Music and arts activities to do at home.
Let’s explore music and arts from Japan, Australia, India, and the United States. Check out Music From Around the World Part 1 here. Japan Shojoji is a Japanese nursery rhyme about a hungry raccoon-dog, called a tanuki. In the song, the tanuki taps on its belly like a drum. At Tiny Tots, we featured the […]
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Percussion Videos Watch as percussionist Peter Cooper tells you about the percussion instruments in the orchestra. Percussion Activities for Babies – Preschool Pom Pom Drum Painting This is a fun activity to involve your littlest ones in both music and art-making at the same time! This tutorial makes drum sticks out of pom-poms and wooden
Thank you to Abner Genece for reading us this fun story. Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! is a delightful story about the instruments of the orchestra that includes some simple musical math. Watch and Listen Musical Math for Toddlers through Elementary Toddlers through Preschool Basic counting is an important part of music. Use this simple,
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Music High and Low Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide:Â Music High and Low Listen to our playlist featuring some of the highest and lowest instruments in the orchestra. Find the full activity guide featuring this playlist here:Â Music High and Low Find other playlists by theme and mood in our audio playlist library here.
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Vibrating Spoons STEAM Activity Elementary & Middle From the Activity Guide: Music High and Low For young elementary students, we suggest starting with the dancing sugar experiment. Once your child understands that sound is vibrations, check out this great yarn and spoon experiment from Edventures with Kids that will help them explore sound even more.
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Dancing Sugar STEAM Activity For Pre-K – Kindergarten From the Activity Guide: Music High and Low This blog post from My Mundane & Miraculous Life contains two simple science experiments to help kids explore sound. We love the first experiment that makes sugar dance! Sound Wave Visualization with Dancing Sugar Cover a bowl tightly with
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High and Low Movement Activities From Activity Guide: Music High and Low Toddler to Early Elementary Little ones can use their bodies to indicate whether they’re hearing a high or low sound. As you listen to this video, have your child(ren) reach up to the sky when they hear a high sound and touch the
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Music High and Low Videos: Watch & Listen From Activity Guide: Music High and Low Woodwind musician Kathryn Simpson shows off some of the high and low note sounds in the woodwind section using her Piccolo and English Horn. Watch a silly straw trick to see how the length of a tube changes the pitch
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Biography Poems From the Activity Guide:Â Â Theatre Games for All Ages Age Range: Preschool and Older. Younger children may need help from an adult or older child. Where to Play: Anywhere you can bring a pencil and paper. Number of People: Complete on your own, share with as many people as possible How to Play: Using
Sneaky Statues Theatre Games From the Activity Guide: Theatre Games for All Ages Age Range: Preschool Through Middle School Age Where to Play: Anywhere with room to move around Number of People: Two or more How to play: One person is the museum caretaker getting ready to close up for the night. They walk into
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Music About Animals Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide:Â Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo Listen to some of our favorite music about animals. For activities to go along with this playlist, go to Activity Guide: Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo Find more playlists in
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Zoo Animal Song From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story: Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo
