anticipating when to stomp. Stomp on the strong beats in the music. The words in bold underline in the lyrics sheet indicate the strong beats. You can choose to stomp on each strong beat or every alternate strong beat if the young person needs more time to co-ordinate this physical action. This package includes 5 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords Its a great song to use with students with special needs as well since it has a simple stomping action that repeats consistently throughout the song You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Elephant Stomp" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ Happy Stomping!

Greeting songs are a great way to frame the start and end of a session. "Hello Everyone" is a greeting song that can be used to start music time! Included in this package is an mp3 recording of the song and the sheet music that includes the lyrics, chords and the melody. Enjoy!

Music is a useful tool to frame the start and end of sessions. "Time to Say Hi" is a great way to start a music session. You can listen to the song at Ahjay Stelino's website at: https://ahjaystelino.com/learning-songs/ Time to Say Hi – Song Lyrics Time to say hi At music today Time to start Singing and playing Time to say hi Time to say hi Time to say hi At music today Composed by Ahjay Stelino © 2014 All Rights Reserved

Music is a useful tool to frame the start and end of sessions. "Time to Say Bye" is a great way to end a music session. You can listen to the song at Ahjay Stelino's website at: https://ahjaystelino.com/learning-songs/ Time to Say Bye – Song Lyrics Time to say bye At music today Time to finish Singing and playing Time to say bye Time to say bye Time to say bye At music today Composed by Ahjay Stelino © 2014 All Rights Reserved

Clapping songs are great to help your students learn how to keep a steady beat. This song "Clap Your Hands" has been composed and arranged to inherently assist and encourage students to clap along to the music. Listen and have a try! You can listen to the song at Ahjay Stelino's website at: https://ahjaystelino.com/learning-songs/ Liked the song? Felt it could be better adapted to suit your students? Leave a comment below to share your experiences!

Foot stomping songs are great to help your students learn how to keep a steady beat. This song "Stamp Your Feet" has been composed and arranged to inherently assist and encourage students to stamp along to the music. Listen and have a try! You can listen to the song at Ahjay Stelino's website at: https://ahjaystelino.com/learning-songs/ Liked the song? Felt it could be better adapted to suit your students? Leave a comment below to share your experiences!

Does your class love playing Castanets? Do they love spanish flavoured music? Then this is the song for your class! "Castanet o Castanet" is great song to encourage your class to play castanets. Castanets are great tools to help develop child's pincer grip which is useful when learning to hold a pen, etc. This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Castanet o Castanet" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/

Do your students love trains? Well they'll love "Choo Choo Choo Hello," a greeting song based on trains This package includes 5 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Choo Choo Choo Hello" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ All Aboard! Choo Choo!

Learn to keep a beat by clapping along to the "Clap My Hands" song! Clapping is a basic means of musical engagement and requires no instruments. Its a great group warm-up activity to help your students get ready to work together by increasing their sense of togetherness since they will all be clapping along to the same beat. Its a great song to use with students with special needs as well since it has a simple action of clapping that repeats consistently throughout the song This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Clap My Hands" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ Happy Clapping!

Finger Dance is a song that encourages finger movement. Wiggle your fingers along with the song. If the young person needs assistance, try placing your fingers under his/her fingers and move your fingers so that his/her fingers move along with yours. It is a great song to use with students with special needs as well since it has a simple action of moving fingers that repeats consistently throughout the song. It also motivates fine motor movement. This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Finger Dance" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ Have fun!

Finger Dance is a song that encourages finger movement. Wiggle your fingers along with the song. If the young person needs assistance, try placing your fingers under his/her fingers and move your fingers so that his/her fingers move along with yours. It is a great song to use with students with special needs as well since it has a simple action of moving fingers that repeats consistently throughout the song. It also motivates fine motor movement. This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Finger Dance" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ Have fun!

Friends Forever is a fun song that encourages friendships amongst your students. The students will enjoy dancing to this song. This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Friends Forever" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ Have fun!

Friends Forever is a fun song that encourages friendships amongst your students. The students will enjoy dancing to this song. This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Friends Forever" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/ Have fun!

Let's do Some Counting is a brand new counting song! The song counts from one to 10 and back at a slow tempo, to allow the students to count on their fingers while singing the song. This package includes 5 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords Have fun!

Monkey Monkey is a fun song! It is especially composed for students with complex needs. The first sounds that we produce are vowel sounds. The chorus of the song consists of the vowel sounds oo and aa. The use of vowel sounds within a song can motivate the intentional vocalisation of these sounds. The song is also a fun pre-school song that your students will enjoy singing and acting out! This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! You can listen to the song by copying the following website link to your internet browser and clicking on the song "Monkey Monkey" on the webpage: https://ahjaystelino.com/music-therapy-songs/

Ring Those Bells is a great song to use when playing any sort of hand-held bells in your classroom. This song is also useful when working with students with special needs since the lyrics are repetitive and literal to assist the young person understand the intention of the song. This package includes 6 items: 1. The song 2. The song lyrics 3. A song description 4. Sheet music 5. Song chords 6. A special bonus: a simplified chord version as well suitable for teachers who like playing basic guitar or piano! Keep on Ringing the Bells!