Hap Palmer

Hap Palmer pioneered the integration of music and movement in the area of early childhood educations. His songs enhance the development of motor skills, language acquisition, reading readiness and math concepts as well a nurture the imaginative process and encourage creative problem solving. Teachers have used his music for more than two generations to teach letters, numbers, phonics, days of the week, colors and shapes and more!!! A must for all classrooms!!!!

Learning Basic Skills Through Music~

Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol #1 - BEST SELLER

Classic songs about numbers, colors, the alphabet, and body awareness presented in a happy rhythmic teaching program that pre-school, slow learners, and primary children from all backgrounds can participate in immediately. Songs include: Colors, Marching Around The Alphabet, Put Your Hands Up In The Air, The Number March, Birds, Growing, and more.

#CD514 CD $15.95

Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol #2 - BEST SELLER

Hap Palmer continues with cheerful game songs teaching eleven colors, numbers to twenty, subtraction, telling time and reading readiness. Songs include: Lucky Numbers, Parade Of Colors, Paper Clocks, Triangle, Circle or Square, Something That Begins Like, Take Away, and more.

#CD522 CD $15.95

Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol #3

Focusing on health and safely catchy lyrics teach cleanliness, balance diet, exercise, safety rules and thoughtfulness- plus the reasons behind them. Songs include: Exercise Everyday, Alice's Restaurant, Take A Bath, Buckle Your Seat Beat, Cover Your Mouth, and more.

#CD526 CD $15.95

Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol #4

Through active participation, children learn safety vocabulary, kinds of foods, parts of the body, forms of transportation and objects in the room. Game songs teach forward-backward, inside-outside, high-low, over-under-around. Songs include: Safety Sign, Listen and Do, High and Low, Kinds Of Food, Under The Stick, Walk Around The Circle, and more.

#CD521 CD $15.95

Learning Basic Skills Through Music Vol #5

This album takes many of the concepts introduced in Volume 1 and 2 and moves onto more challenging levels. Songs include: Ricky Stick Man, Walking Through The Jungle, Tap Out The Answer, Pocket Full of B's, Thirty Second Challenge, and more.

#CD594 CD $15.95

Learning Basic Skills Set

5 CD Set of Learning Basic Skills recordings. Volumes 1-5 (listed above).

#HP5SET 5/CDs $72.00

Literacy and Numeracy Through Music and Movement~

One Little Sound - Fun with Phonics and Numbers

Songs focus on the relationship between the alphabet and the sounds of the English language. They also encourage children to search for relationships, order and predictability as they work with numbers. Songs include: Chickadee and Chipmunk, Bop ‘Til We Drop, Follow Along, One Little Sound, D-D-G Walkin' the Dog, and more. Includes both vocal versions and instrumentals alone to allow for singing and creating new lyrics.

#CD534 CD $15.95

Two Little Sounds - Fun with Phonics and Numbers

Movement CD that uses rhyme, repetition, rhythm, phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary plus interweaving math skills. This CD encourages the skills that all children need. Songs include: My Ramblin' Cat, My Playful Pig, The One That Doesn't Rhyme, The English Language Gets A Little Kookie, and more.

#CD859 CD $15.95

Walter The Waltzing Worm - BEST SELLER

Songs increase the vocabulary and basic movement skills of the children. Vocabulary is from five areas: body parts, actions, space, qualities and relationships. Songs include: What A Miracle, Walter The Waltzing Worm, Flick-a-Fly, Surprise Song, Swing, Shake, Twist and Stretch, and more.

#CD555 CD $15.95

Sally The Swinging Snake - BEST SELLER

Imaginative songs that help children develop basic movement skills and encourage their potential for creative movement while increasing English Language comprehension. A companion to Walter The Waltzing Worm CD. Songs include: Sally The Swinging Snake, Something Special, Wiggly Wiggly Worms, Dancing With A Stick, Rubber Band Man, and more.

#CD617 CD $15.95

Can A Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye?

Album helps primary grade children and ESL students acquire essential vocabulary and make it their own through singing and total movement participation. This recording features call and response songs, listening, opposites, counting and color reinforcement. Songs include: Can A Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye, Put A Little Color On You, Weekly Rap, Animal Quiz Part 1, Part 2, Say The Opposite, Following You, Bean Bag Alphabet Rag, and more.

