by Carol Biddiss | Jan 7, 2012 | finger play, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, speech and language development
Introducing finger puppets Finger puppets are little puppets that slip onto a single finger. I think they are great educational toys for children of three to five years. I often use them in the finger play activities that form part of my balanced preschool music...
by Carol Biddiss | Jun 29, 2013 | Preschool Music Lesson Plans
Short on time? Here are 20 proven kindergarten music lesson plans ready to go . . . Your children will love these engaging kindergarten music lessons. In every lesson, they are active as they play instruments, move, dance, dramatise and learn to sing new songs. Each...
by Carol Biddiss | Mar 19, 2014 | Music program
Daycare: How to Plan a Music Program in 9 Steps Daycare Director — Are you struggling to plan a music program for the three, four and five year-old children in your daycare? Is your head spinning from trying to make sense of what you have found in your Internet...
by Carol Biddiss | Jan 18, 2013 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, melody and harmony instruments, memory song, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, theme lesson plan
Music Activities for 3-5 Year Olds Here’s an outline for an intriguing music lesson for your older children in child care that contains 8 music activities for 3-5 year olds. It’s called Uh-oh! Part 12 from Sing and Play 3: Singing Just for Fun. It’s...
by Carol Biddiss | Apr 12, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
How do children gain a sense of belonging and become socially bonded by knowing nursery rhymes? I’ve written before about the benefits of singing nursery rhymes with young children. In this post we explore ideas about social bonding and the pleasurable aspects...
