3 ½– 5 YEARS OLD
Kindermusik Imagine That for children 3 ½ to 5 years old, takes you and your child on an incredible musical journey of discovery and exploration…a journey that is limited only by the power of imagination. Music, movement, literature, & pretend play sparks the imagination & continues you child’s creative & musical development while building on their pre-school learning.
• 45 minute weekly class
• Limit 8 children per class
• Accompanied by parent or caregiver last 10-15 minutes of every lesson “Sharing Time”
• Four – 15 week, non-sequential semesters
Features
Singing, vocal development, movement, rhythmic & melodic development, musical concepts, pretend play, literacy, & language development, focused listening, drama, storytelling, creativity, instrument exploration, peer/adult interaction.
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See What I Saw— Oct.2009 - Feb.2010 In this class, preschoolers use their real experience of playing in the park to create imaginative, storytelling scenarios with music—go on an imaginary trip to Grasshopper Park where they sail down the park slide and then recreate the sound of that experience with a loooong vocal glissando. Each week provides preschoolers one uninterrupted session of imaginative play that's guided in a very specific, sequential way—with a special sharing time with parents in the last 15 minutes of class Home Materials:
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Hello Weather! Let’s Play Together! Sunshine, rain, snow, thunderstorms, and more in this imaginative and delightful weather-related musical adventure. Preschoolers create storm sounds with a drum to “Wild Storms,” jump in pretend puddles to “Mud Puddle Jump,” throw pretend snow-balls to “Snowballs,” and sing along to “Colors of the Rainbow.” With weather as our learning theme, preschoolers will explore musical styles that range from Opera to American folk, and become more self-sufficient in a creative musical environment that integrates music, pretend play, storytelling, movement, and more. Home Materials:
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Toys I Make, Trips I Take Think of it like taking a course inside a child’s imagination. We’ll use the theme of a toy shop to make our pretend-creations, using rhythm and songs with every imaginary saw, hammer, and nail. The result is building the preschooler’s sense of a sequence of events, which is good for storytelling, as well as making his ideas a reality. Home Materials:
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Cities! Busy Places ~ Friendly Faces In this unit, sidewalks, elevators, skyscrapers, and world-traveling photographers are the theme. Learning through the pretend play that preschoolers adore, we'll be rhythmically busy playing storytelling games and handcrafting city "buildings" from wax paper at home so we can make a cityscape in class! Plus every activity has some at-home adaptations so the parent can take part in the learning. With a pair of resonator bars as a featured instrument, and a multicultural, jazzy collection of music, preschoolers will develop the social and intellectual skills they'll need in school. Home Materials:
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Confetti Days! Throw a new party every day. Ride a carousel inside the classroom. Play a balancing game and walk on the web of ropes. Do a musical move and freeze. Learn colors and sing the Spanish song "De Colores," "Pop, Goes the Weasel," and "Looby Loo." Home Materials:
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