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The Best Christmas Songs Picture Books

Post by Rebecca Reid 1 Comment

If you love Christmas carols all year round, these Christmas songs picture books will just make your day. I love to read children's books with Christmas songs, and these are my favorites.

One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season is celebrating by reading Christmas picture books with my young children. Another favorite part of the season for me is singing Christmas songs. In fact, our home is one in which Christmas songs are fair game all year round! What better union, then, but to read children’s picture books […]

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb Drumming Rhythm Activity

Post by Rebecca Reid 4 Comments

We were inspired to make our own drumming rhythms in our simple rhythm activity the other day.

Strawberry loves to make a musical band in our play room. Reading Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins prompted her to create her own drum as well. Making music and especially drumming was a fun action and rhythm activity for an active preschooler.

Service for Young Children: Singing Christmas Carols

Post by Rebecca Reid 2 Comments

Caroling helps lift one’s own spirits, and it is fun for the recipient as well. Singing Christmas carols for family, friends, or individuals in a local retirement center can help bring the Christmas spirit, as well as bring children out into the community during the holidays. I have fond memories of Christmas caroling as a child […]

Super Easy DIY Staff to Practice Reading Notes

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My son has been learning to play the piano of his own volition using an online program. Sometimes, though, we do an activity or game together to practice notes recognition. I’m delighted! Our super easy DIY staff to practice reading notes is a staple next to the piano bench. This is a complete reversal of his […]

Instruments Busy Bag

Post by Rebecca Reid 9 Comments

My daughter loves to make music! We read Zin! Zin! A Violin and learned about instruments. Then she matched the model instruments to the picture cards.

My daughter loves making noise and she is fascinated by musical instruments. When I saw a Toob of musical instruments, I knew she’d love to play with them. Hence, here’s my instruments busy bag. It’s not a noisy one, such as you would expect. Rather, it is a quiet busy bag that requires her imagination […]

Music Appreciation in Our Homeschool

Post by Rebecca Reid 2 Comments

This week I decided it was definitely time to pull out the books and do something for more detailed music appreciation. Last week, Raisin gave a very brief report about Mozart for his co-op Culture day. (The country was Austria). As we prepared for it, we found some favorite music to play after his presentation. He […]

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