ABC Music & Me, an award-winning music enrichment program for 2 to 6 year olds, and was designed for early childhood learning centers, but can also be taught in a Kindermusik classroom. ABC Music & Me is a research-based language and early literacy program built around music. ABC Music & Me helps two to six-year-olds develop pre-literacy and language skills through a child’s most-loved rituals: music and story time.
ABC Music & Me supports the early childhood standards and requirements for “high quality programs” as defined by the National Institute for Early Education. Plus for the older age group, ABC Music & Me aligns with pre-K national and state standards.
What you’ll experience in class:
- Songs and rhymes to develop phonetic awareness and early reading skills
- Tapping, clacking, and ringing rhythm instruments in time with music to improve hand-eye coordination
- Focused listening with music to improve skills in following directions
- Instrument play to strengthen fine motor skills
- Developmentally-appropriate songs to develop vocal chords and expressive speech
- Learning that emphasizes storytelling, imaginative play, and taking turns
Registration includes:
- Developmentally appropriate curriculum for children 2 to 6 years old
- 4-week units with 12 different monthly themes
- Weekly 30-minute class
- Monthly Student Kit that includes a Family Magazine, CD with all the music from class, and an instrument every other month (content many vary for School Edition)
Class Descriptions: Spring Session
Down On the Ground
This month in class we’ll take a Listening Walk, and read about a girl who takes a silent walk with her father listening for sounds along the way. When you play the music CD, share the activities, and take a listening walk of your own at home, you’ll help your child learn to love to observe and learn from the world around her.
Home Kit: Home CD and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story The Listening Walk)
Splash!
This month we’ll think and talk in patterns of 3s. In class we’ll sing songs that help your child seek and find that pattern, such as singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Even the things in your Home Kit this month comes in 3s—when you listen to the music, share the activities, and splash around with this blow-up beach ball.
Home Kit: Beach ball, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Bath Time)