by Carol Biddiss | Aug 1, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, emergent literacy, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, theme lesson plan
What floats a preschooler’s boat? Silliness. Here’s a silly song, One Two Three Flea that will have them roaring with laughter and wanting to learn the lyrics. Meanwhile you can give a big tick to ‘rhyming words’ in your program with their...
by Carol Biddiss | Jul 12, 2012 | 3-5 year-old, Music Curriculum
Are you quaking in your boots about to face your first music lesson with preschoolers? Never fear, they’ll like you and it’ll be fun! It goes without saying that the lesson should be activity-based so I’m going to run you through a lesson with eight...
by Carol Biddiss | Sep 11, 2012 | 1-3 year-old, music activity, Music Curriculum, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, teacher confidence
What do you do when you’ve been given the job of planning the music sessions for the babies and toddlers in your daycare centre? Panic, right! Next step is to ask people around you for advice and they’ll say search online, so you do that and find...
by Carol Biddiss | May 27, 2013 | 1-3 year-old, 3-5 year-old, Music Curriculum, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans
Welcome to all of you who love teaching music to young children in Africa. I have been surprised and delighted by the growing number of educators in Namibia and South Africa who have discovered and embraced the Musical Child curriculum in recent months. I must thank...
by Carol Biddiss | Jun 19, 2013 | 3-5 year-old, body percussion, child's play, circle dances, drama and movement, finger play, games and dances, lullaby, music activity, Preschool Music Activities, Preschool Music Lesson Plans, story song, teacher confidence, Training for staff
Here are five teaching tips to literally put into the tips of your fingers so you and your kids will have fun during music activities for preschoolers. After my mini-lecture two days ago, I decided to post something about music activities for preschoolers that’s...
