MusicBee Academy: Kindermusik OurTime Feedle-dee-dee Week 6

Testimony

The results of Kindermusik extend beyond the weekly session. Archer has found his love for music through Kindermusik. He has become more engaged in activities that require joint attention. He would also initiate family members to join him in jumping and playing when his Kindermusik CD is played. The music and activities have stimulated Archer to be more aware of and involved with his surroundings. Kindermusik has made Archer a happier kid and me a proud mother. ~ Constance Wun, mother of three year-old Archer

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Kindermusik OurTime Feedle-dee-dee Week 6

Dear Our Time Parent:

“The greatest pleasures of reading consist in re-reading.” (Vernon Lee) Today you and your child went home with a brand new book, This Little Piggy Played the Fiddle. I am tes oxysure that you will be reading, re-reading, and re-re-reading this book all week! For adults, re-reading brings the opportunity to ponder, catch nuances and remember details. Children, although at a different level and pace, also benefit from re-reading. Their “need” to re-read is evidenced by requests to “read it again.” Although their need is a subconscious one, it is important because it takes repetition to solidify learning. So as you re-read This Little Piggy Played the Fiddle, try these interesting variations:
Make sounds for each of the instruments mentioned.
Help your child name each little piggy.
Make up a tune to go along with the words.
Encourage your child to use her finger to “follow” the bee.
Read the book while doing the traditional “toe wiggle.”
Make up five more “this little piggy” ideas for five more toes.
Talk about what the other animals might be doing.
Or… create your own variations.

I hope you enjoy your book!

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Kindermusik’s Foundations of Learning - some of the benefits your child received from today’s activities are:

Complete Sentences: “The importance of talking to a child in full sentences is paramount. This activity allows the child to hear and then micic full ideas. Books also lay out ideas in complete sentences, thus assisting full thought development. Monosyllabic, incomplete speech patterns as exhibited in the sitcoms on TV, model and foster incomplete speech patterns even in adults. We begin to think in incomplete sentences carries over to incomplete idea development.

Massage of gthe Neck, Shoulders and Back: Gentle massage of the neck and shoulders creates oxytocin, a hormone that produces feelings of calm and comfort. Massage of the back provides stimulation to an area that is vitally important to child development. As the back is stimulated, it stimulates the growth of nerves all over the body.

-Hannaford, Carla, interview by Kindermusik International, Creative Team, Tape Recording, Browns Summit, NC, 18 January, 2000.