Category Archives: Music and Movement
Playing in the Gutters
Anyone who knows me well, knows I am no stranger to Home Depot. Having married a man with a penchant for home remodeling, I have learned to navigate the aisles well, in search of the right size of screws, the critically … Continue reading
Five Favorites….To Start
OK, for those of you looking for more Dr. Seuss activities, here are five favorites to start off with! More to come! (Does anyone else ever feel like they’re juggling this many things?) The Cat in the Hat After reading … Continue reading
Do You Know This Friend of Mine?
Here’s a song the children love! It’s perfect for reinforcing phonemic awareness and a great reminder of their classmates’ names. I learned it way back in my university days, so I really don’t know who to credit for it. Whoever … Continue reading
My Magic Words
If you haven’t heard of Signing Time, you should check it out. It has an inspiring background story, and the research behind preverbal signing in hearing children can be quite compelling. Though they are oblivious to all of that, my boys … Continue reading
Shaky Egg Sound Match
Here’s a quick, easy, and inexpensive way (music to a teacher’s ears, right?) to create a great tool for incorporating music and auditory discernment. Whoa, back up the truck, what was that? “Auditory discernment” is the ability to hear the … Continue reading
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
I try to fit a nursery rhyme, fable, or fairy tale into each unit. As I’ve mentioned before, these are the literary classics of childhood! When talking about the arts and the senses, I like to introduce the story of the … Continue reading
Crayons in the Box Song
This is a great song for learning about colors and for building rhyme recognition, an important skill for pre-readers (read more about phonological awareness here). Use this song during large group, music and movement time, or just as a filler … Continue reading
Introducing the Five Senses!
As I mentioned before, the purpose of teaching about the five senses in preschool is not for the children to be able to recite the five senses, but to build sensory awareness. Whenever I introduce the five senses, I like to … Continue reading
