HELLO WEATHER, LET’S PLAY TOGETHER!

WEEK 12

Dear Imagine That! Parent:

The focus of today’s activity, All the Day Long, was developing phonemic awareness. A phoneme is the smallest segment of speech. Developing phonemic awareness is critical in laying the groundwork for learning to read and write. I encouraged the children to sing part of the song on “la” and then on other phonemes such as “ba,” “ boo,” and “loo.” You can continue this type of singing at home with any favorite song and phonemes of your choice. Your child will likely find this beneficial activity to be “silly” fun and may even offer his/her own phoneme suggestions.

Also, invite your child to show you how “little thumbkin” dances. While singing Lirum, Larum (a traditional German children’s singing game), we wiggled our fingers individually then together. Try this with your toes as well!

Lynda

P.S. It is time to think about re-enrolling for Kindermusik next semester! Re-enrollment materials will be available to you in the coming weeks. Next theme we will be exploring in Kindermusik Imagine That! is Cities, Busy Places Friendly Faces.