HAP PALMER: Walter the Waltzing Worm - Songs to Enhance The Movement Vocabulary of Young Children

Hap Palmer

Walter the Waltzing Worm - Songs to Enhance The Movement Vocabulary of Young Children

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Taking advantage of children's enjoyment of movement activities, these songs increase the vocabulary and basic movement skills of participants. Vocabulary is from five areas: body parts, actions, space, qualities, and relationships.

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Walter the Waltzing Worm - Songs to Enhance The Movement Vocabulary of Young Children

Taking advantage of children's enjoyment of movement activities, these songs increase the vocabulary and basic movement skills of participants. Vocabulary is from five areas: body parts, actions, space, qualities, and relationships.

Hap Palmer pioneered the integration of music and movement in the area of early childhood education. His songs enhance the development of motor skills, language acquisition, reading readiness, and math concepts as well as nurture the imaginative process and encourage creative problem solving. His widespread popularity in schools and day-care centers for over twenty years, has made him a living legend within the teaching community for young children. Teachers have used his music for more than two generations to teach letters, numbers, phonics, days of the week, colors, shapes and more. A third generation of children are now learning with his songs and movement innovations.

An accomplished musician, singer/songwriter and educator, his multiple skilled talent on guitar, bass, percussion, saxophone, and clarinet can be heard on his various recordings. His BABY SONGS live-action music video series for young children has ,sold over 2 million units. Hap's recordings and videos have received numerous honors including the Parents' Choice Award, the American Library Association Notable Designation, the National Association of Parent Publications Award, The Early Childhood News Directors Choice Award and the American Video Award. A summary of Hap's awards can be found here.

As a teacher of teachers, Hap has taught classes and workshops for the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the University of California at Los Angeles Education Extension, the Los Angeles City Schools, the Georgia Preschool Association, the Oklahoma Early Childhood Association, the New England Kindergarten Conference, and many other school districts and educational organizations throughout the nation. Using his background in music, education, and dance, he is able to help teachers find innovative, imaginative and fun ways to teach their students with enjoyable music and lyrics that children love to listen to over and over again.

With a Masters Degree in Dance Education from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a love of music, Hap Palmer has given the world of early childhood education and young children a lasting gift of learning that has spanned the generations.


For more information, please visit www.happalmer.com

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  • Walter, the Waltzing Worm
    author: Marie Warren

    Loved several of the songs; plan to use one as our theme song at graduation in the spring (4 year olds). Came up with rope worms to portray Walter, the worm. My classes LOVE this song and the "pretend" worm. Can't use all the songs in my "movement" class but several are big hits.

  • great for all ages of kids
    author: Kate

    Great for learning-music makes the ideas stick in your head and this goes for every age. My son just loves this cd since he first heard it in school. He is very ecclectic with his music-everything from rock and roll to folk to nursery tunes, etc. This is one of his favorites and well it should be.

  • i loved it
    author: diann thompson

    i love this c.d. i have this on tape, but the c.d. is so much easier to use. will order more.

  • A children's CLASSIC !
    author: Beverly M.

    This is a CLASSIC CD which MUST be in any pre-school music collection. This is my 25th year teaching pre-shool music at my church and this CD is my favorite !

  • Terrific. My music students are crazy about Walter.
    author: Walter the Waltzing Worm

    Even my PS students' older brothers and sisters are curious about Walter, so he's visited at least once in my 1st grade music classes! The website is great and easy to navigate. The service was very satisfying--I received my order in 3 days.

  • author: Sandie Shaw

    I've taught pre-school for about 20 years and Hap Palmer is my favorite artist. The children love his music and so do I!

  • author: Sandie Shaw

    I've taught pre-school for about 20 years and Hap Palmer is my favorite artist. The children love his music and so do I!

  • Lots of wonderful songs!
    author: Lynn Francis

    This CD is wonderful. Usually there is 1, maybe 2 songs on a CD that really clicks with the boys and girls. I do most every song on this CD. It really sends the message of how special and unique each child is.

  • We love it!
    author: Holly Beagley

    This cd helps build self esteem and the children love it!

  • great movement cd! perfect for the family!
    author: quackers4jack

    my son heard this cd in his pre-school class and fell in love with it. we just gave it to him for his third birthday and it was a huge hit. it is great for a car ride or for a rainy day inside. he loves walter the waltzing worm so much that he carries a scarf or ribbon with him to pretend its a worm.

  • Musical genius
    author: Gina Harrell

    My kindergarteners and 1st graders love it. I'm sure we'll use it again and again. Hap Palmer possesses quite the musical genius!

  • Wow! I learned these songs as a child, now I teach them!
    author: Rebecca

    I am an early childhood teacher. I teach two yr olds at the lab school at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. I also play the guitar with my kids. I was singing Ella Jenkin's tune, "Play your instruments" today, and my kids asked for us to play the instruments "fast"---they like everything fast at this age. Somehow, I found myself singing,"This is a song about slow..." in between "fast" verses. The kids were wide eyed and listened intently. I knew there was a part about fast in the song about slow, so I googled "this is a song about slow" and found your site. I am so excited! I can't wait to get some of your recordings and use them with my kids. It is amazing how one song can make such an impression when you are a kid, and to have it all come back when you are a teacher! Just thought you should know, your music from many years ago lives on. Over twenty years later, I am still singing the songs I learned in Ms. Pallas' kindergarten classroom. Thanks for your contributions to early childhood music ed.

  • My children love his music
    author: denise phillips

    My daughters Pre-School teacher uses this CD and I am using for my 1st grade Sunday School class.

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