Saturday, May 2, 2015

Babies: Combining Music and Sensory Play to Explore the World



BABY SENSES: EXPLORING THE WORLD

Sometimes it seems like young babies do little more than eat, sleep, cry, and generate dirty diapers.  But it only seems that way.  In truth, babies are busy using all of their senses to take in the world around them.  Even the youngest baby lying in his crib is constantly discovering things and learning about his surroundings by listening to his parents' voices, seeing his mobile spinning overhead, and feeling the softness of his swaddling blanket.  In Kindermusik, we engage baby in sensory exploration by introducing baby-safe objects (sensory bottles, chime balls, scarves, and shakers) that support baby's play.

Kindermusik@Home:
  • Log in to your Kindermusik @ Home account, and go on a Sensory Walk, with baby! 
  • Then, expand baby's exposure to different music styles, using our Music Styles Cheat Sheet
  • Next, get out your Kindermusik baby tambourine, and turn on a favorite song from your Home CD. 
  • Help baby explore ways to play with the tambourine.  Can he follow with his eyes, as you shake and move the tambourine from side to side?  Can baby grasp the instrument?  Has she figured out the cause & effect that when she moves the tambourine, it makes a sound?


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