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Musical Games: The Classics

Musical Games: The Classics From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Bring back some oldies-but-goodies using the upbeat playlist below. Musical Chairs – You know this classic game. You can play it with a bigger family or a super frenzied version with just a few people. When you stop the music, everyone has to grab a […]

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Orchestra Guess Who

Orchestra Guess Who From the Activity Guide: Musical Games! Use the game packet downloads to play orchestra games with your family in person or play Orchestra Memory online. Who knew orchestra games could be so fun? Guess Who is a classic game that is perfect for teaching about the instrument families in the orchestra. It

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Exploring Emotions Through Story

Explore Emotions: The Someone New From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New The Someone New is a wonderful story by Jill Twiss and EG Keller about being brave in the face of the new and unknown. Join us on an adventure as we read the story and explore its themes with

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Active Listening Activities: Preschool & Older

Active Listening Activities: Preschool & Older From the Activity Guide: Music Listening Activities Active Listening Playlist Use this playlist as you engage kids with some of the active listening activities in this post. Preschool & Older Activity Sheets These worksheets are great quiet listening tools for both younger and older children. You can use them

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Active Listening Activities: Babies – Preschool

Active Listening Activities: Babies – Preschool From the Activity Guide: Music Listening Activities Active Listening Playlist Use this playlist as you engage kids with some of the active listening activities in this post. Babies – Preschool Our playlist is great to have on in the background as your little one plays. Its different tempos, moods,

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Music & Activities for Kids to Explore Touch

Multi-Sensory Fun: Music & Activities for Kids to Explore Touch From the Activity Guide: Multi-Sensory Music Fun Multi-Sensory Playlist Use this playlist during the sensory activities: Touch For each of the “Touch” activities, use the playlist above. We use object descriptors to talk about music all the time (e.g., some music sounds soft, some heavy,

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Mozart & Orchestra Activity Sheets

Mozart & Orchestra Activity Sheets From the Activity Guide: Pick the Parts – Mozart Edition Mozart was a master of the orchestra and you can be too as you explore the orchestra through activities. Want to teach young children about Mozart’s life, including his childhood years? Check out this list of children’s books all about

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Interactive Activity: Pick the Parts!

Interactive Activity: Pick the Parts! From the Activity Guide: Pick the Parts – Mozart Edition About the Music: Rondo all Turca Rondo alla Turca is from Mozart’s Piano Sonata no. 11. Although originally composed for piano, it has been orchestrated, or rewritten, for many different groups of instruments. It is one of his best-known pieces

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Story Time: The Someone New

Story Time: The Someone New From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New The Someone New is a wonderful story by Jill Twiss and EG Keller about being brave in the face of the new and unknown. Join us on an adventure as we read the story and explore its themes with

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Connection Hearts Activity

Connection Hearts From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New When we’re feeling nervous or lonely it’s easy to forget how many wonderful people we have in our life.  This craft will help you think about all of the people that mean the most to you and to remember that even during

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Bravery Crown Activity

Bravery Crown Activity From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New Take a piece of construction paper (or any paper!) and measure to make sure it fits around your head—if you need to tape or glue a couple of pieces of paper together so that it fits, that’s great! Lay the paper

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Musical Activities for Different Moods: Boredom

Musical Activities for When You’re Feeling Bored From the Activity Guide: Music & Activities for Different Moods Listen to some of our favorite musical boredom busters. The music is full of interesting moments and virtuosic playing. Activities for Boredom Boredom Jar Preschool and Older – Tired of hearing “Hey, I’m bored” from your kids? Take

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