It’s the time of year when many of our children will experience going on holiday with their family. Whether this is visiting family and friends who live in other parts of the country, camping trips, or visiting somewhere that needs to be travelled to on a ship, train or plane.
Experts in literacy and child development have discovered that if children know eight nursery rhymes by heart by the time they’re four years old, they’re usually among the best readers by the time they’re eight. – Mem Fox, Reading Magic
Every moment in a child’s life is an opportunity for learning, exploration, and self-discovery, which later helps them learn how to integrate into the society they live in, work in and create.
So why do we teach young children about music at all?
Exposing children to music during early development helps them learn the sounds and meanings of words. Dancing to music helps children build motor skills while allowing them to practice self-expression. For children (and adults), music helps strengthen memory.
Each term at Chrysalis we choose a project that we can loosely base our learning on during the weeks ahead. We like the children to feel really involved with their project, and choose topics that they are interested in, and want to know more about.
We will be starting off with a very popular project which is perfect for us to learn about your child, and your child to learn about us. Friends old and new will discover each other, and the things that we like and don’t like.
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