5 Children's Songs for the Fourth of July

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Looking for songs and music experiences to celebrate Independence Day this week with your family, students, or clients? Keep reading to discover 5 children's songs about this patriotic holiday.

"The USA Song" by Nancy Kopman

Children learn all 50 states through this song. This song pairs well with a map of the united states as a visual aide. Many games can be incorporated with the song as well, including matching a picture of the state with its name or coloring in each state on a map as they occur in the song.

Listen here.

"Boom, Boom" by Stephanie Leavell

This song was written by a board-certified music therapist and is all about fireworks! Kids can crouch down and pretend to be, "a fire work about to go off". When they hear the word, "boom", they can jump up in the air. Like wise, this song pairs well with a parachute. Instruct the children to bring it low to the ground. When they hear the word "boom", they should lift it high above their heads. A ball or other props can be placed on the parachute for extra fun! This provides a great opportunity to address impulse control and attention to task as the children wait to "pop" up until they are cued. Likewise, the song includes bilabial targets for speech needs that can be achieved with the sound effects, "pop" and "boom".

Find it here.

"Fireworks" by The Laurie Berkner Band

This song is also about fireworks and can be used to address color identification. Give children scarves that match the colors listed in the song. Instruct the children to crouch down and wait until their color is mentioned in the song before jumping up and waving their color scarf. This music experience is also another way to address impulse control and attention to task.

Check it out here.

"The July Song" by Rachel Rambach

Rachel Rambach is a board-certified music therapist. Her song, "The July Song" is available on her website for purchase. The song improves object identification and articulation of the /j/ sound. This song also pairs well with visual aides of the various objects.

Listen to and purchase the song here from Rachel's website.

"Yankee Doodle" Traditional

This simple and traditional song is a childhood favorite. The song has an interesting history that you can share with your kids!

Learn about the history of the song here.

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