FOL Friday!

A few months ago I said I was going to do a neat blog feature and call it "FOL Friday" and then I promptly got caught up in the whirlwind of my life and forgot about it for a while. Well, I didn't really forget, I just didn't make time to DO it. But now I am going to!

So, I bring you the first set of Fun, Fantastic, Fabulous "Foundations of Learning" Fridays! And I'm going to throw in some quotes from my Kindermusik teacher manuals that are provided as inspiration, as well.

“Parenthood brings as much joy as ever, but it still brings boredom, exhaustion, and sorrow too. Nothing else will ever make you as happy or as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a person develop his individuality – especially while you struggle to keep your own.” – Elia Parsons

Stop and Start: Baby enjoys “stop and go” games. The element of surprise delights her at first. As she becomes familiar with the activity, she will enjoy anticipating the stops and starts, understanding the structure of the music in much the same way as she understands spoken language prior to speaking it.

Barefoot: Barefoot is best for baby. Baby learns through his senses, especially on the bottoms of the feet.

“What are we doing here? We’re reaching for the stars.” – Christa McAuliffe

Self-Awareness: Singing a welcome song acknowledges Baby’s developing self-awareness by addressing her individually. It also encourages social interaction by inviting her to respond with a greeting – whether that be to look, coo, or wave for the first time. You may find that Baby learns new behaviors from singing this song each week.

“A mother understands what a child does not say.” – Jewish Proverb

I hope to share more fun and educational ideas and activities with you in class soon! Remember, the free preview week is Feb 2, 3 and 4 at Acrosports Kids Center in Webster!