#CD520 CD $15.95

Can A Jumbo Jet Sing The Alphabet?

This CD teaches a variety of concepts from initial consonant sounds, and word blends to counting patterns and fraction awareness. A good follow-up to “The Basic Skills Series". Songs include: Ways To Say Hello (in 15 languages), Jig Along Shapes, Letters In The Blender, The Action Fraction, and more.

#CD511 CD $15.95

Can Cockatoos Count By Twos?

This recording involves children in musical activities designed to teach basic academic concepts, increase vocabulary, and stimulate language proficiency. Subjects include numbers, number order, arithmetic, colors, time, phonics, months, seasons, etc. Songs include: Can Cockatoos Count By Two?, Seasons, Months On The Move, Colors In Motion, Jolly Clock, Betty Beep, Rhyme Time Band, and more.

#CD525 CD $15.95

Getting To Know Myself - BEST SELLER

This is an excellent “introduction to learning". It covers awareness of body image and the body's position in space, identification of body places, objects in relation to body planes, body part identification, movements of the body, feelings and moods. Songs include: Feelings, Sammy, Shake Something, Touch, Left and Right, The Circle, Opposite, and more.

#CD543 CD $15.95

Turn On The Music

These songs are written from a child's point of view, what a child wishes, feels and imagines. The lyrics deal in a thoughtful and humorous way with the joys, challenges and conflicts children experience in their growing years. Songs include: Turn On The Music, Backwards Land, If I Had Wings, Amanda Schlupp, Clown Song, Zany Zoo, You Can Do It, and more.

#CD530 CD $15.95

Rhythm and Movement~

Movin"

Variety of musical moods - symphony to rock, classical to pop - make this album that allows students to move, explore, create, interpret and enjoy. Songs include: Movin', Funky Penguin, Midnight Moon, Tipsy, Enter Sunlight, Jamaican Holiday, Far East Blues, and more.

#CD546 CD $15.95

Easy Does It

Children explore basic motor skills in an enjoyable relaxed way. Includes challenges for older children. Skills include: balance, locomotor and axial movements, eye-hand coordination, spatial and body awareness and relaxation. Songs include: The Bean Bag, Birds In The Circle, High Wire Artist, Tree Fell Down, Circle Your Way, and more.

#CD581 CD $15.95

Creative Movement and Rhythmic Exploration

Creative movement, mimetic and basic skills along with exciting songs, provide actions, images and challenges for children. Lyrics explore movement, shapes, sounds and colors. Songs include: Moving Game, Fishing Trip, Colored Ribbons, Teacher Who Couldn't Talk, Out to The Country, Percussion Instrument, and more.

#CD533 CD $15.95

Mod Marches - Instrumental

Well-known tunes are set to march tempos. March figures are included in t he guide, progressing from easy to more difficult. Songs include: It's A Small World, Yellow Submarine, Penny Lane, Happy Together, Love Is Blue, Let It Be, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La,Da, and more.

#CD527 CD $15.95

Patriotic and Morning Time Songs

Patriotic, folk and original songs. Songs include: Morning Time March, This Land Is Your Land, My Country ‘Tis Of Thee, Zipdee Do Dah, God Bless American, and more.

#CD519 CD $15.95

Also see "Rhythm Band/Rhythm Sticks" for these Hap Palmer titles:

Homemade Band #CD545
Toe Tapping Tunes #CD716
Rhythms On Parade #CD633
Modern Tunes For Rhythm Instruments #CD523

QUIET TIME~

Quiet Places - BEST SELLER

Instrumental music for rest and relaxation. Original music by Hap, features natural sounds of acoustic instruments such as: harp, violin, viola, cello, flute, oboe, guitar, piano. Great for rest time, slow stretching, yoga, mirroring, as well as an introduction to the orchestra. Song titles: Star Gazing, Snowfall, Twilight Sea, Sierra Sunrise, Fern River, Misty Moonlight, and more.

#CD689 CD $15.95

Sea Gulls

Instrumental music for rest and relaxation. A wonderful accompaniment for slow motion activities, storytime, rest time, and whenever soothing music is appropriate. Songs include: Savannah, Sea Gulls, Sweetwater Springs, Noone's Lullaby, Summer Rain, Misty Canyon, and more.

