For example, mum and sibling 1 take one half of the room and dad and sibling 2 take another.Īt Discovery, our staff work closely with a small group of children tackling one bit of the room at a time. Team it up! Try working in areas in teams.Reverse psychology works a charm! “I bet you can’t put this away really fast” or “I’m sure you don’t know where this goes” encourages children to prove you wrong!.This is great for self esteem and confidence. For example, try saying “I forgot where this toy goes, do you know?” and let them lead you by example. Use encouragement through confusion to offer pride in children.Try tactics such as “Who can tidy the fastest?” between siblings or “I bet I can tidy quicker than you!” There’s nothing wrong with a little healthy competition! Make tidying into a race.At Discovery Nursery in Exeter, we use The Tidy up Rhumba! Check it out here. Attach a ‘Tidy up Song’ to the daily ritual.Here are some ways from the nursery that you can make tidying fun for children encouraging their healthy habits. Adult modelling and constant encouragement can be appropriate for children 1-2. There are many ways you can encourage your children to tidy up depending on their age. However, that’s a short term solution! How children learn to tidy up for themselves now sets the standard for chores, independent responsibilities and life “mess” as they get older.
We get it! Through busy days and tight schedules, it’s sometimes easier to grab the toy basket and chuck in all the toys yourself. Encouraging our children to do so provides them with responsibility and accountability. In their song they tell children: "i want this classroom to look so fantastic.As our children get older, their ability to be independent and tidy up after themselves grows stronger and more able. Mr Papakyriacou 44 now teaches at St Michael's Primary in Brigadier Hill, Enfield. The two composers used to work at the same school. We've had a lot of people say it really works with their child at home." The song is getting 3,000 to 4,000 hits a day and the teachers hope it is helping to get children to tidy up. It's about putting chairs on tables, that kind of thing, that as teachers we have to do. We wanted to write a silly song, make it fun and have children enjoy tidying up without feeling it's a chore. "We've had comments about the Tidy Up Rhumba from Sweden and America and people tell us it works." She said that teachers were always trying to encourage children to clear up after a busy lesson. Mrs Michael 42 who works at Westgrove Primary School in Chase Road Southgate, where she is the music co-ordinator said. Tidy Up Rhumba has struck a chord with parents and teachers. "we felt there were not enough songs out there for children and we have written at least 25 songs with different themes and topics" said Mrs Michael.
The two teachers joined forces as Musical Playground to write songs for children and have just released their second Album, Are we there yet? They met at Barnet College and started composing fun and educational music and songs together before recording them in a studio and releasing the albums to reach a wider audience. Chris Michael and George Papakyriacou wrote the Tidy Up Rhumba together and it has had more than 2 million hits via their Youtube Channel. A song composed by Enfield Teachers, encouraging children to clear up the classroom after lessons has become a hit with colleagues and parents. We really appreciate it:)) Here is the article if you are finding it hard to read this one.
Thank you for doing this feature on our music. how lovely to be contacted by The Enfield Advertiser.
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