Music in preschool, for me is a MUST
I love music. It can change your mood, help you learn and get you moving to the beat.Sounds and beats can also be used to communicate messages and tell stories.
Today, we talked about music music in Africa.
During opening time we created a ABCD pattern by clapping our hands, stomping our feet, slapping our knees and patting our heads.
We sang the song "If your happy and you know it"....
and then moved around the room and danced to the song found on the monthly CD "African Rhythm" and to "African Rainfall".
We then made our own music shakers...
Did you know that in Africa, they make a lot of their musical instruments from junk that they find laying around. They do! It is amazing to see what can be made from things that people throw away.
A few years ago, my family visited a music museum and part of it was instruments in Africa. Here are a few pictures.....
To help us learn and review the letters of the month,
we passed around the letter cards...Z,S,E one at a time.
The person holding the card got to decided how to sing the sound-yup, sing it. and then add an action to it.
Music helps you remember!! What a fun day.
Thanks Mother Goose Time.
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