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Sari Purnamawati . Introducing English for Early Childhood through Dancing and Singing PP Paud and Dikmas Central Java. Indonesia. Abstract Introducing English to early childhood has been done by a lot of Early Childhood Education institutions. Yet, the teachers are lack of media and method to introduce English to the children. Teachers do not have many options of the method and media. They use the same printed media over again which make the teaching process become dull and the children become bored. Teachers needs other alternative media to introduce English to the children in a fun way. Children learn through playing, there for teachers need to provide interesting method and media to do so. By using dancing and singing, children not only become interested in the learning process but also received adequate stimulation for their visual, auditory, and motor aspect. Such dancing and singing will be more practical if stored in the compact disk (CD). The aim of the study is to provide a guide for teacher to use and implement the dancing and singing media; to provide an alternative media in introducing English to the children; and to provide interesting and fun learning experience for the children. Through three themes of dancing and singing which close to the children daily life, the teachers are able to develop or create various activities and media in introducing English to children. It also lengthen the range of concentration of the children. As a result, the children-s vocabulary is enhancing.