It was swimming Tuesday for our older Wee Friends and Music Making Tuesday for our friends in the classroom. From the “Hokey Pokey” to “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”, friends delighted in making their bodies move and voices sing.

Music plays a big role in our Wee house. It is a transitional tool. Today a friend was missing her mommy. Melinda composed a song to help this friend transition into a peaceful activity. Music is a Life Skill Aid. Many friends tell us, after they’ve gone potty, that they have flushed and washed: “Flush and wash, flush and wash, when you go potty, flush and wash!”. When we gather our bodies close together to create music we sing “My space, my space, here I am in my space, my space, my space only me.”  Music cultivates literacy “Ada’s here today, Ada’s here today, let’s all clap together, ‘cuz Ada’s here today! A—da,(clap)   1—–2! Ada’s name has two claps!” Musical rhythm helps kids understand math concepts. We count keys and beats and hunt for time signatures (hearing the three count in a waltz).  Music develops brain cells, memory and musical preferences! Our new class of three year olds have three favorite songs in their repertoire: “Twinkle, Twinkle”, “ABC’s” and “Bah Bah Black Sheep”. Music comforts and soothes. When we play “Puppy Love”, it calls friends to find their lovies and lie down on the oval rug for music meditation. Music fills the house at naptime to create a calm and quiet resting time. Music is happy and fun. “Dynamite” is still the most requested song at Wee Friends.

What part does music play in your house?

FABS– Week of 9/24-Literacy: K.1.14-Match all consonant sound (mad, red, pin) to appropriate letters. K.1.7-Listen to two or three phonemes (sounds) when they are read aloud, and tell the number of sounds heard. Math: K.1.7-Find the number that is one more/one less than any whole number up to 10. K.1.6-Count, recognize, represent, name and order a number of objects. K.1.8-Use correctly one/many, none/some/all, more/less, and most/least.

Wee Sprouts: Broccoli. Breakfast: Cheerios and bananas. Lunch: Egg salad on whole wheat tortillas, mixed veggies and orange slices. Snack: pb/vanilla yogurt and apple slices.

Have a great day.