Ofelia García spends a lot of time sitting near the floor. The professor in the Ph.D. programs of Urban Education and of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York is … Continue reading →
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Happy New Year from Kindermusik International! What better way to start the new year than to learn through music and our senses. Are you enrolled for classes in January? “Experiences and sensations are learning. Sensations form the base understanding from … Continue reading →
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We think it’s going to look a lot like this: what you see here in this Google Tablet video. A parent and child using a tablet like a book – to inspire imagination, not take it hostage. Like any good … Continue reading →
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Last Thursday, Lisa P. Jackson announced her resignation as the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, staking a revolutionary role in environmental history. She also proved, regretfully, that the number one obstacle to successful environmental protection is opposition … Continue reading →
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We agree with Lloyd Moss: “It’s music that we all adore.” At Kindermusik International, we love music for music’s sake and for its ability to touch the hearts, souls, and minds of young children and families. Music can support early … Continue reading →
12 musical books for early literacy teachers and parents Read More »
Preparing children to be successful in math during elementary school begins long before that first day of Kindergarten. New research shows that both reciting and counting (assigning numerical values to objects) should be emphasized in a preschool or daycare curriculum … Continue reading →
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Happy Holidays to you and yours – may they be filled with magic and music!
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Parents and Kindermusik Educators share ways they found to be “people who are helping” in the aftermath of the Newtown Elementary School tragedy. The parent: “We can’t undo this. But we can dig in and help.” Emily Lampish The parent, … Continue reading →
A few of the helpers … Read More »
The following email was recently written by Kindermusik Educator Helen Peterson to her Kindermusik families. Her work to help underserved children in the Minneapolis community was recognized with the first Inspiring Kindermusik Educator of the Year Award. Her love for … Continue reading →
Look for the helpers “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially … Continue reading →
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