#CD584 CD $15.95

A Child's World of Lullabies - Multicultural Songs For Quiet Times

Mixture of musical styles and rhythms that provide a calming transition between play time and quiet time. Songs include Hap's Original and new arrangement of traditional lullabies. Songs include: Counting Miracles, Sleep My Baby (Nigeria), Chippewa Lullaby (Native America), All Night All Day (African-American), A La Nanita Nana (Spain), and more.

#CD675 CD $15.95

HOLIDAYS~

Holiday Magic - BEST SELLER

Original and traditional holiday songs provide wonderful holiday music featuring a wide variety of songs. Songs include: Baby's Carol, The Angel Band, Merry Hula, Chanukkah Oh Chanukkah, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Merry Christmas/Feliz Navidad, and more.

#CD649 CD $15.95

Holiday Songs & Rhythms

Original songs and music created for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, Cinco de Mayo and Valentine's Day. Includes vocal with music and instrumental only. Songs include: What A World We'd Have If Christmas Lasted All Year Long, Hanukkah, Easter Time Is Here Again, Things I'm Thankful For, Star Spangled Banner, and more.

#CD538 CD $15.95

INFANT AND TODDLER~

Early Childhood Classics - BEST SELLER

A collection of all-time favorite activity songs for young children. A variety of musical styles encourage active participation. Songs include: Itsy Bitsy Spider, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, I'm A Little Teapot, Bingo, Open Shut Them, Old MacDonald, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, and more!!!

#CD528 CD $15.95

Babysong

A delightful collection of songs that are simple, yet melodic and entertaining - touching on the interests and challenges of the little person growing in the big world. Songs include: My Mommy Comes Back, Share, Walking, Sittin' In A High Chair, Today I Took My Diapers Off, Baby's Bed, and more.

#CD713 CD $15.95

More Babysongs

Songs cover body awareness, self-image, vocabulary development, family relationships, dramatic and creative play. Simple activities encourage interaction between adults & children. Songs include: Tickly Toddle, Shout and Whisper, So Much To Hear, My Baby, Rub-A-Dub, and more.

#CD597 CD $15.95

Classic Nursery Rhymes - BEST SELLER

Twenty favorite nursery rhymes!!! Blending traditional melodies with original musical interludes - an exciting new sounds to old Favorites. Songs include: Old King Cole, Little Boy Blue, Little Jack Horner, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Humpty Dumpty, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Hickory Dickory Dock, and more.

#CD646 CD $15.95

Peek-A-Boo

Imaginative lyrics reflect the experiences, challenges, and delights of the younger set. Sing, rock and sway, make animal sounds, play pee-a-boo, or ride an imaginary merry-go-round. Songs include: Getting' Up Time, Raggedy Rag Doll Friend, Babysong, I Can Put My Cloths On By Myself, Boogie Woogie Washrag Blues, and more.

#CD645 CD $15.95

So Big - Activity Songs For Little Ones - BEST SELLER

Easey-to-learn activity songs tap children's natural desire to move, to sing, and to make-believe. Songs include: So Happy You're Here, I'm A Pretzel, Ten Wiggle Worms, Five Little Monkeys, Rock And Roll Freeze Dance, and more.

#CD678 CD $15.95

MORE HAP PALMER RECORDINGS~

Animal Antics

Songs that encourage children to explore a wide range of creative movements: slow turtle, quick rabbit and more. Songs include: Monkeys, Hippopotamus, Butterfly, Turtle, Rabbit, Hummingbird, Doggy, Chickens, Cobra, and more.

#CD604 CD $15.95

Folk Song Carnival

These folk songs promote phonological awareness and inspire active participation. Children are encouraged to sing, clap, move and dramatize, while they model sound sequences and manipulate words and syllables. An engaging approach to reading readiness. Songs include: Going To The Zoo, Hush Little Baby, Blue Bird, Join In The Game, Looby Lu, Shake The Papaya Down, Paw-Paw Patch, Dance Thumbkin, and more.

#CD524 CD $15.95

Simplified Folk Songs

Easy-to-sing folk songs by chorus and verse. Useful for all children, they are effective with children who are slow or withdrawn and will help them have a sense of participating and belonging. The faster moving child will enjoy the challenge of singing and moving at the same time. Songs include: Paw Paw Patch, He's Got The World In His Hands, Early In The Morning, All Night, All Day, Michael Row The Boat Ashore, and more.

