Weathers Lesson 1

Once upon a time......there was a group of 12 children and 1 teacher who decided to go on a musical adventure to explore the magical world of weathers. They started their journey at home....waking up to the sound of a rooster crowing Ku Ku Ri Ku. Thd children were so happy to hear the song that they sang and move, and even created new sounds for the rooster. The children find the rooster song so easy to sing because its melody is so simple that all the children could sing it!

After the children woke up, they thought about what they can do in the morning....I can this and that and that's what I do! Wow, they found out there are so many activities they can do, like I brush my teeth, brush, brush, brush, brush and I comb my hair, comb, comb, comb comb. They realised that every kid has a different idea and they learn to accept and respect each other's suggestions.

They even had time to sing stories with the story telling boxes - stories about different members of the family doing various activities in the morning.

After spending time in the house, it was time to move into the garden. They make themselves comfortable around the Mulberry Bush and sang and move to various imaginative scenario that one can do in the garden. One of which is growing like a sunflower, from a seed in the ground to a tall plant waving in the wind. The children were magically transformed into Sunflowers and Bunnies.

Of course the children bunnies started hopping all over the place with excitement and we had a hopping time with Hop to It.

The parents of the children then joined us for another round of hopping and then we all danced merrily around the sun and the moon with Sally! Stay tuned for Part 2 of the Weathers story next week!

Parents' corner:

Singing skills tend to develop in the following order - words, rhythm, phrases and contour. Morning Sun has Risen provides immediate singing success through the imitation of the bitonic interval featured in the rooster crow, KuKu RiKu. This interval is accepted as the most common, easily sung interval used worldwide by children of all ages.

Game playing techniques in this creative storytelling activity ( e.g. tossing the Storytelling Box) stimulate the development and sequencing skills and foster the use of memory and recall. The added complexity of movement and singing provides optimum opportunities for connected learning for each child.

Weathers Preview

Hello hello everyone, we are back for a new semester of Imagine That called Weathers. I am excited as we embark on a new journey of learning music together with your kids. In Hello Weathers, Let's Play Together! we will meet an approaching thunderstorm, swirling wind gusts, flaky snowflakes and bright sunny skies that elicit more imaginative play and discovery than a day can possibly hold.

We will:

Listen to musical wind, rain, snow and storm; to handbells ringing and children singing; to a listening puzzle with moving interchangeable pieces and sounds; to Beethoven and the sounds of Chinese language as we compare and contrast sound and songs.

Sing the pitter patter and drip, drip, drip drop of musical rain. Crow rooster sounds. Create the "Boom Bang" of thunder and the "Zig Zag" of lightning while playing on drums.

Move with their Kindermusik Ankle Bells and shake their Kindermusik Rain Shakers as they dash through the windy rain. Experience the feel of legato and staccato in the Weggis Dance and the changing of tempi in Head and Shoulders.

Make homemade wind chimes that encourage the creator within each and every kid.

And........many, many more activities and adventures awaits as we explore the theme of weathers together!