WEEK 5
Separated & Connected (Short & Long)
It is clear that long and short play is just the foundation for layering in movement, language, cognitive and musical play, and children learn the best through opposing concepts - so have a smooth & bumpy week of fun!
HALLOWEEN DRESS-UP
Next week is dress-up for Halloween time! Monday, October 23-Friday, October 27.
Feel free to bring Halloween snacks for post-class fun in Fellowship Hall.
We do have some kiddos with food allergies. Please check with your class before bringing a treat in.
HOME ACTIVITY WEEK 5 SUGGESTIONS
1) Home Journal Week 5 - "Separated & Connected"
- Enjoy swirling and twirling your little LONG to Like a Leaf or a Feather.
- Enjoy our Mockingbird Long-Short copy dance with a family member.
- Here is the Ostrich! poem is the perfect combination of Long and Short play. Enjoy scuttling short like a spider, rolling yourself into a hedgehog ball long, flying your baby long like a bird in the sky.
- Duck Dance time! Short Short bouncing and Long 1-2-3-4-POP
- Enjoy your new bilateral and cross-lateral exercise to Little Jenny Wren "Up Down - Short short" “Across Across - Short Short”
- Try using your short/long on your Intentional Touch Massage: BODY: 1-2-3-4 Long . . ., ARMS/LEGS 1-2-3-4 Short Short Short Short
- Enjoy reading your Feathers Literature Book and making the LONG and SHORT sounds of the bird.
- Sing and Bounce Short to Whose Making All That Noise and then enjoy vocal play while sharing your favorite long and short Bird Sounds: Crow (caw - long), Cuckoo (short), Owl (whoo - long),etc
- Download this Inspirational List of Opposites for your Home Play
2) New to Kindermusik? Here are your First Class Documents
- Click here to download your Feathers PDF Journal
- Click here to download your Lyrics and Activities Packet
- Click here for your copy of You See/We See
- Click here to download your Biography Form to complete and bring to class next week.
- Click here for your copy of Foundations Helpful Guidelines
Here is a Sign Language Website for your reference throughout the semester.
3) Mark Your Calendars - 2023-2024:
- October 23-27: Halloween Dress-up week
- November 20-24: Thanksgiving Break
- December 8: Caroling and Cocoa 6:00-7:00 at FPC
- December 25-January 12: Holiday Break (3 weeks)
- January 15-19: Last week of Fall curriculum
- January 22-26: Winter Fun Week
- January 29-February 2: Spring 2024 curriculum starts
- March 25-29: Spring Break
- May 13-17: last week of the school year
- May 21: Young Child/Level 5 Kindermusik Graduation
- TBA - 2024 Summer Camps
4) Continue to Listen - listen - listen to your music. Familiarize your baby (and yourself) with some of the songs we will be singing over the next few weeks by listening to your Class Music in the car, at Grandma’s, the sitter, everywhere!
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