What songs do your reception age children love?

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Hi, I'm a teaching assistant in a reception class and I'm looking for some ideas, we have an Ipod which we use for outdoor play and which we need some songs for.
I'm looking for popular current music as well as music from films etc.
We currently have pharrels happy and a couple of others on there.
So what I am wondering is what songs (suitable for use in a school) do your reception age children love?
Oh must add we already have the frozen soundtrack!

My reception aged DD loves Katy Perry 'Roar' .

Thank you, will definitely download that! Asked the children their favourite song but most said let it go! Need more than frozen or I may lose my mind!

DD has just started year 1 but seems to like a bit of Olly Murs, particularly Heart Skips a Beat and Troublemaker.

There's loads but they all escape me at the moment and my DH is away with his phone and computer and they're all on there!

DD age 4 loves I don't care by Icona Pop (or something) but look for a radio edit with no swear word in.
Also, any Katy Perry.
You'd be surprised at which songs from the past they like to, dd likes the Beatles and the Beach Boys

Bruno Mars, Run Away Baby is my DC's running around naked after a bath song. Also big Katy Perry fans although some of the lyrics are a bit saucy!

And of course "Everything is Awesome".

What does the fox say? is enjoyed by mainly 4 year olds.

I was going to say What Does the Fox Say too. And the new Taylor Swift song, I think it's called Shake It Off.

My dd loves the cha cha slide (not sure who it's by), the mamma mia soundtrack, gangnam style and gentleman by psy and bruno mars, katy perry and what does the fox say as others have said.

Shake it off totally!

Eddy Money - take me home tonight.

I think I've broke my ds....

DS1s favourite 'grown up song' is What is Love? by Haddaway. No idea why

She also loves anything by Sia eg titanium and chandelier.

I like to move it move it from Madagascar and Barbie Girl

Katy perry
Lady gaga
Frozen soundtrack

Ds loves Swords of A 1000 Men by Tenpole Tudor

Also (sorry keep thinking of more) Wake me up by avicii.

Gangnam style, Roar, Superman (Black Lace :o ), that new one by Meghan whatserface about having junk in all the right places

Mine also like a bit of

All of Queen goes down well. We are the Champions, We will rock you etc.

DS (5) also loves Crazy Frog, the whole of the Rio 2 Soundtrack, anything by Madness, Hit me with your rhythm stick and most of Abba

My DCs favourite songs at the moment are 1D live while we're young, best song ever and kiss you. Carly Rae jepson call me maybe. Taylor swift trouble. What does the fox say. The vamps somebody to you.

The Vamps - like One Direction but with instruments

Michael Jackson - thriller/bad era - most kids I know love it

Madness eg our house, baggy trousers - a lot of early 80s ska goes down well in fact

DS gets played Follow The Leader by the Soca boys at school

Mine loves 'Happy' is that the title ? I think it's from a film?

We downloaded a party compilation album for kids for dd's birthday last weekend which went down a treat - lots of suggestions on here are on it. Both my dc love Roni Size and Reprazent's 'Who said you can do it like this?' but it did get a few raised eyebrows from the parents at the party.

Wow! Lots of great suggestions. I think the school iTunes account is going to take a good battering! Thank you all.

My ds's current favourite 'non-kids' song is I want to be like you (not sure if that's the correct title...the song from the Jungle Book) by The Overtones.

Ds2 (4) also loves Michael Buble singing A Friend Like Me from Toy Story.

In case anyone is still looking for childrens songs here's a link to the website my Dads made of children songs, all written by him www.thoughtz4totz.org.uk