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 | Dec 29, 2011 | Nursery rhymes
Why is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star so important to young children? You can see them go all mushy when they hear it beginning. They are tuning in to several different parts of the brain all at once, including the sites for auditory processing, memory, language and...
by Carol Biddiss | Feb 4, 2015 | circle dances, drama and movement, games and dances, Music program, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans
What’s so important about music and movement activities in early years? We know that movement is a natural part of being human but what about dance? What about music and movement activities? Are we all supposed to be dancers — moving around to music? Is...
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...
by Carol Biddiss | Feb 7, 2012 | Nursery rhymes
This post is about the critical contribution of nursery rhymes to emergent literacy. I have many reasons for teaching nursery rhymes and this one is dear to my heart. Singing nursery rhymes to and with babies, toddlers and young children prepares them for a lifetime...
