Minds On Music – The Kindermusik Blog
For three generations, Kindermusik has helped millions of children around the world build a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning.
Jane Denizot is an ABC English & Me Educator in Calvados, France. This week, she shares a few tips on how she incorporates repetition with a few activity twists in the ELL classroom for young children. I find it is essential to have repetition and the proof is that they are learning fast. I just …
The British American Preschool in Milan, Italy is devoted to the unique learning needs of young bilingual children. In addition to meeting the child’s changing language needs, the school is focused on helping children develop a balance of interests and skills — from studies in science to the arts. “Early childhood is a period of …
For children, spatial awareness starts with discovering hands and feet, grows to moving safely on a playground, and leads to judging distances while driving or solving math problems. It’s a huge skillset that affects so many critical aspects of positive whole-child development.
Introducing Unit 3, Good Morning, Good Night! Everyday rituals become a musical, English-learning game with our new unit, Good Morning, Good Night! Each class begins with a hello song, and with each lesson children learn the words for new greeting rituals such as “Good Day!” and “Good Night!” Good Morning, Good Night! will be available …
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Kindermusik , the leading name in music education for young children, was mentioned in a BabyCenter article about “How to Raise a Child who Loves Music!.” Here are the top 9 things you can do to raise your child with a lifelong appreciation for music: Sing songs to and with your child. Strike up the band. …
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As research continues to shed new light on how children learn best, standards and teaching methods evolve to both incorporate those latest insights and to meet the needs of today’s students. This year 45 US states and the District of Columbia implemented the Common Core State Standards to help prepare children for success in the …
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Making friends. Sharing. Learning how to express frustration appropriately. Figuring out conflicts peacefully. Helping someone who has been hurt. Waiting patiently. Following rules. Enjoying the company of others. Internal motivation to succeed. All of these qualities (and more!) describe what we all wish to see as parents is the healthy social development of our children. …
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Has Olympic Fever hit your house? We know many of our Kindermusik families are making the games a family affair. We’ve seen pictures of Opening-Ceremony-themed family dinners (fish and chips, homemade signs for Team USA, Olympic Rings and Gold Medal cookies), glow-in-the-dark baths with red, white, and blue glowsticks, and even know a family who …
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The below video is taken from the award-winning documentary: “Playing for Change: Peace through Music.” The documentary has turned into a movement and the movement has created a foundation to change the world and make a positive influence through music and arts education. The documentary itself focuses on a film crew that traveled the world …
Carol Penney, Kindermusik International‘s Director of Education and Kindermusik educator for 30 years is featured this week in the USA Today "Guide to Kids’ Health" Summer 2012 issue in the article, "Music & Learning in Perfect Harmony" by Mara Gorman. Download the full article here. The article talks about why we should teach our children …
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