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Posts Tagged ‘Miss Beth’

Jul
10

Bonjour, Buenos Dias and Konichiwa!

Posted in Bits and Pieces, Things We Love

Although I have a minor in Spanish and family that lives in France, I’m always up for exploring a new country and culture.   Learning a new language can be challenging, but it is always a lot of fun when you add songs and games!    Singing helps memory, listening skills, language acquisition and solidifies new vocabulary.

We all have a natural rhythm when we talk, so like music, our speech pattern has a beat and a tempo. Singing in a different language can help learn how a language flows.  Our brains are fully engaged and stimulated when we sing and move to music, which in turn activates both sides of the brain.

Songs in other languages not only promote that specific language, but also gives insight into those cultures.  Singing in a group setting helps build confidence that is needed to carry on day to day conversations.

We get to experience music from all over the world in our classes, so adding songs from around the world at home is a breeze!  In this June’s World Traveler camp, we took a “trip” to Japan to learn a fun song about Panda, Usagi, Koala (usagi is Japanese for rabbit). See – you already know the “foreign” words panda and koala!  The children had such a great time learning the song and it was made all the more fun by singing it faster and faster!

Domo arigato to all the children who helped make this a song one of my favorites!  Enjoy!

-posted by Miss Beth, who enjoys singing and dancing to music from all over the world.

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Jun
9

Sand in my sandals… Oh My!

Posted in Bits and Pieces, Things to do

You don’t have to bring the sand all the way from Mexico to have a good time at the beach; Kindermusik helps bring that fun wherever you are!  (Especially if you are taking Creatures at the Ocean right now.) I love this website for great crafts  that are both inexpensive and creative!  Fill up the [...]

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Apr
24

Happy Trails to You!

Posted in Bits and Pieces, family

Does it ever feel like pulling teeth to try and get your children to do something? I was one of those kids who was not thrilled with the idea of going on 14 mile hiking and camping trip into the Sphinx Lakes, (btw that was just the hike into the lakes… don’t forget about the [...]

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Apr
6

Jump on board at the Imagination Station!

Posted in Child Development, Things to do, parenting

Young children do not learn as grownups do.  In order to comprehend they must pretend.  Ever wonder why your child re-enacts recent events when they come home?  It is their way of building their memories of what they have experienced.  Benefits of pretend play include: Vocabulary development Social skill development (sharing, turn taking, and conversing) [...]

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Mar
20

Around the world in 45 minutes??

Posted in Bits and Pieces, Imagine That, Our Time, Village, Young Child

This semester we get to experience the joy of traveling around the world without leaving our own classroom.  Kindermusik provides music from around the world for us to sing, dance and play along to. En Roulant Ma Boule in Our Time is a French/Canadian song that the voyageurs and coureurs-de-bois sang to the rhythm as [...]

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Mar
2

Fun France Facts

Posted in Bits and Pieces, Things to do

Bonjour! As some of you know, I was off once again to see some of my family who live in France.  I love it there, and the people are so nice and inviting!  My cousin, his family and some friends live outside of Paris.  My sister and her family live in the French Alps in [...]

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