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Category Archives: music
Music and The Art Show – Part 1
The children have been preparing for our annual Art Show, a major exhibit for the whole community. It’s especially exciting this year, as last year’s event was cancelled due to Covid. How do you help children to think like Picasso … Continue reading
Robots! Part 2
Back in January, I stumbled across a video of dancing robots, from Boston Dynamics. Not only did the children in my classroom fall in love with robots and music, they have since then begged to watch this video … Continue reading
“Life Begins When You Get Back Up” – a Memorable Day at School
Music brings joy to children. Books bring questions and thinking. Teachers bring love and answers. Today at school was a day I’ll always remember. So will the children. Emotions ran high. In Dickens’ words, “It was the best of times, … Continue reading
Valentines and Love
~Valentines~ A gift, a symbol of love. I received many today. Gloria did, too. In the words of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, “All You Need is Love.” Jennie
Robots! An Unexpected S.T.E.M. Moment in Preschool
S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is ‘on the list’ for educators. America has been playing catch-up. Preschoolers? Yes, they love science and exploring. Yes, they love their devices. Yes, they love building and figuring it out. Yes, they love … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Inspiration, Math, music, preschool, Teaching young children
Tagged Boston Dynamics, Do You Love Me by the Contours, Math and robotics, robots, S.T.E.M.
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Preschoolers, Christmas Emotions, and ‘Gloria’
The emotional roller coaster of preschoolers is in full swing at Christmastime. Tears, yelling, hitting, not sharing – it all surfaces at this time. I’m there to help them navigate the waters and make things right. In the end, … Continue reading
Music We Love – Our “Wake-Up Song”
Music is part of our school day, every day. Thank goodness! We have many favorite songs, from rhyming to silly, classics to new discoveries, patriotic, quiet and loud, and… well, I play all kinds of music for children. They love … Continue reading
When Children Uncover the Learning
There is a teacher term, ‘Emergent Curriculum’, which simply means that a teacher pays attention and follows the interests of children in order for real learning to happen. It means stopping to listen to what children have to say, and … Continue reading
Music and Movement – The Brain and the Body
We are spending more time outdoors with children at school. That includes music and movement. I take my autoharp to the hill or the Woodland Grove, and we sing and dance and move. Music is at the heart of children’s … Continue reading