I had some new children attend the RSF class at Jessie's Centre today. They were older and so I decided to bring out body bells and have the caregivers strap the bells onto their wrists. We did lots of songs that involved clapping and shaking of their hands so that they could hear the effect of the bells ringing. They loved it - the cause and effect!
Our crew of small singers have participated in three sessions now, so they're really starting to catch on to some of the songs and actions, which is so great to see! They're pretty big fans of Hands Together, Hands Apart, and any song that gets us slapping our hands on the ground. They're even getting the hang of putting their instruments back in the bag without tears! Having the parachute right afterwards helps, of course!
We had a great time at Rosalie Hall this week teaching the babies how to dance with our Charlie Chaplin rhyme. The moms in the group were really enjoying manoeuvring their babies' legs in different formations while chanting along with the rhyme. It is always awesome to see babies and moms truly connecting through a musical or rhythmic activity. Looking forward to another great class next week!
We had our tummies on our minds this week! There were songs about peas and carrots, gumdrops and chocolate cake, bananas... We even sang about food for others by feeding all of the animals by the Greenberry tree. Having filled our musical bellies, we danced it all off with an extra funky I Feel Good!
This week's class at Robertson House was very well attended. The kids had an awesome time hopping around like bunnies during our rendition of Sleeping Bunnies. It was nice to see some parents with 1-year olds helping their kids to join in the bouncing fun. We also had one new family come to class which is always great. One of the new boys was immediately smiling as he walked into the room and heard the music. Great to see!
This week we had a big crew of 1-2 year olds. The nice part about this is that all our music can be catered to that age group! We spent a lot of time singing with our hands today - Open 'Em, Shut 'Em; Hands Together, Hands Apart; Sticky Sticky Bubblegum, and more! The lovely thing about this age range is that as they get to know the songs and actions, you can see their participation increase each week as they become more familiar; I'm already looking forward to seeing these little ones get more musical with their hands over the coming weeks!
Although it was a PD Day for the moms and therefore only one mom showed up, we had 3 amazing kids and 3 enthusiastic staff members participate today! I showed them the proper technique for the tambourine and one of the kids held it and played it correctly after I demonstrated!
This week was all about working with opposites: quiet and loud, high and low, together and apart, big and small! We used our songs to explore all of these and more. We finished off with a group favourite - going up and down with our parachute!
This week's class at Rosalie Hall saw a much better turnout than our first class. It's good to see the moms beginning to come out of their shells a bit. Some evidence of this was during our All The Babies Love Bananas song, when they happily yelled out "bananas" in our call and answer section. It was also great to see the babies reacting to the music either with smiles or movement. It seems to make the moms quite happy to see their babies enjoying the class. Looking forward to next week's class!
This week's class at Robertson House was a hit! We had a great turnout and our moms really seem to be more engaged than ever. The young ones' sharing skills have shown great improvement thanks to the help of the moms in the group. The group had a great time singing All The Children Love Bananas as we practiced our clave rhythm on the clave sticks. It was great to see the moms really getting involved when it was time to pass the clave sticks to the next child during the song. This has proven to be a tricky task in the past but has become much simpler with help from the moms. Looking forward to more sharing next week!
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