Starting a Beat

When I was substitute teaching in a mixed grade class, I started a beat with a drum and my feet, and I sang my “There’s a Wolf” song, from book 1. All the class took up the beat, and when my song was done, they pitched right in, making up their own words, whatever they […]

How does our music affect small children?

How does our music affect small children?  My doctor’s little boy, when he was 5 years old, would have our CD (from the first book)  and only this CD, for an entire year, at bedtime.  I think this speaks well to the fondness this child, and no doubt other children have for simple music and […]