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Give It a Rest. Kids Will Love these 2 Musical Math Games.

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Patterns surround us and recognizing and understanding patterns is a foundational math skill. Music gives children the opportunity to experience patterns through movement, listening, and playing instruments. When children step, step, step, stop responding to the music or ta, ta, ta, rest with rhythm sticks, children are learning rhythm patterns (quarter note, quarter note, quarter note, rest), a basic musical concept. Rhythm patterns are combinations
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Music Gets Kids into the Rhythm of Back-to-School

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There is nothing routine about a routine. In fact, we think routines get a bad rap. After all, people often refer to routines as being “stuck in a rut” or “same old, same old” or even boring with a capital B. However, from a child’s perspective, routines are anything but boring and can be especially beneficial during the back-to-school season. Routines help children predict the
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Why every baby should learn sign language

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Sign language is one of the many ways in which adults can engage babies and young toddlers on their paths to learning language. Sign language is unique because, when paired with words, it makes language learning a multisensory experience. Signing comes naturally to babies and toddlers, and it comes with a host of other benefits as well. 8 reasons why every baby should learn
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Why Kids Blur the Line between Work and Play

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    So why DO kids blur the line between work and play?  Because play IS their work!  Play is the most important activity of early childhood.  So even when it looks like a child is “just” playing, there’s really some serious learning and developing happening as a result of the play. Music and movement activities are perfect for inspiring a child’s play, not
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7 Surprising Facts about Music and Early Literacy Development

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Fact #1: Music instruction improves phonological awareness. Early exposure to music listening helps train the ear to pick out these individual notes and rhythms.  Later on as children are learning to read, this early music training helps children be able to identify the different sounds that make up words. This is why we play with words, rhythms, and sounds in Kindermusik in vocal play
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New Research: Music Can Offset Children’s Academic Gaps

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Music changes us. Of course, we know that music can move us to tears, conjure up (and make) memories, or even quiet a child’s cries. However, music also literally changes our brains! A new presentation from neuroscientist Nina Kraus at the American Psychological Association’s 122nd Annual Convention displays some of the strongest research to-date proving how music changes the brains of children who are most
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4 Reasons Why the Creative Arts Matter in Early Childhood Education

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Young children love music, dancing, painting, playing, and other creative ways to express themselves and make sense of the world around them. However, as if those reasons weren’t enough to include things like art and music in early childhood education, research indicates that the arts, including music education for kids, significantly impacts cognitive development, increases self-esteem, and actively engages everyone in learning—children, parents, and
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Instrument Play that Helps Children Hit All the Right Notes

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A music class really wouldn’t be a music class without instruments, but the benefits of instrument play extend far beyond the obvious musical benefits.  Here are a few surprising ways in which instrument play supports six core strengths that are essential for all children to develop. Download the PDF Here. Find out more about Kindermusik at www.Kindermusik.com.

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Use These Musical Activities to Develop Children’s Language Skills

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From hearing those heart-melting coo’s and goo’s to interpreting first words and celebrating full sentences, the adults in a child’s life play an important role in enhancing a child’s language development.  Music and music activities provide a simple and fun way not only to bond with your child and inspire a lifelong love of learning, but also to encourage and greatly enhance language development
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