by Lorrie Holmes
Are you looking for a fun curriculum for your PreK kids about the tides? How about combining some science with creative arts by teaching your kiddos the 8 phases of the moon and how they affect the tides in this super creative Music & Language Arts unit called TIDES ARE MOVING, now available on our TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers) Store at Teaching Through Stories And Songs. This unit is sure to be a very fun experience for both our littles and their teachers!
KIDS BOOK PICKS – by Lorrie Holmes
I am starting off my monthly Kids Book Picks with my reasons why I love kids books authored by child therapists and school counsellors who are masters at combining storytelling with emotional intelligence which to me, is the most important form of intelligence we can help our children develop.
When I first became a Kindermusik teacher many years ago, I asked myself where to begin with introducing littles to basic music principles such as pitch, dynamics, tempo, rhythm and solfege. Once I was ready to write my first lesson plan, I became a bit nervous. Because I had started off with teaching parent participation classes, I asked myself, as a parent, how I would like music to be introduced to my kids, then I started to relax as the answer became very obvious to me!
Written by Lorrie Holmes
Can kids develop their artistic skills through Creative Play? Does this include developing skills in music, songwriting, creative writing, drama and dance through play? Here are six ways to show you that they can! It’s certainly what I experienced during my years spent leading creating arts classes with children from ages 3 to 12. In fact, the more creative freedom that’s given, the more focused children are on developing a skill or completing a project to the best of their ability.
