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One Song at a Time!


There are so many reasons why we incorporate music into our classroom, and why the National Association for Music Education makes music a required part of your child's education!

Music is not only fun, it has good effects on our body, mind, and mood. It is proven that children who listen to and are exposed to music tend to have more intelligence. This is because the brain gets stimulated from the rhythm and tone of the music. It also soothes a child and can relieve them from stress, or help them concentrate. Allowing a child to get up and move, jump around like crazy, and sing a long with a song is a way for them to just be a kid, all the while learning and growing. Is it not true that songs we learned as children have stuck with us all our lives? Children can start to understand other cultures at a young age by just listening to different types of music. It is for all of these reasons and more that we try to incorporate music into our daily lessons.

During our day in the classroom, we strive to find songs that can go with the lessons we are teaching, or just add an activity to revive their energy. Songs are played in the morning while the children are getting settled for the day (preferably one that introduces the lesson we are about to teach), or during line-up times, backpack unpack and pack times, during various lessons, and free time. We take any opportunity to get the children dancing and singing along.

We hope that our students will bring these songs and dances home to share with you, and if you have any ideas or suggestions on how to enhance what we are doing in the classroom, feel free to contact us!

Thanks for visiting our website, Aubrey, Chelsea, Caroline, and Sasha