Mother Goose could well be called the Mother of Early Literacy. “Hey Diddle, Diddle,” “Little Miss Muffet,” and other nursery rhymes support early literacy by building phonemic awareness through experiences that recognize, repeat, and predict rhymes. Rhyming word play contributes to phonemic awareness as children begin to hear the differences and similarities between words like…
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Now taking enrolments for 2013!
Registration is now open for Kindermusik classes at Music2Grow in 2013. We are looking forward to a great new year of classes commencing on 5th February. Kindermusik supports your role as your child’s most important teacher and is a wonderful way to connect with other parents/carers while encouraging your child’s development through musical activities that are just plain fun. …
Music2Grow Christmas Specials!
Christmas time is fast approaching yet again and sometimes it can be difficult to find the perfect gift for that special little someone in your life. Kindermusik classes make a wonderful Christmas gift and the music, activities and instruments contained within your Kindermusik home materials kit will make for hours of fun at home during…
Kindermusik for children (4½ – 7 years)
Kindermusik for the Young Child is for children aged 4½ – 7 years. Using a small-group approach to music education, Young Child provides a pressure-free developmentally appropriate transition where children can musically succeed before taking on specific instrumental or vocal instruction. Children develop a strong musical foundation by learning the concepts, language, notation, and vocabulary…
Kindermusik for Toddlers: Milk & Cookies
Milk and Cookies is a semester unit for toddlers (18 months – 3 years) and a parent/caregiver. Learning begins at home and in Milk & Cookies we explore everyday home activities, everything from gardening to cooking to the toolshed – made fun with music! Cook and sing to “The Muffin Man”; dust and clean to…
Kindermusik for Babies: The Rhythm of My Day
The Rhythm of My Day is an 8 week unit for babies (newborn – 18 months) with a parent/caregiver. Have you ever thought of how your day flows in a rhythmic and almost musical pattern? – The waking of each morning; the routines that we follow in preparing our families and ourselves for each day’s…
Kindermusik Conference Australia 2012
I have recently returned from our Kindermusik Australia/New Zealand conference where fifty Kindermusik Educators from across Australia and New Zealand came together for three days of professional development and shared learning on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. We were very lucky to have Maestro Kindermusik Educator, Helen Petersen, show case two of the new curricula – Wiggle…
Now Enrolling for Term 4 2012!
Registration is now open for Term 4 Kindermusik classes at Music2Grow. We are looking forward to a new term starting on 9th October – a new unit, “Hickory, Dickory Tickle & Bounce” is commencing for babies and special mid-semester enrolment is available for toddlers, preschoolers and children in prep/year 1. Come and sing, dance and play with us…
Kindermusik for Babies: Hickory, Dickory, Tickle & Bounce
Music2Grow is getting ready for a new term of Kindermusik Village! Hickory, Dickory, Tickle & Bounce is an 8 week unit for babies (newborn – 18 months) with a parent/caregiver. Share the gift of language, song, play and movement with your baby in this playful unit based on the Nursery Rhymes of Mother Goose. Activities include…
3 activities that support oral language development
“Oral language development grows increasingly more important when children enter the formal school years. Teachers expect children to listen to and follow directions with more than two steps, ask and answer questions with plenty of details, and resolve conflicts with peers using spoken words. Oral language development also impacts reading abilities. Research indicates that the number…
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