Archive for August 2008
Kindermusik Offers an Early Start to Lifelong Learning
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: August 28, 2008
The most current research on child development indicates that a child’s fundamental learning takes place between birth and 7 years. At Kindermusik, we recognize that all children are musical. Kindermusik offers a child a broad assortment of activities to promote language development, social interaction, cognitive development, coordination and emotional development. Research supports that music helps [...]
“Feet”
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: August 26, 2008
Little feet, bare and free
soon to be shod, oh woe is me!
Summer sand, crusty toes
matted hair, sunburned nose!
Feet how they’ve grown
Oh if only I had known
Seize the day, romp and play
For time is passing by
Feet to small
for shoes from last Fall
A yardstick to measure childhood
-dare I try?
Cherish pink toes so small and sweet-
Lord knows
The wonder [...]
Music Inspirations/Motivations For Your Family
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: August 26, 2008
“Musical Motivation” for children and their grown-ups
How can we help our children keep building their interest and love of
music? Here are a few ideas you can use at home—much will depend on
the ages of your children, and some will apply better to certain
ages. Basically, just as elementary school teachers
suggest “littering your [...]
Why do Sites Continually Mis-Represent Themselves
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: August 22, 2008
Dear All
I am very disappointed in the great music resource I supposedly found and therefore have removed it from this blog. Turns out you can download the music to you your computer and to some portable devices, but that’s about it. What is the point of going through the trouble to download music that you [...]
“Signing Success”-Research Supporting ASL and Reading
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: August 22, 2008
RESEARCH ON HOW SIGNING HELPS HEARING CHILDREN LEARN TO READ
SUMMARIZED BY LAURA FELZER
(Re-printed with permission of Dr. Laura Felzer)
Although signs were originally developed to help the hearing-impaired communicate, it turns out they can also help hearing children learn to read. This report will summarize various research findings that have demonstrated how hearing children successfully learned [...]
Boy Oh Boy -Bonkers For Blogging!!!
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: August 21, 2008
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Hi all,
This is my first venture into the virtual 2.0 world. I’m a novice so I do appreciate your patience.
For all I know this will end up in the wrong section of the whooziwatsit and will disappear into internet
wasteland before ever being viewed.
I thank you for taking the time to visit this little log. I [...]
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Baby and Toddler Songs
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North Jersey Parenting Guidance
- N.J. education department disputes Abbot pre-school eligibility claims December 5, 2009Claims made Thursday by a Newark-based advocacy group that nearly 7,000 students would be rendered ineligible for pre-school in Abbott districts across the state were "incorrect and misleading," the state Board of Education said. In a press release issued Thursday,...James Queally/The Star-Ledger
- Tiger Woods' affairs disillusions kids. Is the media partly to blame? December 4, 2009All parents do things that their kids don’t know about. Things that they’re not proud of. Things that would set a negative example But they have the luxury of the rest of the world not caring. Tiger got caught in a compromising position and now it gets dragged out in it’s whole ugly entirety for the world to be amused by. It’s stupid and it’s a shame. […]Eric Ruhalter
- Newark's 21-year-old school board member works to keep students off gang-heavy streets December 4, 2009Marques Lewis turns life around after selling drugs and fighting for CripsJames Queally/The Star-Ledger
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Local North Jersey News
- N.J. real estate bust hits urban home sales the hardest December 6, 2009Last to benefit in boom and first to fell effects of downturn, residential sales in cities fell 42 percent in first six months of yearStar-Ledger Staff
- First snowstorm of the year hits New Jersey December 6, 2009Wintry weather arrives causes havoc on roadways; adds to holiday cheer.Tomas Dinges/The Star-Ledger
- Tractor trailer driver killed in three-vehicle accident in Paramus December 5, 2009PARAMUS -- The driver of a tractor trailer was killed in a collision with another truck and an SUV on Route 17 around 3:30 a.m. this morning, authorities said. The accident, which remains under investigation, involved a tractor trailer carrying...Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger
