Here, There and Everywhere

We had a great Kindermusik class this morning! We will begin and end each class the same way every week to get the children accustomed to the routine of our class. The more they use the home materials, the more they will become familiar with all the activities from class. I can really tell when a family has listened to their CD at home and when they read their books at home as well. The home materials are what makes Kindermusik unique. They allow you to continue learning at home and get the most out of class.

Our theme today was visiting a friend. In your family guide, you can read about more activities for the home that go along with our theme. Today we worked on developing gross motor skills with our free movement activities. We flew like butterflies and kites with our scarves. Our props from today like the scarves and balls provide a visual and tactile representation of sound and steady beat. We worked on fine motor skills as the kids experimented with different instruments and participated in our finger play. The simple songs that we sang unaccompanied allowed the children to focus on the melody so that they can learn to sing. The children seemed to enjoy story time and relaxation time at the end of class. As we rocked our puppets, I enjoyed rocking with 2 of the kids from our class. Rocking is not only relaxing, but provides stimulation for the vestibular system to help with their sense of balance. Everyone had a great time on the play gym afterwards and did not want to leave. We are looking forward to next week!