Tools for Teaching A preview of Smithsonian Folkways on iTunes U. Click the image to launch iTunes on your computer. Smithsonian Folkways is committed to offering educational materials to complement the music on our site. Tools for Teaching from Smithsonian Folkways provides ideas and resources for educators to inspire their use of Folkways music from around the world. Curricular experience, activities, streaming videos, liner notes, music samples, and other features are available for free. iTunes U Find Smithsonian Folkways Tools for Teaching at iTunes U.
HooplaKidz Whole Child Development Is Undervalued The question is how to make such an approach both systemic and sustainable. Whole Person Socio-emotional, physical, creative, and cognitive capacities are deeply intertwined and equally important in ensuring a child's wellbeing, learning, and growth. Nobel laureate James Heckman, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, has shown that the non-cognitive skills emerging in early childhood are among the strongest predictors of adult outcomes. The development of these qualities, which rely on an individual's self-worth and self-control, critically outperform any other positive measures of children's long-term outcomes, whether academically or intellectually. The most impactful way of supporting such skills is associated with helping children feel in control of their learning process. Whole Communities The three most effective ways for educators to respond to children's need and support their connection to the surrounding environment are: Whole Societies
‘Melody’ Continue reading the main story Video For more than two decades, my home country of has had a stable democracy, as well as a thriving economy. At the same time, Chile has one of the largest wealth disparities in the world, reinforced by high tuition rates for secondary and college education. This means Chile has practically no social mobility, for how do you build a better future for yourself without education? This was a question I asked myself while making this short film, in which I explore music’s power to inspire children to escape poverty. Curanilahue is a small former coal-mining town that until recently was one of the poorest in Chile. Nearly all of the Curanilahue Orchestra’s children have pursued higher education, and most of them are the first generation in their families to graduate from a university. As this Op-Doc shows, Melody became a conductor for the new Children’s Orchestra in Chonchi, a small town on the distant southern island of Chiloé.
Nursery Rhyme Printables Printable nursery rhyme posters and cards. Click the picture of each nursery rhyme to print it out. Read the Terms of Use Nursery Rhyme Posters Here are some nursery rhyme posters you can use in your preschool classroom. Hey Diddle Diddle Humpty Dumpty Jack Be Nimble Jack & Jill Mary Mary Little Boy Blue Old Woman in a Shoe Wee Willie Winkie Rub a Dub Dub Star Light Rain Rain Little Miss Muffet Little Bo Peep Here is the Beehive Every Mouse Fall the Leaves Little Nut Tree Hop on My Horse Baa Baa Black Sheep Hickory Dickory Dock Mary Had a Little Lamb Old Mother Hubbard This Little Piggy Three Little Kittens Muffin Man Nursery Rhyme Cards I made these cards for a nursery rhyme word game. Mary’s Little Lamb Also Available I made two pocket chart rhyme sets which are free on Preschool Spot:Five Little MonkeysFive Green Speckled Frogs Don’t miss the literacy resource page!
Music and Movement Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers Free Kids Music | Free MP3 song downloads for children! Nursery Rhyme Olympics I had been very intrigued by all of the posts on the KinderKorner list serve (a mailring for PreK-2nd grade teachers) about having a Nursery Rhyme Olympics, so I decided it would be a fun event to try on the very last day of the school year! I believe the original idea came from the 1996 May/June issue of the Copycat magazine, but I have adapted many of the activities and added a few new ones. Let the games begin! Nursery Rhyme Rap This was sung, as a transition, between events! Just substitute the name of the next nursery rhyme event! (Tune: 100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall) Jack and Jill went up the hillto fetch a pail of water.Jack fell down and broke his crown.And Jill came tumbling after. Chorus:Oh, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z Medals After our Nursery Rhyme Olympics were completed, students made their own medal necklaces. I knew we would have time to complete these and it would allow the students a chance to rest and wind down some. Olympic Resources
How to teach children English using illustrated storybooks What makes illustrated storybooks such a good resource for teaching young learners of English? The British Council’s Gail Ellis, co-author of a storytelling handbook for primary English language teachers, explains. Listen to an interview with Gail in our podcast and register for her webinar taking place on Thursday, 2 October. Illustrated storybooks provide an ideal resource for helping children learn English. Why use storybooks in the classroom? Teachers can use storybooks to complement an English language course or as the main teaching resource. Storybooks can meet a variety of learner needs The expansion in the teaching of English around the world to ever younger ages, and the variation in policy from one country to another, means that teachers are finding themselves teaching classes of children with diverse learning needs and varying levels of English. Selecting the right storybook What to consider when reading a story aloud Reading a storybook aloud requires preparation.