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On the Go!
Our Time encourages toddlers to uncover an engaging musical world while
building confidence, self-control, and communications skills. Singing, imitating
sounds, rhyming, and object identification foster language skills, while creative
movement to various musical “moods” develops a sense of balance, timing, and spatial
awareness. Listening and turn-taking encourage blossoming social skills.
Our Time reflects the emotional foundations of school readiness and the
latest research on music and early childhood development. Our Time is a
unique opportunity for parent and child to interact and learn together in an unhurried
and joyful manner.
Our Time Unit Descriptions
Curriculum Description
Age Range: 1.5 to 3 years
Class Structure: 15 classes in a semester, non-sequential
Class Length: 45 minute class each week
Class Size: Class with no more than 12 children with parents
For the toddler, every day brings new discoveries and opportunities to explore the
world. Despite a display of independence, the 1.5 to 3 year old child still
longs for the safety and security of parental closeness. During this time, toddlers
still relishes the comfort of the familiar while also seeking the challenge of something
new.
Kindermusik Our Time encourages children to be creative, to initiate their
own ideas and to respond in their own ways, while the parents’ active participation
gives the toddlers the security they need. Playing instruments, singing, moving,
and exploring uncover an engaging musical world while building the toddlers’ confidence,
self-control, and communications skills.
What A Parent And Child Will Experience In Class:
Instrument exploration and ensemble skill development Children
will explore the physical characteristics and sounds of age-appropriate instruments
which will eventually lead them to discover their potential for beat, rhythm, melody,
and ensemble playing.
Vocal play Through vocal play, toddlers learn to form vowels and
consonants, say words and phrases, and imitate rhythm and vocal inflection. In Kindermusik
Our Time, vocal play is presented within the context of songs, chants,
and activities done in class.
Exploration Time Children will love discovering specially designed
instruments, textures, sounds, and movements.
Story time and early literacy Listening to stories enhances language
and speech development and fosters awareness of sounds, teaches use of language,
and sends the message that words and symbols have meaning. The same experiences
that help toddlers learn to read a book also help them learn to read music.
Movement Activities Each class provides various opportunities for
movement such as synchronized movement, group dances and circle games, and even
expressive movement.
Together Time Kindermusik is the essence of quality time, allowing
parents to make the most of the fleeting toddler years, giving them the time and
the tools to make music and memories together in class and at home.
Expert advice A Kindermusik educator explains how the musically
based activities enhance a toddler’s complete development.
Enrollment includes:
- Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and toddlers, ages 18 months
to 3 years
- 15-week semester
- Weekly 45-minute class—length varies by location
- Home Materials including Family Activity Guide, two literature books, instrument,
and two CDs of music from class
Unit Descriptions
Wiggles & Giggles
The more than 30 songs, 15 dances, and eight different instruments create these
unique music activities, designed to reflect the importance of movement in the life
of a toddler. Home Materials: Double CD features 50 songs,
sounds, and recordings of favorite activities from class; two story books—Watch
Me! and Pete and P.J., to develop early literacy skills; Home
Activity Book; and specially-made pair of zigzag blocks—instrument to develop rhythm
and hand-eye coordination-all conveniently stored in a Wiggles & Giggles carry bag.
Away We Go!
Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This class focuses
on transportation, a favorite topic for toddlers who are on the go, go, go! Sing
and play along with favorite songs, such as “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad”
and “Wheels on the Bus”. Explore fast and slow, smooth and bumpy, and high and low.
Read stories about ways to get around. Shiny Dinah tells the story of a train, and
Giddy-Up! has a horse, speedboat, racecar, and more to help you get where you want
to go.
Home Materials: Double CD featuring songs from class; two interactive
story books—Shiny Dinah and Giddy-Up! to develop early literacy
skills; Home Activity Book, and two harmonicas designed for toddlers.
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—At
My House and Cookies, two Home CDs, stir xylophone instrument,
and a Home Activity Book—all arriving in a durable lunch bag.
Fiddle-dee-dee
We'll meet many animal characters in our books, activities, and songs—each specifically
chosen for a toddler's emerging interests and physical skills. With silly, bumpy
lap bounces we'll help toddlers develop rhythm while further developing their ever-emerging
language skills. With a special stringed instrument emphasis in the music from class,
parents can bring home the violin, cello, and orchestra sounds to help their toddlers
stay happy and engaged learners at home, too.
Home Materials: Double CD featuring songs from class; two interactive
storybooks—This Little Piggy Played the Fiddle and Animal Serenade to
develop early literacy skills; Home Activity Book, and a pair of Fiddlestick instruments.
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