Zoom
Buggy! (1st
half of term)—Swoosh, vroom, and
clickety-clack
your way through this delightful unit.
Babies and adults will dance,
sing, and
play instruments to the theme of being
on the go. Chug around the room
to the
song “Little Red Caboose,” hold on
tightly while “Riding in the Buggy,”
and
dance your way to “Zoom-e-oh!”
Engage in rituals and playful
activities
such as infant massage, lap bounces,
exercise, and quiet time. Home
Materials:
Colorful board
book of different vehicles—ZoomBuggy,
Home
CD of the songs heard in class, a set of
Art
Banners for the nursery wall that
strengthens vision and promotes early
literacy, and a Zoom Car baby instrument
for music-making at home. Dream
Pillow (2nd
half of term) —
This title
alone brings images of rocking,
cuddling, singing, and lulling to
sleep.
But leading up to sleepy time are many
upbeat and playful
activities.
Babies and Adults will swirl to a dreamy
cloud dance “Meet Me Tonight
in
Dreamland.” They’ll also play baby
appropriate instruments to “Aiken
Drum,” and
“Sarasponda.” Favorite nursery rhymes
like “Wee Willie Winkie,” and
“Diddle,
Diddle, Dumpling,” are sprinkled
throughout the classes. It’s easy to
weave
many of the class songs and activities
into your families’ daily
routines. Home
Materials:
A board book
that calms and relaxes—Dream
Pillow Lullaby, Home CD
of the songs heard in class,
a set of Art Banners for the nursery
wall that strengthens vision and
promotes
early literacy, and a Star baby
instrument for music-making at home.
Milk
&
Cookies -- Make everyday home
activities and
chores easier and more fun with music!
Cook and sing to “The Muffin
Man”; dust
and clean to the original song “In My
House”; get ready to wash clothes
to the
delightful poem “Washing Machine”.
Baking cookies, eating cupcakes,
blowing on hot
cross buns, wiggling like jelly, going
grocery shopping and making tea
are all
represented in familiar as well as new
songs. Move, play, and sing
together in
developmentally appropriate activities
created just for 1 ½ to
3-year-olds.
Capture the familiar and new moments of
the day and learn how music can
impact
your toddler. Home
Materials:
Double
CD
featuring songs from class; two books—AtMy
House and Cookies,
two
Home CDs, stir xylophone instrument, and
a
Home Activity Book—all arriving in a
durable lunch bag.
Imagine That—3 to 4 years, adult joins
final 15 minutes of class
Hello
Weather!
Let's Play Together --
Sunshine, rain, snow, thunderstorms, and
more in this imaginative and
delightful weather-related musical
adventure. Preschoolers create storm
sounds
with a drum to “Wild Storms,” jump in
pretend puddles to “Mud Puddle
Jump,”
throw pretend snow-balls to “Snowballs,”
and sing along to “Colors of
the
Rainbow.” With weather as our learning
theme, preschoolers will explore
musical
styles that range from Opera to American
folk, and become more
self-sufficient
in a creative musical environment that
integrates music, pretend play,
storytelling, movement, and more. Home
Materials:
Two
books—Michael
Finnigan and Hurry
Home, Little Kittens,
Hello Weather Play Set, Two
Home CD with over 63 recordings of the
stories, games, and weather
sound
effects played in class, 46-page Family
Activity Book, and two
instruments—ankle bells and rain shaker
with scraper.
Family
Time
--mixed
age, infant
through age 5, with adult
Make
Way
for Music -- Families will sing,
dance, and
move their way through an exploration of
several elements of music:
beat and
rhythm, concepts and contrasts (such as
staccato and legato, high and
low, the
major scale, and arpeggios), the human
voice, instrument families, and
ensemble. They’ll engage in
developmentally appropriate activities
that
the whole
family can enjoy together, including
fingerplays, songs, circle dances,
story
time, and family jam. Home
Materials:
Two books—Drum
Circle and Animals
on Parade, two Home
CDs, Family Guide,
Rex
the lion hand puppet and finger puppet,
an instrument-matching board
game and
two fingerdrums.
MusiKids--ages 5 and 6 years,
parent joins for final 10 minutes of
class
Children around this age are ready to
begin learning some formal
musical knowledge, but still need to have
fun! This class is designed
to be a fun introduction to general music,
and includes dancing,
singing, rhythm, note and symbol reading,
music history, and beginning
piano. Perfect for your aspiring little
musician!
(MusiKids is not a Kindermusik curriculum.
It was developed by Green
Grass Music to prepare children for the
transition into private music
lessons).
