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Garden Watch and Storytelling Week
Are you taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Watch and/or Storytelling Week with the children in your early years setting? Both happen near each other RSPB... end of January / Storytelling beginning of February! Have you thought about linking these to musical activities? If not here are a few ideas to get you started:
RSPB Big Garden Watch
Every year, at the end of January, the RSPB encourages people to take part in the survey so that they can track how the birds are doing in the UK. Even i…
Up, Down, In and Out!
Are you looking for new ways for children to explore positional language? There are lots of different activities that you can do to help them develop this understanding, but have you thought about using music activities? You could emphasise the positional language during songs, instrument time and listening to music activities. Here are a few ideas:
Songs
Movement songs
Encourage the children to move their arms into the different positions as you say the positional language. E.g.:‘Grand O…
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