5 Songs for Hispanic Heritage Month for Preschool and Kindergarten Music
This is a great time to highlight Hispanic/Latinx artists and their music and celebrate their beautiful cultures in our music therapy sessions and music classes. Below we are sharing five of our favorite songs to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students!
Two Fall Scarf Songs For Elementary Music
Scarves are such a fun prop to use with students! There are so many ways you can use scarves and various skills you can work on with them! We have two scarf songs for you to check out this fall: “Blowing in the Wind” and “Swirly Whirly Scarves”.
Hello and Goodbye Songs For Early Childhood Music
Hello songs and goodbye songs your students will love!
Ideas for the First Week of School: Preschool and Kindergarten Music
Here are some ideas for your back to school to make planning a bit easier and start this school year off right!
5 Music Activities For Preschool and Kindergarten
Are you looking for low-prep, easy music activities to engage your preschool and kindergarten students?
From simple movement activities to creative crafts and extension ideas, in this blog post I’m sharing 5 music activities for preschool and kindergarten that you can incorporate this week in your classes or sessions.
6 Ways To Use Scarves With Kids!
A prop I particularly love are movement scarves. Movement scarves are a versatile tool for engaging children in fun and creative movement.
Lemonade, Lemonade: A Summer Fingerplay Song For Kids
Lemonade, Lemonade is a step-by-step fingerplay song about making this refreshing summery sweet treat!
Canopy Scarf Songs For Early Childhood Music
Am I going to say it? Yes I am— my favorite movement prop is the canopy scarf. Canopy scarves are basically a less stimulating parachute. You get all the benefits of a parachute, but it's calming.
So on this blog post, we're going to talk about three different times when you might consider using a canopy scarf in your music time with kids.
Gotta Keep Dancing: A fun dance-and-pose song for kids!
Gotta Keep Dancing is a dance and “pose” song full of energy, cheerfulness, silliness and joy!
Songs About Kindness For Preschool and Kindergarten
If you are teaching kids about kindness in your classroom or therapy sessions and need some song ideas, keep reading for some of my favorite children’s songs about kindness.
Hello! I’m Stephanie Leavell, the creator of Music for Kiddos, a mom to a spunky young daughter, a seasoned performer, an experienced music educator, and a board certified music therapist who is passionate about using music to help kids succeed.
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Our favorite lesson plans!! This bundle features our top 5 lesson plans, each featuring original music by Stephanie Leavell. Includes a 98-page PDF with chords, lyrics, and visuals, notated leadsheets AND implementation videos for each lesson plan (for even more tips and tricks).
*this lesson plan bundle does not include MP3s of the songs.
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