by Carol Biddiss | May 8, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
Rhyming nursery rhymes feed the child’s brain because brains love patterns. Rhymes make brains go PING! Rhymes feed the growth of neural networks. We now know that every child is born a musical child, hungry for musical experiences. What do children learn...
by Carol Biddiss | Nov 13, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
Why teach nursery rhymes at home? Do you need to convince yourself or someone else of the importance of the nursery rhyme tradition? Here are just three of the many reasons that make them crucial to early childhood learning. I hope after reading this...
by Carol Biddiss | Feb 28, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, child song, circle dances, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, music activity, Music Curriculum, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, rhythm instrument, story song, teacher confidence
Are you nervous about how to get started teaching music in preschool? Why is it that you lack confidence? My guess is that you think you are not musical yourself. You don’t like singing in front of people. If that’s you then let me suggest a short lesson...
by Carol Biddiss | Apr 16, 2013 | Music Curriculum, Preschool Music Lesson Plans
Would you like enough pre-school music lessons for the whole year? We’re pleased to be able to announce that our year-long full music curriculum is now available online. Yes, we’ve typed and recorded until our ears and eyes went squinty to bring you Sing and...
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...
