SPRING SCHEDULE 2012

Here is the Spring Schedule for 2012! If you enroll in a Kindermusik class by Tuesday, December 20th, you'll receive an early enrollment gift of a set of egg shakers or a musical book.

SPRING SCHEDULE

Note: Kindermusik with Jenny observes all school breaks in concordance with Wahoo Public Schools, thereby lengthening the weeks of a semester.

Village, Cock-a-Doodle-MOO!/Dew Drops (This class is for ages 0-18mo.)  

Cock-a-doodle-Moo! -- Hop on the hayride—it’s time to head for the farm! In this class, you will sing songs about the farm, including “Old MacDonald,” “Hayride,” and “Clever Cows.” You’ll engage in rituals and playful activities with your baby, including infant massage, lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time. Home Materials: A picture board book with charming farm animals and the sounds they make—Cock-a-doodle-Moo, a CD of the songs heard in class, a Sunshine Jingle instrument for music-making at home, and a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall.

DewDrops -- Stop and smell the roses—and lily of the valley, and tulips, and pansies. In this class, parents and babies will play and move together to songs about flowers, such as “Jasmine Flower,” “How Does Your Garden Grow?,” and “White Coral Bells.” You’ll also hear traditional Irish music, dance a jig and move to the “Irish Trot.” Home Materials: CD of beautifully arranged songs from class, a board book of colorful flowers—DewDrops, a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall, and a Flower Bells instrument for music-making at home.

• This is a 16 week unit, classes are 40 min. in length. Tuition + home materials = $205.00. Sibling discount = $65 per additional sibling.
• Monday (January 23-May 21) at 5:50pm

Family Time, Make Way for Music (This class is for multiple ages 0-7). In Make Way for Music, families will sing, dance, and move their way through an exploration of several elements of music: beat and rhythm, concepts and contrasts (such as staccato and legato, high and low, the major scale, and arpeggios), the human voice, instrument families, and ensemble. They’ll engage in developmentally appropriate activities that the whole family can enjoy together, including fingerplays, songs, circle dances, story time, and family jam.
Home Materials: Two books—Drum Circle and Animals on Parade, two Home CDs,  Family Guide, an instrument-matching board game and two fingerdrums.

• This is a 10 week unit, classes are 40 min. in length. Tuition + home materials = $150.00. Sibling discount = $40 per additional sibling.
  
• Monday (January 23-April 2) at 6:40pm

ABC Music & Me, Silly All Over (This class is for children age 2.) This month gives children a case of the giggles. They will listen to silly sounds, move in silly ways, and read a story about a mouse that puts clothes on all the wrong places. Laugh a little, and get Silly All Over! Home Kit: Pair of green sand blocks, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Silly Mouse Gets Dressed).

• This is a 4 week unit, classes are 30 min. in length. Tuition + home materials = $50.00. Sibling discount = $14 per additional sibling.
• Thursday (January 12-February 2) @ 9:20am .

ABC Music & Me, On the Go (This class is for chldren age 3.) This month put a new spin on trains and cars. In class we’ll talk about things on the go. And with a real-sounding train whistle, sound effects, and music CD in your Home Kit, you can take the learning on the go as you talk about moving fast and slow, while developing your toddler’s rhythm and coordination and strengthening your child’s connection to what’s happening in class. Home Kit: Train whistle instrument, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story The Big Race)

• This is a 4 week unit, classes are 30 min. in length. Tuition + home materials = $50.00. Sibling discount = $14 per additional sibling.
• Thursday (January 12-February2) @ 10:00am .

ABC Music & Me, Rhythms of the Land (This class is for ages 4-6). In class we’ll explore the rhythms and sounds of Native American music. As we investigate, compare, and contrast a wide variety of drums and the materials they’re made from, your preschooler develops the investigative vocabulary needed in the sciences. When you repeat rhythm patterns at home and share the activities in your Home Kit, your child gets an early start in math, too. Home Kit:  Jingle Stick instrument, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Pedal Pump, Pedal Pump)

• This is a 4 week unit, classes are 30 min. in length. Tuition + home materials = $50.00. Sibling discount = $14 per additional sibling.
• Thursday (January 12-February 2) @10:40am

Our Time, Away We Go! (This class is for ages 18mo.--3years). Away We Go! -- Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This class focuses on transportation, a favorite topic for toddlers who are on the go, go, go! Sing and play along with favorite songs, such as “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” and “Wheels on the Bus”. Explore fast and slow, smooth and bumpy, and high and low. Read stories about ways to get around. Shiny Dinah tells the story of a train, and Giddy-Up! has a horse, speedboat, racecar, and more to help you get where you want to go.Home Materials: Double CD featuring songs from class; two interactive story books—Shiny Dinah and Giddy-Up! to develop early literacy skills; Home Activity Book, and two harmonicas designed for toddlers.

• This is a 15 week unit, classes are 40 min. in length. Tuition + home materials = $180.00. Sibling discount = $60 per additional sibling.
• Friday (January 13-May 18) at 9:00am

Imagine That, Toys I Make-Trips I Take (This class is for ages 3-5). Toys I Make, Trips I Take -- Think of it like taking a course inside a child’s imagination. We’ll use the theme of a toy shop to make our pretend-creations, using rhythm and songs with every imaginary saw, hammer, and nail. The result is building the preschooler’s sense of a sequence of events, which is good for storytelling, as well as making his ideas a reality.Home Materials: Two books—If I Had a Big Blue Boat and Tippity Tippity Too, Toys I Make, Trips I Take Play Set, Two Home CDs, Family Activity Book, and a drum.

• This is a 15 week unit, classes are 40 min. in length. Tuition + home materials = $210.00. Sibling discount = $75 per additional sibling.
  
• Friday (January 13-May 18) at 9:50am

Sign & Sing, Session A & B (This class is for ages 6 mo.--3 years). Playtime and everyday items around the house—such as a ball, bubbles, and family members—are learning themes in this introduction to American Sign Language for a child and caregiver. Parents will benefit from the session's four, research-proven strategies shown to speed language development in hearing children, developed by the child development and sign language experts Signing Smart™. With the DVD's visual dictionary showing parents and children making over 60 signs, plus a pocket-sized set of flashcards of the pictures and the words of the signs, parents easily incorporate sign language into their daily routines, favorite nursery rhymes, and stories.Home Materials: Family Activity Guide, DVD Glossary, and clip-on flashcards

• This is a 10 week unit, classes are 40 min. in length. Tuition + home materials=$145.00. Sibling discount = $40 per additional sibling.
• Friday (January 13-April 13) at 10:40am