We continued our exploration of music and instruments Tuesday and today!
Tuesday, we used craft sticks to paint as if we were playing drums. The children especially liked watching the paint splat on and off the paper.
We also did another experiment with our littlest scientists. We filled three jars with different levels of water and tapped on the sides to listen to the different tones they made. This also turned into a bit of a painting project as the children found that sticking the craft sticks in the water was as fun as listening to the tones of the jars.
We have been learning about how to be gentle with real instruments as well. The children practiced this while exploring Ms. Krysti's guitar. They learned to gently strum the strings instead of pulling on them, and made some beautiful music.
On Wednesday, we tried to paint with rubber bands by plucking the rubber bands. Again, the children loved watching the paint splat. Ultimately, though, they decided that some collage materials might be more fun.
We worked on fine motor skills and a little bit of counting by "stringing" some instruments. We counted four strings on a violin and found out there are so many strings on the harp.
We got to sing and play some "Wheels on the Bus" today!
And we brought back our dancing rice for our friends who did not get to experience it on Monday! "Don't Stop Me Now" got the biggest reaction with the children dancing right along with the rice. They thought it was funny that the rice started slow and then danced fast as the tempo accelerated.
Just a few more pictures of the Katon littles exploring and having fun with friends. We see more and more social interaction every day!
Indiana Early Learning Foundations:
M1.1: Line up or
organize objects
M2.2: Clap or move to a
beat
M5.2: Use any basic
measurement
word or gesture to
express
measurable
attributes, such as
big/little, hot/cold
SE4.1: Engage in parallel
play
APL1.1: Independently
select and use
materials
APL1.2: Ask questions
about novel
objects, people,
and experiences
APL2.1: Show creativity,
inventiveness, and
flexibility in
approach to play
with adult
guidance
SC1.1: Use simple words
to describe
sensory
experiences,
objects, and how
objects move
SC5.1: Demonstrate
curiosity
CA1.1: Experiment with
vocalizations,
sounds, and
musical
instrument
CA2.1: Use whole body to
respond to music
CA3.1: Explore a variety
of media
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