Education company Wildgoose has launched a range of resources to encourage children to sing, dance and play musical instruments.

Early Years resources include the popular 'Sack of Songs' containing words for age appropriate songs as well as puppets and masks to encourage singing and acting out of lyrics and 'Splish, Splash Splosh' an interactive CD with reggae, rock, jazz and calypso beats. While books and DVDs such as 'Rhythm and Pulse For KS1' and 'Singing Games' for KS1 and KS2 support a more structured teaching approach introducing concepts such as pitch, rhythm, pulse, melody, singing and coordination.

"With television shows such as X Factor and Britain's Got Talent proving to be highly popular, children are more than ever trying to emulate the people they see on stage and screen," commented Debbie Mousley, Product Development Coordinator at Wildgoose. "However there is a serious side with singing and musical performance supporting both creative and physical development while helping to develop confidence and discipline. The national Sing Up campaign has also raised the profile of singing in schools and reinforces the educational value of singing." 

Wildgoose also has a number of other resources available including the 'Singing Sherlock' series of books with accompanying CDs designed to give enjoyable and structured ways to teach music concepts and vocal skills at KS1 and KS2 and a 'Recordable Microphone', a must for any would-be performer. Cross-curricular resources are also available with CDs containing songs from around the world including foreign language lyrics. 

Wildgoose has been providing resources for education for over 13 years and has grown into one of the UK's leading school suppliers. Wildgoose is a member of the British Educational Suppliers Association. For further information, or to request a copy of any of the above catalogues, please call Wildgoose on 01530 518568.