There’s no doubt about it – today’s technology has made many aspects of our lives much easier, especially our ability to share experiences. From Instagram to Facebook to Skype, you can share nearly anything online. This month Kindermusik educators all … Continue reading →
Dare to Share Why YOU Love Kindermusik Read More »
If Shakespeare had developed daycare or preschool curriculum instead of sonnets and plays, he may have rewritten one of his most famous lines: “If music be the food of love literacy, play on.” Research continues to prove this sentiment, including … Continue reading →
Daycare teachers promote early literacy skills with music Read More »
This video demonstrates the Total Physical Response approach to second language learning and shows a parent and child at home using one of the recorded activities from ABC English & Me. It all started with movement. When James Asher, a … Continue reading →
Jump for joy: Busy bodies and second language learning Read More »
One of my favorite bloggers is former Kindermusik Educator Mollie Greene. She posts pictures, adores coffee, and in the summer, complains about the heat like a paper daisy wilting in the sun. My favorite posts are the lists, like this … Continue reading →
Sweet Mollie Greene: from Kindermusik Educator to published craft book author Read More »
Announcing the first ever “We Love Kindermusik Contest” for Kindermusik kids and their parents! We are excited to give voice to that light in a child’s eye, that song in her heart, that little person just waiting to blossom – … Continue reading →
We Love Kindermusik Contest – 2013 Read More »
As an addendum to Thursday’s pointers for engaging your preschooler readers, we’re thrilled to have stumbled upon the Nature Generation’s list of “Green Earth Award” winning books for children and young adult’s literature. Recognized by the Audubon Society, these books … Continue reading →
24 “Green Earth Award” winning book picks Read More »
KIDS SAY: “Music class is the best part of being a kid.” ~ Marcus “I love to play my glockenspiel.” ~ Olivia “I love Ms. Karen and to play all the instruments.” ~ Jake “It makes my brain bigger.” ~John … Continue reading →
Kids & Parents Love Kindermusik Because… Read More »
There are many ways preschool teachers can support the early literacy and language development of their students. Whether reading the 2013 Caldecott Medal Winner, This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen, making snowmen out of socks after reading about … Continue reading →
10 ways to instill a love of reading in preschool students Read More »
Any musician or music teacher, at some point, gets the “call.” Honestly, why would anybody choose a profession that requires both hours of consistent, disciplined musical practice, and, the ambiguous hours spent soul-searching, composing and creating. Few musicians choose music: … Continue reading →
Calling all believers and skeptics: Kindermusik Read More »
“Evidence suggests that long-term musical involvement reaps cognitive rewards–in language skills, reasoning and creativity–and boosts social adjustment. Music exercises the brain. Playing an instrument, for instance, involves vision, hearing, touch, motor planning, emotion, symbol interpretation–all of which activate different brain … Continue reading →
Exercising the Brain Read More »
