It’s the Week of the Young Child™ and thread is celebrating early childhood education, young children, their families, and their teachers with a week full of activities. See our schedule here.
Today is Music Monday, a day to sing, dance, celebrate, and learn! Music—especially active participation in music—helps children learn and supports the development of the whole child: social and emotional development, language comprehension, motor skills, mathematical concepts, and much more.
What songs do you like to sing in your home or early childhood classroom? Share them with us on Facebook or Twitter using #woyc.
Explore some of these articles and activities from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to help you celebrate today.
For the Classroom
- Singing and Moving in the Time of COVID-19
- Now Read This “Books That Connect Music with Nap Times and Bedtimes
- Now Sing This! Ella Jenkins
- Experiencias Musicales
For Families
- Playing with Music at Home
- 在家里玩音乐游戏 (Playing with Music at Home)
- Support Math Readiness Through Music
- Sing With Me Baby!
- 10 Ways Babies Learn When We Sing to Them
- Message in a Backpack™–Make Animal Music
- رسالة في حقيبة الظه (Message in a Backpack™) اصنع موسيقى من أصوات الحيوانات (Make Animal Music)
- 书包金点子 (Message in a Backpack ™) 制作动物音乐 (Make Animal Music)
- Mensaje en la mochila™: Los sonidos y la música de animales