OUR TIME: FIDDLE-DEE-DEE Week 12

FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING

FINE MOTOR SKILLS: Fine motor skills may be developed through games requiring focus on finger movements. These skills are essential in increasing the child’s ability to turn pages of a book, use a crayon, hold a toothbrush or use a spoon. Look for the Bumblebee Play Pages in your home activity book to further enhance this skill.

NURTURING YOUNG SINGERS: In nurturing young singers, it is important to present songs with a limited range, such as five or six notes, which are generally easier for young children to sing than songs with a larger range. The notes from about the d above middle c to the a above middle c tend to be the easiest singing range for these young singers to access initially.