Blog
Wow, She’s up and Dancing!
It is amazing how a music activity can help with a child’s self-confidence.
I attended a nursery to do a music time with a new group of children; their response was fantastic and I love how music can bring a smile to a child’s face. The activity I remember most was the listening activity. This activity involved the use of fabric and bubbles. As it was their first session I knew these props would be great to help the children respond to music.
All but one of the children joined in with the…
Twinkle, Twinkle and the 7 Areas of Learning
Twinkle, Twinkle is a song that is known by most people and I am sure it is one of the first songs that many parents sing to their newborn child.
So, with this in mind, how can we use a song like Twinkle Twinkle to help children develop in the 7 areas of learning?
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding of the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
We can use Twinkle, Twinkle as a starting point for a mu…
Categories
- Celebrations (8)
- Composing Music (1)
- Instruments (6)
- Listening to music (6)
- Live Music (1)
- Mathematics (3)
- Mathematics: Number (2)
- Mathematics: Shape, Space and Measure (1)
- Music Area (2)
- Musical Elements (1)
- Music Time (11)
- Nursery Rhymes (3)
- Outdoor Music (1)
- Performing (2)
- PDP (6)
- Props (10)
- Routines (2)
- Schemas (2)
- Seasons (5)
- Senses (1)
- Sensory (3)
- Singing (13)
- The Importance of Music in the Early Years (5)
- Topics and Themes (8)
- Top Tips (1)
- Vocal Play (1)
- Vlog (4)
- About Anne (1)