Curriculum Descriptions

*Village*	*Our Time*	*Imagine That*
*Young Child*	Sign and Sing	*Family Time*
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Ages Newborn - 1.5 years *Cock-a-doodle Moo* *Cock-A-doodle-MOO!—* Hop on the hayride—it’s time to head for the farm! In the Cock-a-doodle-MOO! unit of Kindermusik Village, families will sing songs about the farm, including “Old MacDonald,” “Hayride,” and “Clever Cows.” They’ll engage in rituals and playful activities for baby and caregiver, including infant massage, lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time. During the week, families will enjoy their At Home Materials, looking through a playful picture book of animals and the sounds they make, as well as a CD of the songs heard in class and an instrument for music-making at home. Caregiver or parent present the entire class. All units in Village contain hallmark Kindermusik variety, including upbeat activities and an array of stimulating and age-appropriate objects and instruments for Baby to explore. All activities, from the most intimate to the most rambunctious, are designed to help Baby move down that fascinating road of development. Register Now

*Ages 6 months - 3 years* Welcome to Sign &Sing, a first of its kind joint venture between two of the top early childhood learning programs in America, Kindermusik and Signing Smart! Use the power of music, song, and play to create unique opportunities to share ASL signing with your child. Signing with young, hearing babies and children enriches their interactions, relieves frustration, and gives you fascinating insights into your little one's thoughts, preferences, and ideas. Signing facilitates early speech and vocabulary development, allows even very young children the opportunity to initiate conversation, aids in memory development, and increases concept formation, all while boosting self esteem. The Sign & Sing curriculum creates a setting well-suited to fun, communication, and learning. Sign a song of bears, balls, or bubbles! Watch- can your hands say 'music' to the beat? In every class, learn new, useful, and interesting 'target' signs to add to you and your child's growing vocabulary as you sing and play your way to both increased early communication and long-term learning. This class gives you the strategies to help you feel empowered and comfortable communicating with your little one. Register Now back to top

Ages 1.5-3.5 years Away We Go Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This delightful, unit focuses on transportation, a favorite topic for toddlers who are on the go, go, go! Sing and play along with favorite songs, such as “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” and “Wheels on the Bus”. Explore fast and slow, smooth and bumpy, and high and low. Read stories about ways to get around. Shiny Dinah tells the story of a train, and Giddy-Up! has a horse, speedboat, racecar, and more to help you get where you want to go. Move, play, and sing together in developmentally appropriate activities created just for 1 1/2 to 3-year-olds. Families will receive 2 CDs, a Home Activity Book, 2 storybooks (Shiny Dinah and Giddy-Up!), 2 harmonicas, and a train carrying box. Parents present the entire class Register Now back to top

*Ages 3.5-5 years* Toys I Make, Trips I Take What's more exciting to a 3-or 4-year-old than a new toy? How about an entire Toy Shop full of toys! A remarkable toy shop, filled with boats, trains, balls, jack-in-the-box and many other toys is exactly what your child will enjoy in Toys I Make, Trips I Take. While activities are centered on a child's pretend play and imagination, the unit firmly integrates the learning process by placing a strong musical emphasis on singing, steady beat and ensemble, as well as rhythm and rhythmic patterns. A specially designed Kindermusik drum will be the featured instrument in the At Home materials. In addition to the drum, At Home materials will include two CDs, two literature books, a Home Activity Book, and a Toy Shop playset. Parents present the last 15 minutes. Register Now back to top

*Young Child Semester 1* Ages 5 *to 7 years +* Semester 1 of Kindermusik for the Young Child opens the world to new and different ways of learning about music. The focus and content includes beat versus no beat, percussion instruments, brass instruments, melodic direction, exploring the staff, and notation. Semester 1 also introduces the glockenspiel, a pre-keyboard instrument. Some of the favorite themes are "Music is Everywhere,” "Meet the Mallets," and "Discovering Melody and Mozart." Materials include 1 CD, Family Song Book, glockenspiel, Purple KM Tote, Folder & Games Bag, Weekly Activity Cards, Activity Pages & Manipulatives. Parents present the last 15 minutes. Register Now back to top

*Ages 6 months to 7 years* *Moovin' and Groovin'* Movin’ & Groovin’ is a romping, rolling, stretching good time for the whole family. This fifteen-lesson unit of Family Time will explore lots of different ways to move—high and low, fast and slow, zigzag, curvy, and more. Family members will chug around the classroom like trains, clip-clop like horses, and roll over like puppy dogs. They’ll hear a story about playing tag together in Can You Catch Me?, and read about a jungle hokey-pokey in Put Your Left Paw In. Show your best groovin’ moves—it’s time for Movin’ & Groovin’. More Information on Family Time Register Now
Contact: Luanne Kauppila Licensed Kindermusik Educator 360.825.8870 Please call for a free introductory class. Gift Certificates Available! luanne@luannesmusicstudio.com www.luannesmusicstudio.com back to top