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Teach children the song “I Am a Fine Musician.” Reinforce the directionality of print by using a written chart of the lyrics.

Explore vibrations with your child. Sing a song or hunt for things that vibrate to help her understand how sound is caused by vibrations.

Set up a listening station in your home where your child can listen to different types of music.

Listen to music from around the world together. Help your child compare the music to his favorite music or song.

Have children close their eyes and listen to a short jazz recording before you read the story Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler.

Recite the poem “Jazz Baby, Jazz Baby” with motions. Invite children to join you in reciting and acting out the sound words.

Reread the poem “Jazz Baby, Jazz Baby.” Divide children into groups: have one group recite through a tube, and others do the action.

Recite the poem “Violet in the Crib” two or three times aloud while stressing the rhythm and the sound words.

Have children vary the pitch as they sing and act out the song “Abiyoyo Is a Giant.”

Recite a poem to demonstrate and talk about the concepts of volume and pitch. Facilitate a discussion on sounds with high and low pitches.

Have children make different sounds as they complete a rhyming chant.