by Carol Biddiss | Aug 7, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, child's play, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument
Here’s a musical instruments lesson that involves all the senses while teaching the kids to manipulate sound. What kid doesn’t like spaghetti – long strings of food fun? Lesson: how to play musical instruments with the song ‘On Top of...
by Carol Biddiss | Sep 25, 2013 | 3-5 year-old, Classroom Equipment, games and dances, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, theme lesson plan
Making sound effects for helicopters is fun! Sound effects matter to kids, so let’s give them the best audio possible so their imaginations can soar free – like the sounds of cars, trains, and helicopters. 150 Years of Sound Recording Excellent sound...
by Carol Biddiss | Mar 19, 2014 | Music program
Daycare: How to Plan a Music Program in 9 Steps Daycare Director — Are you struggling to plan a music program for the three, four and five year-old children in your daycare? Is your head spinning from trying to make sense of what you have found in your Internet...
by Carol Biddiss | May 8, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
Rhyming nursery rhymes feed the child’s brain because brains love patterns. Rhymes make brains go PING! Rhymes feed the growth of neural networks. We now know that every child is born a musical child, hungry for musical experiences. What do children learn...
by Carol Biddiss | Nov 13, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
Why teach nursery rhymes at home? Do you need to convince yourself or someone else of the importance of the nursery rhyme tradition? Here are just three of the many reasons that make them crucial to early childhood learning. I hope after reading this...
