Village: Dream Pillow Week 7

FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING

Sing for Joy: Singing is for everyone – even those who don’t consider themselves “singers”. To your baby, enjoyment level in music making ism ore important than his adult caregiver’s skill level because babies learn best when emotionally involved in an activity.

Time to Rest: Your baby’s most rapid growth and development occur during the first two years of life, from reflexive infant to capable toddler with a well-developed sense of self. It is important for this incredible little learner to have quiet times to just be aware without actively being stimulated by your or his environment.

Parentese: Adults unconsciously tend to speak to babies in a very musical way, in a slow tempo, with exaggerated stress, variation in pitch and volume, and changes in vocal timbre, or “colour”. Vocal exchanges between adult and baby tend to be in rhythmically predictable patterns, allowing the two partners to learn to take turns in conversation. Some scientist believe that the more musical these exchanges, the more communicative they are.

Can you believe it's the last class?!? Where did it go? Continue the fun with Zoom Buggy starting next week!