Here is a great song that I love to sing in the Autumn time. It’s not a song that you would expect little ones to sing with you, but just singing AROUND your children is so very beneficial. Even if you THINK you don’t have a good singing voice, your children will be your biggest fans.
The actual practice of toning and improving your singing voice is also beneficial for the child. In this great (and long) article it states: “Teachers {or any caregiver/parent of the child} need to take the quality of their own singing voice seriously, not least because it radiates a sense of their well-being – or lack of well-being – to the children. Children also need to sense their teacher working on their own voice and how this is part of their self-development. In my experience, teachers working on their own voices find how it can be a source of regeneration and health in their lives.” To help in the development of your child’s larynx (see article) it’s great to provide a model of age-appropriate singing with a”forward, light and bright resonance” while reaching the higher pitches and bright open timbres that their voices easily lift up into. I know this sounds like a tall order to some who think they cannot sing. You CAN sing! You can all sing and with practice, you can ever learn to sing really well! AND to sing even better and really uncover your true voice, you can search for Werbeck singing courses in your area, like this one; or even join a local choir, like this one here in Portland!
The most important thing is to love singing, love the song and sing often with and near your children. Another point of view with less focus on your singing expertise: “Children don’t care what you are singing or that you have an “interesting” voice. You can sing about driving them to daycare, about your day, or about the day your child was born. Singing helps babies distinguish between a singing voice and a speaking voice, and it helps them to produce sounds in patterns and rhythms that match those of others.” Music is essential! Enjoy the song!
The Harvest in the Fields
The harvest in the fields and on the orchard hang low,
the haze is on the hills and all the earth is a glow.
On lakes streams and rivers the geese seem to know
that autumn is upon us, tomorrow they’ll go.
Sydney Steiner 
thanks for the song – just learned it somewhere and nice to get the actual words and tune figured out
who wrote this song? Thanks!
I’m not sure. I learned it as a fall faculty song at the last Waldorf School I worked at and have since lost the sheet music.