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Join the Band #3
Invite children to sing, dance, and play along with recordings of children’s songs. Encourage children to name and talk about the different musical instruments in their band.
Learn About Letter Sounds Together: Beginning Sound (/z/)
Help children learn the /z/ sound by having them come up with real or made-up words that begin with the /z/ sound.
Learn About Letters Together: “Here We Go Round the Alphabet”
Sing “Here We Go Round the Alphabet” and have children walk around a circle of the alphabet letters.
Learn About Letters Together: “Peter Piper Paints” #2
Have children recite a poem and clap the words that have the letter "p."
Learn About Letters Together: “Rocket–Doodle–Doo” #1 (BTL clip)
Watch a Between the Lions video and have children dance and hold up a letter "Rr" when they see a word with "r."
Listening Station
Set up a listening station in your home where your child can listen to different types of music.
Move to the Groove
Music is a great way to get your baby moving and sets the stage for later fitness.
Music Around the World
Listen to music from around the world together. Help your child compare the music to his favorite music or song.
Music Makers
Hum, sing, whistle—what other ways can you make music? Try simple, homemade instruments, too!
Nature's Music
Sit quietly outside with one or two toddlers and listen to sounds together. Talk and sing about the sounds you hear.
Off to the Library!
Role-play with children taking a trip to the library.
Play Together: "Alphabet Hokey Pokey"
Have children review the letters “Oo,” “Ss,” “Nn,” and “Qq” as they sing “Alphabet Hokey Pokey” with you.
Play Together: “Color Hokey Pokey”
Have children play a game and dance about colors.
Play Together: I Have a New Friend Toss
Toss a stuffed animal around in a circle while singing a chant about new friends.
Play Together: “The Cook in the Kitchen”
Sing the song “The Cook in the Kitchen” as children play the game and become ingredients in the bee-bim bop.
Read Together: Jazz Baby #1
Have children close their eyes and listen to a short jazz recording before you read the story Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler.
Recite Together: “A Kite” #1
Recite a poem about a kite and the color blue.
Recite Together: “A Sailor Went to Sea”
Explain the difference between sea and see. Recite the chant and have children clap hands on each beat.
Recite Together: “A Seed is Planted”
Recite the poem and have children move like a growing seed.
Recite Together: “Bear Snores On”
Read the first pages of “Bear Snores On” by Karma Wilson. Emphasize rhyme words.