• Singing favorite songs often to develop language and emergent literacy skills and strengthen memory.

• Making up songs, repeating rhymes and finger plays, and singing with puppets and toy animals to explore books and develop language skills.

• Listening to, comparing, and responding to various kinds of music to develop thinking skills

• Repeating patterns and counting beats when clapping, playing, or listening to instruments to develop math and literacy skills

• Using music and movement to represent people, things, and feelings to develop self-expression and motor skills.

• Dancing, clapping, and moving creatively to music to develop motor skills, body awareness, and spatial concepts

• Engaging in group musical activities such as group songs, games, or dances to encourage social and motor skills

• Listening to and exploring diverse kinds of music and instruments from different cultures to develop social awareness.

Other elements of this fun hands-on workshop include hands-on learning activities, how music helps prepare children for school, Web Site resources, additional Outreach Resources, and Read-View-Do activities that include making simple instruments with children.  Tips for parents are also available.