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4 Ways Kindermusik Educators Use Peer Learning

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There’s an old Proverb that says, “Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”  That’s exactly how Kindermusik educators stay sharp, pardon the pun.  We learn from each other!  Here are some ways all licensed Kindermusik educators use peer learning: The learning groups in KI’s unique training course, Kindermusik Fundamentals This is where Kindermusik educators get their start and begin forming connections and friendships
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9 reasons why teachers love our early literacy curriculum

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Music and early literacy development go together like peanut butter and jelly, cheese and crackers, or to quote the final song from Grease, “Rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong.” When used as part of an early childhood curriculum, music can increase phonemic and phonological awareness, boost vocabulary acquisition and print awareness, and more. Our early literacy curriculum, ABC Music & Me, uses
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6 websites and mobile apps for kids that support early literacy development

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Talking to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers throughout the day, reading together, and playing learning games for kids all help support early literacy and language development. When babies react to their mothers’ voices, they are responding to the familiar cadence of the language. While sitting in a parent’s lap listening to a story before bedtime, toddlers begin to see and recognize letters and sounds and
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Login and Win this September!

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As your child’s first and foremost teacher, we think it is so important that you extend the learning benefits of Kindermusik into your every day. Your Kindermusik educator has provided you with a my.kindermusik.com account to access your child’s favorite songs, stories, and learning activities from class. This month, log into my.kindermusik.com to visit Kindermusik@Home and be entered for a chance to win a
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5 Reasons Why Music Classes are Good for Babies’ Brains

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Every activity that your baby participates in contributes to his or her brain development, but the quality, variety, and nature of the activity shape the way neural circuits are designed.  Every experience stimulates certain neural circuits and leaves others idle.  Those that are consistently activated over time will be strengthened, while those that frequently left idle may be discarded.  (adapted from zerotothree.org) That’s why…
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How Music Supports Spatial Development

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“Exceptional spatial ability at age 13 predicts creative and scholarly achievements more than 30 years later, according to results from a Vanderbilt University longitudinal study, published today in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.” (from Early spatial reasoning predicts later creativity and innovation, especially in STEM fields) Where Spatial Ability Begins So where does spatial ability begin?  The development of
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5 cognitive benefits of a bilingual curriculum

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According to research, learning to speak English as a second language—or another foreign language—impacts the cognitive development in children. Of course, experiencing a bilingual curriculum can help prepare a child for a global workforce as adults. Plus, the younger a child learns a second language the more likely they are to speak like a native speaker. In our ESL curriculum development for ABC English
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New Vice President at Kindermusik lights a spark

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Spark. It’s what happens in the classroom. Those a-ha moments in early childhood education when children make a fresh discovery, master a new skill, or read words for the first time. That spark of early learning ignites a quest for more knowledge. Teachers of daycare, preschool, or Head Start curriculum light a “spark” each day in the classroom. So, it’s no wonder Kelly Green
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Music and cognitive development in children

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We love music—everything about it. Of course, we love how music and learning go together in Kindermusik classrooms and in homes around the world when parents support cognitive development in children through musical activities. We also love how that certain lullaby or silly nonsense song can calm both a child and a parent during one of those moments. Perhaps one of our favorite things
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Taking the Language Learning All the Way Home

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Kindermusik International is truly international, and one of the company’s latest initiatives has been to develop a music and movement curriculum called ABC English & Me that provides early language learning (ELL) for English as a foreign language. As with all Kindermusik curricula, there is a strong emphasis on the classroom-to-home learning connection, now made more convenient, more accessible, and more powerful through the
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