Kindermusik Class Titles & Focus

Book: Music & Movement Storytime

FOCUS: (Language reinforcement, picture discussion/observation, listening skills/focus, social group development, conversation skills)

Hello, Let’s Sing Together

FOCUS: (Rituals: “Toddlers experience a sense of comforting self-control from being able to anticipate what will happen next” The adult provides daily rituals and routines, which contribute to the stability of the child’s emotional development.  In Kindermusik class the Hello and Goodbye songs are important rituals for the opening and closing of class. – The Emotional Life of the Toddler by Alicia Lieberman)

Swishy

FOCUS: (Use/Move both sides: Whenever an activity focuses on one side of the body, take that activity to the other side.  Moving both sides of the body activates both hemispheres of the brain.  The more we access both hemispheres, the more learning occurs. )

Betty Martin

FOCUS: (gross motor movement, language development, pretend play, imitation, size concepts)

I Love My Family
FOCUS: (social play, emotional bonding, exploration of sound and texture through instrument discovery, steady beat)

Goodbye

FOCUS: (Rituals)