#CD518 CD $15.95

Ideas, Thoughts and Feelings

Provides experiences for discovery, problem solving and independent thinking. Children will gain confidence as they respond to Hap's catchy questions. Songs include: Everybody Has Feelings, Can You Guess What I Am, I Like Me, Letter Sounds A-M, Letter Sounds N-Z, I Don't Like Me, Making Friends, and more.

#CD549 CD $15.95

MATH~

Math Readiness

A lively mix of music and movement explores the vocabulary concepts and facts needed for early math literacy. Adding, subtracting, shapes, and counting. Songs include: Count-Up-Countdown, Movin' By Numerals, Number Wheel, How Many Ways?, Jumping, and more.

#CD539 CD $15.95

Singing Multiplication Tables

From the 2's through the 12's. Music makes learning the multiplication tables fun for all students and the facts stay with them.

#CD451 CD $15.95

Hap Palmer DVD's

Something Special

Fast-moving animation and expressive children help students increase vocabulary and gross motor skills. Includes selections from “Walter The Waltzing Worm", and “Sally The Swinging Snake". Running time - 25 minutes.

#DVD058 DVD $19.98

Sammy

Sammy and other songs from “Getting To Know Myself". Children will delight in moving, marching and shaking as well as exploring important concepts (circles, opposites, left and right), and feelings. Running time - 30 minutes.

#DVD053 DVD $19.98

Stepping Out With Hap Palmer

Children stretch, jump, run and shake along with the video. Songs include: Weekly Rap, Wiggy Wiggy Wiggles, Rubber Band Man, Everything Has A Shape, Stepping Out On The Town, Flick A Fly, and more. Running time - 30 minutes.

#DVD054 DVD $19.98

Learning Basic Skills

A lively class learns colors, letters and numbers with some of Hap Palmer's best-loved songs. Songs include: All Of The Colors Of The Rainbow, Marching Around The Alphabet, A Pocket Full of B's, and more. Running time - 30 minutes

#DVD005 DVD $19.95

Hap Palmer “Babysongs" series DVD's

Baby Songs - Original

The first of the Baby Songs award winning songs written and sung by Hap Palmer include Piggy Toes, My Mommy Comes Back, Today I Took My Diaper Off, and more. 18 songs.

#BS001 DVD $15.00

Baby Songs - ABC, 123, Colors and Shapes

Original songs written and performed by Hap Palmer. 10 fun songs will entertain children for hours and introduce basic skills: Recognition of letters, colors, shapes and numbers. Songs include: Tap Your Sticks, Shapes That Surround You, Colors In Motion, Parade of Colors, Weekly Rap, Bean Bag Shake, and more.

#BS002 DVD $15.00

Baby Songs - Animals

Scenes of cuddly cute animals interacting with children at the zoo, pet store, farm and at home. Song include: Old MacDonald's Farm, What's Bigger Than A Bear, Elephant, Bingo, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and more.

#BS003 DVD $15.00

Baby Songs - Good Night

Gentle songs and lullabies create a loving environment for children to sing, play quietly or drift off to sleep. Songs include: All Night, All Day, Counting Miracles, Teddy Bear Ball, Old Rocking Chair, and more.

#BS004 DVD $15.00

Baby Songs - Rock & Roll

Golden oldies from the 50's, 60's and 70's sung by original artists. Songs include: I'm Walkin', I'm So Excited, Wooly Bully, The Loco-Motion, Blue Suede Shoes, Twist & Shout, Pajamas, Come Saturday Morning.

#BS005 DVD $15.00

Baby Songs - Baby's Busy Day

Reinforces family values! Great music celebrating getting dressed, playing, teddy bears and washing. Songs include: Getting Up Time, I Can Put My Cloths On By Myself, Teddy Bear, Wash Rag Blues, Tickly Toddle, The Mice Go Marching, and more.

#BS006 DVD $15.00

Baby Songs Presents: John Lithgow's Kids-Sized Concert

John Lithgow plays guitar and sings in front of a live audience! Songs include: If I Had A Rooster, The Garden Song, Mr. McCloud, The Runaway Pancake, and more.

#BS007 DVD $15.98

Go to “Spanish" for more Hap Palmer's Spanish recordings.