by Debbie Mondale | Mar 16, 2019 | 5 - 7 years, Cultural Excursions, Lakeland, Summer Semester, Young Child: Ages 5-7
When young story tellers start the process to make a familiar story come alive, something magical may happen. How does your child change when they “fill in the voice” for the squeaky 3 little pigs, or the deep HUFF and PUFF of the big bad wolf ? ...
by Debbie Mondale | Mar 31, 2015 | 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, Child development, For Your Enjoyment, Holiday, Little song-BIG learning
Five Eggs and Five Eggs: This favorite traditional rhyme engages children through a variety ages. It can be presented in increasingly complex ways to meet the developmental stages as children grow through them. It can also provide older children fun ways to engage...
by Debbie Mondale | Mar 26, 2014 | 5 - 7 years, Cultural Excursions, Lakeland, Summer Semester
Stories capture and engage children, exploring familiar and unseen places, connecting with unique characters, following the sequence of how the story lines unfolds, wondering how the conflict will resolve, and the joy of arriving at just the right ending. The story...
by Debbie Mondale | Aug 20, 2012 | 3 - 5 years, Imagine That - preschoolers, Uncategorized
Where does the mind of the 3-5 year old children dwell? In their imagination. They are learning about the world by mimicking what they see, live, believe, and make up, through pretend play. That’s where the Kindermusik Imagine That program for 3 – 5 year...
by Debbie Mondale | Jul 25, 2010 | Activity ideas, All ages, Home Routines, Parenting Techniques
In a African folk tale, “Where Stories Come From” (part of the Kindermusik Tell Me A Tale summer camp), a mother searches for stories for her children. Finally, she finds the spirit people, who give the mother a SHELL with which she can just LISTEN for...
