Archive for February 2009
Animals!!
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Saturday, February 28, 2009
In Our Time we’ve been talking about all sorts of animals the past couple of weeks. Here are some links to some great websites with games and crafts to do with your kids!
Animals!
Preschool Rainbow
Disney Family Entertainment
What is a drum circle?
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Saturday, February 28, 2009
With the upcoming drum circle event going on at the Rosensweig in a couple of weeks, I wanted to give all of you a brief explanation of what a drum circle really is. I personally have never been to one, so I am VERY excited about attending the Rhythm in the Round at the Rosensweig [...]
KINDERMUSIK FOR SALE… KINDERMUSIK FOR SALE… COME AND GET YOUR KINDERMUSIK!
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Saturday, February 28, 2009
For all of you who have kids in our Imagine That! Cities class, or have gone through it as some point with an older child, this might sound familiar to you! Yes, it is the street vendor song that we sing in class. Everyone in class gets to pick something to sell and sing to [...]
Green Eggs and Birthday Cake!
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Friday, February 27, 2009
This Monday morning the Columbus-Lowndes County Library is having a birthday party for Dr. Seuss. The festivities start at 10:30am and will include, cake, lemonade, and some great Dr. Seuss books. Don’t forget to register for free Dr. Seuss books too!
Ready for Kindergarten???
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Sunday, February 22, 2009
Many times in class we talk about how Kindermusik really does help develop your child and prepare them for the skills they will use later in life and when they start school. I know it’s easy for us to repeat FOLs over and over about listening and balance and steady beat so I wanted to [...]
Glissandoing Rocket Ships
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Saturday, February 21, 2009
This week in one of our Our Time classes we were doing bell exploration before our play along and one of my sweet students decided that his bells were rocket ships. He kept making them slowly go up in the air and then slowly come back down. As he raised and lowered the bells he [...]
The brain – what a fascinating organ!
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Saturday, February 21, 2009
A fellow KM educator sent out this article about the value of mental training for the brain. It really is quite fascinating! According to Professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin, David Richardson, “The brain is the only organ designed to change in response to experience. Musical training changes the structure of the brain and [...]
Drum Circle coming to town
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Friday, February 20, 2009
The Columbus Arts Council will be presenting Rhythm in the Round, an interactive drum circle on Friday, March 13th at 7:30pm.
Enjoy an evening of interactive community drumming. Dr. Robert Damm leads this group in an “up-beat” evening at the Omnova Theater. Drums echo the rhythms of our own bodies and by exploring this rhythm living [...]
Free Hugs
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope this makes you all smile:) And be sure to pass on some hugs to your friends and family ~ especially your sweet children! Remember, cuddling with your kids helps them feel more secure about who they are! They know they can go and explore as an independent little person and [...]
Baby Brain Map
Posted by: Cathy Portele on: Saturday, February 14, 2009
This is the COOOLEST website link all about your baby’s brain! The Brain Map was adapted in 2006 by ZERO TO THREE from BrainWonders, a collaborative project (1998-2001) between Boston University School of Medicine, Erikson Institute and ZERO TO THREE.
You select your child’s age from the pull down menu and then certain hotspots in the brain pop [...]
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