The Learning Child

Interviews with CDA Candidates

Steven Wengel, MD, Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry Assistant Vice Chancellor for UNMC Campus Wellness Join us for a webinar to learn about the scientific basis for practical stress management techniques to use in your personal and professional lives. Techniques for improving your quality of life will be discussed, such as self-care strategies like sleep, exercise, mindfulness and meditation, as well as the value of engaging in the humanities, social connection, and a practice of gratitude.

Join Aliza, Mira, and Matt as they read, "I Really Like Slop!" by Mo Willems. Notice how Aliza and Mira have lots of fun reading the book. Matt engages Aliza and Mira by slowing down, asking questions, and letting them read along with him.

Join us as we practice letter recognition during a tea party. When your child wants to learn the alphabet through play, it can be a fun way to learn. Get the circle letter cutouts here as well as other playful Alphabet games: https://planningplaytime.com/free-alphabet-printables/ What are creative ways you help children learn? Ages 3 to 6 years

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson Three

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson One

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson Two

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson Four

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson Five

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson Five

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson Four

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson Three

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson Two

Early Childhood Music Lessons: Lesson One

Today we are going to be singing three circle songs. Each of these songs has a surprise at the end. Just like in past videos, we are going to sing each of the songs four times.

Now that we have the hang of using our bodies to keep a steady beat, we are going use rhythm instruments to maintain the beat. I have four different instruments, rhythm sticks, bells, drums, and shakers.

Today we are going to be moving to recorded classical music. These pieces are upbeat and easy for the children to tap.

In this video, we are going to learn four songs that are only three notes each.

Today I am going to introduce you to the Curwen hand signs. These were created by a man named John Curwen in 1858 based on the Norwich Sol-fa developed by Sarah Ann Glover in 1811. These signs help students ground their singing with movement. It also helps them gain accuracy because they are now associating two memories with the pitch, both how it feels to sing the note and the hand sign.

The next activity will focus on pitch exploration. Children sometimes have a hard time distinguishing their singing voices from their talking or shouting voices. This kind of pitch exploration activity will help children understand what it feels like to sing.

In this video, we will be using clapping as our steady beat mechanism.

In this video, we will be exploring songs and rhymes while tapping a steady beat

Our first video will focus on bouncing rhymes. Bouncing rhymes help children learn how to feel a steady beat. There are different ways to bounce with young infants or with older infants and toddlers.

Dr. Robert Woody is a professor of music education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he teaches Music Learning and Development courses, psychology and sociology of music classes and Popular Musicianship. He also is the chair of Undergraduate Music Education and the Director of the Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Education Course.

Even if you know little about incorporating music into your classroom, these lessons will help you structure them into a productive music time. This class will change your music time! You will also learn and practice basic music skills like keeping a steady beat and singing in the appropriate range for young children, and you will learn lots of activities you can do with your group of children.