A child's experience with an accompanying adult in ABC Music & Me will include:
- songs and rhymes to develop phonetic awareness and early reading skills
- playing rhythm instruments in time with music to improve hand-eye coordination and strengthen fine motor skills
- focused listening with music to improve skills in following directions
- developmentally-appropriate songs to develop vocal chords and expressive speech
- learning that emphasizes storytelling, imaginative play, and taking turns
Class size maximum: 10 children
Days and Times offered: Wednesdays at 11:30, Fridays at 11:30
Fee for each 4-week unit including home materials: $85, or about $21 per week.
2012 Units:
Outside My Window (May)
You and your child will enjoy a range of imagination and listening skills in Outside My Window. This month’s unit has the learning focus: “I hear and I listen. I can be loud or quiet.” The take-home magazine-style Family Guide provides an activity idea using Track 7 on the Home CD which features different rain sounds. Listen at home and find empty cans, uncooked rice, cardboard boxes, or uncooked pasta to imitate those sounds. In a child’s visual world, this exercise helps bring focus to the attention required for listening.
Home Kit: Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Rain Song)
Let's Play (June)
All the ways you play—at home, in the school yard, during your family time together—is this month’s theme. In class we’ll play “Follow the Leader” and other playground games to help your toddler develop listening and singing skills while strengthening movement and hand-eye coordination. In your Home Kit, find more activities, songs, and games you can do together to play and learn at home, too.
Home Kit: Mini Tambourine, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Golden Bear)
See Summer Schedule for classes offered in July and August.
Carnival of Music (September)
This story features Barley Bear and his day-long quest to find a piece of shoo-fly pie at the fair. In class we’ll read about Barley and talk about his willingness to wait and be patient in the middle of the fun fair distractions. At home, your Home Kit includes more activities to help your child feel comfortable in group-play and group-learning situations.
Home Kit: Egg shaker, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Shoofly Pie)