Some of our favorite activities and songs in The Rhythm of My Day and Hickory, Dickory Dock include Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Golden Slumbers, Walk All Around, Ally Bally, Peek-a-boo, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Beat the Drum, Roll That Ball, Sulla Lulla, The Blackbird, Shoe a Little Horse, Ninna Nanna, Ride-O, and All the Pretty Little Horses. The lessons focus on the key concepts of the diversity of sound, stop and go, syncopation, Sol-Mi, steady beat, up and down, and Major, Minor and Modal tonalities.

Parents can incorporate music into many of the regular routines and rituals of their daily lives. A new feature will be the incorporation of simple American sign language into the curriculum. Signing offers families a way to communicate with their babies before the infants are ready to verbally talk. Research has shown that signing among “hearing” children can actually enhance their verbal communication skills. Dr. Marilyn Daniels, a signing consultant for Kindermusik International, has said, “from early in infancy, it is evident that baby is aware of his environment and has the desire to communicate. Introducing sign language to hearing babies has the benefit of allowing adult and baby to communicate before the baby’s vocal chords are developed enough to speak. This silent communication raises self-esteem, eliminates the frustration of not being able to communicate and engages the baby as an active participant in the learning environment.”

Rhythm of my Day Home Materials

Hickory, Dickory, Tickle and Bounce Home Materials

Discover the joy of interacting with your baby and the support and nurture you will receive from being with other parents and babies at this unique stage in your lives!

Each semester you will receive two sets of At Home materials.

Each set of Kindermusik Village At Home Materials includes:

• Baby’s Literature Book with specially commissioned art will aid in visual tracking, shape and color recognition and language development.
• Baby’s Home Journal with songs and activities you can do with baby at home and record baby’s responses.
• Home CD of the highest quality.
• Art Banners with pictures for baby’s vocal exploration.
• Clear Vinyl Carry Bag in which to store everything!

Come and join us for this exciting new curriculum with old familiar songs.