Every child deserves to know that their voice matters.
Children’s Album Review by Lorrie Holmes
Prep Time for teachers is often very limited which is why I created the Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play Printable Pack. This resource is designed to transform any corner of your classroom into a cozy fall Dramatic Play Center IN JUST MINUTES!
Why October Is the Prime Time for Kids Fall Music Activities
Kids Fall Music Activities are a joyful way to bring learning, movement, and connection into the preschool classroom this October. Fun autumn songs paired with simple teaching resources can help children regulate emotions, release energy, and build strong social bonds.
By this point in the school year, children have settled into routines and begun forming real connections with their teachers and peers. With this sense of safety, their true personalities start to shine through. That often means louder laughter, bolder behaviours, and bigger emotions — a natural sign that children feel comfortable enough to be themselves.
THE LEAVES ARE FALLING ON THE GROUND, THEY’RE FALLING ALL AROUND
There is something so cozy and comforting about the leaves changing colours in the fall and our Music & Language Arts Lesson, The Leaves Are Falling, offers so much opportunity for enjoying this fall theme with music, movement, and through expressive words using poetry and riddles.
Today, I am so excited to be sharing these super playful activities for kids from PreK right up to Grade 2, depending on the interest levels of the students and their abilities to follow along.
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