The art of music in preschool
Exploring the sounds of music in a most unusual way in our preschool classroom...
View ArticleThe watermelon song and lightning bug song and a pumpkin song and a painting!
Starting off with a watermelon song and winding up with our very own songs and a little watermelon painting...
View ArticleExploring xylophones in preschool
Exploring the process of playing xylophones and creating our own xylophones with jars of water in preschool.
View ArticleMusical Chairs Art: inspired by The Artful Parent
The beautiful book "The Artful Parent" inspired this fun activity - Musical Chairs Painting!
View Article10 Fantastic fingerplays and songs for the holidays
We are sharing 10 of our favorite fun and fantastic holiday songs and fingerplays!
View ArticleWinter time large motor play for the preschool classroom
Ways to get your kids moving indoors and enhance gross motor development In the winter time, we have a lot of requests for indoor games and large motor activities. While we try to get outdoors, even...
View ArticleI simply remember my favorite things
An early childhood teacher's rendition of "My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music."
View ArticleColorful fun with musical notes
As part of our unit on xylophones, we invited the children to explore some simple and colorful fun with musical notes.
View ArticleSpin-around game
Your children will love to play invented games together in the preschool classroom! My students love, and I mean love, playing all kinds of large motor games. If the children can spin, jump, run, or...
View ArticleChoosing songs to sing for end-of-the-year preschool and pre-k presentations
With the end of the year coming up, I am often asked, "What songs are you singing for your end of the year presentation?" Before choosing songs for your presentation, take a minute and think about what...
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