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KIDiddles  - http://www.kididdles.com/  Offers lyrics to hundreds of children's songs and lullabies, as well as stories, games, and contests.  Songs for the Classroom  - http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/songs.html  Simple children's songs accompanied by language-learning objectives.  Music and Movement  - http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/music.html  More than 200 hands-on, songs and music activities for young children.  Position Statement on Early Childhood Education  - http://www.menc.org/information/prek12/echild.html  National Assoc. for Music Education argues for the inclusion of music as part of the early childhood curriculum; includes benefits of early music instruction and curriculum recommendations.  NNCC Music and Movement Activities  - http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/cc21_music.movement.html  Music and rhythm activities for young children.  NNCC Finger Plays and Action Verses for Children  - http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/fingerplay.html  Includes dozens of classic fingerplays, action rhymes, and action songs.  NNCC Good Times with Music and Rhythm  - http://www.nncc.org/Series/good.time.music.html  Defines music and rhythm, explains the importance, discusses what types of musical activities are most enjoyed by children in various age groups, and provides suggestions for sharing music with young children.  Music Education: Early Childhood  - http://www.lib.utk.edu/~music/guides/child.html  Guide to online and print resources.  The Making Music Programme  - http://www.makingmusic.info  delivers music training to practitioners of early years settings and music workshops for family learning opportunities  Benefits of Music Education in Preschool Children  - http://www.twinblues.com/dmr2.html  Examines how music instruction can help children develop motor skills, build their self-confidence and increase oral and memory skills.  Music Improves Reasoning in Pre-school Children  - http://www.twinblues.com/pre.htm  Research articles suggest that music training significantly and specifically enhances spatial-temporal reasoning in young children  Ideabox - Music and Songs  - http://www.theideabox.com/ib.php?web=ideasbytype&type=Music/Song  Lyrics for more than 30 popular kids' songs.