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Teaching through songs, some suggestions
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Om Varma
Associate Professor, Education Studies Department, MIE 
By Om Varma
Published on 30/03/2008
 
Songs should be used with well planned outcomes. The song must be chosen carefully, and all the possible pedagogical outcomes decided beforehand.

This consists of developing oral skills, vocabulary, use of certain words such as over, under, through etc.. help the child remember the song as well as create a vivid pictures of the story as one sings along, help the child transfer the skills to other areas such as language classes.

Developing communications skills, social and interpersonal skills, as well as values of cooperation and so on can also be envisaged.