This is my favourite Valentine’s day song for children aged 1-3. Not only is it about hearts, it also has engaging actions and is excellent for teaching basic concepts such as small, medium, large, and colours.
While this song can be sung with 4 year olds, they are more quick to become bored with the repetitive nature of this song. 1 year olds, 2 year olds, and 3 year olds, on the other hand, thrive on repetition enabling them to sing along.
I recommend only singing 3-5 verses in each sitting. Otherwise, the song can get long.
For the full educational benefit, this song requires visuals. I have a free printout for you with big, medium, and small hearts. In the past, I have also used foam heart stickers that are shiny or sparkly. I recommend having two of each type of heart – one for each hand.
I have been singing this song for so long with my class that I’ve lost track of who wrote it. I think I may have come up with the idea, but I can’t recall for sure, so I will list it as an unknown author.
Great Big Heart
Author: Unknown
Tune: Tommy Thumb
Great big heart, great big heart,
Where are you?
Here I am, here I am.
How do you do?
Tiny heart, tiny heart,
Where are you?
Here I am, here I am.
How do you do?
Other Verses:
Medium heart
Pink heart
Purple heart
Red heart
White heart
Shiny heart
Sparkly heart
Actions:
- Prep visuals ahead of time. You will want two matching hearts for each type of heart you want to sing about.
- Hold one heart in each hand. Hide your hands behind your back.
- Great big heart, great big heart, where are you? – Gently sway to the tune
- Here I am – Bring one heart in front of you
- Here I am – Bring the other heart in front of you
- How do you do? – Move both hearts as though greeting each other
Want a free visual to enhance the educational element of this song? Here’s one for you. Download it for free.
