January 2025
Concept of the Month
Developing an Appreciation of Music
Creative Curriculum Study
Music-Making
Conscious Discipline
Brain Smart Start
Color
gray = gris
Shape
star = estrella
Numbers
9 & 10
Letters
M & S
Spanish Words
dance = bailar
listen = escuchar
Spotlight Author
Chris Barton/Angela Johnson
Suggested Readings
88 Instruments
Do Like Kyla
Book or Bell
Rain Feet
Shark or Train
Violet’s Music
Dance
Sign Language
Listen
From your seat get the beat.
Use your hands and your feet.
You know it’s really neat to keep the beat from your seat.
Now clap your hands.
Clap your hands. Clap your hands. Clap your hands.
Nod your head, shoulders flexed, listen well what’s next.
Now sway.
Repeat and replace “clap your hands” with “stamp your feet,” “slap your knees,” “snap your fingers,” and “tap your toes”
From: The Learning Station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsonHTjcnj4
Math & Measuring
Music and Math
“Music is one of the first ways children experience math. Without thinking, our bodies react to music. When we hear music, we rock our babies, clap along, and even look toward the source of the sound. These responses are reactions to musical elements such as steady beat, rhythm, and melody, all of which reflect mathematical concepts. Even the youngest of children can respond to music and the mathematical principles behind it.” NAEYC
Yoga Pose
Star
Spotlight On...
Creative Arts
The arts provide children with a vehicle and organizing framework to express ideas and feelings. Music, movement, drama, and visual arts stimulate children to use words, manipulate tools and media, and solve problems in ways that simultaneously convey meaning and are aesthetically pleasing. participation in the creative arts is an excellent way for young children to learn and use creative skills in other areas.
