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
- Teaching your child a foreign language can be fun but challenging November 9, 2009Raising a bilingual or multilingual child seems to be a growing occurrence in the United States but you don't have to be a native speaker to teach your child a second language. It's a little challenging, but it can be fun for both of you.Sandra Lee
- Sesame Street 40th Anniversary: Still sweeping the clouds away November 6, 2009As a girl, "Sesame Street'' made me feel happy. And as a mom, it has the same effect. On it's 40th anniversary, I remember "Sesame Street'' as a place that brought us all together.Ali Skylar
- Kids of Gay Families and Scholastic Book Fair Season November 5, 2009The New York Times reports that nearly 1/3 of gay couples have kids. Kids who are little and in nursery school, kids who are in junior high. With Scholastic Book Fair season upon us, will they and their friends see gay families reflected in the available selections? Scholastic says no.Joan Garry
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Local North Jersey News
- Plea bargain deadline set for Hardyston man accused in wife's fatal shooting November 9, 2009HARDYSTON -- A Sussex County man accused of fatally shooting his wife in an attempted murder-suicide has until February to reach a plea bargain, a judge ruled today. During a brief status conference in Newton, Superior Court Judge N. Peter...Joe Moszczynski/The Star-Ledger
- Jefferson woman rescued after rowboat capsizes on Lake Hopatcong November 9, 2009LAKE HOPATCONG--Jefferson police rescued a woman from Lake Hopatcong after her boat capsized Sunday night. Terri Abma, 45, was rowing to her home on Raccoon Island when she fell into the lake, according to Jefferson Cpt. Eric Wilsusen. “Someone heard...New Jersey Local News Service
- Meadowlands' Xanadu could get different leader under Gov.-elect Chris Christie November 9, 2009Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerDave Schick, an employee of GAR Equipment of South Plainfield works to load and remove up to 100 scissor lifts from the Xanadu work site.EAST RUTHERFORD -- The four-year term of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority...The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk
