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Bring out the Show Person!
Who has/hasn’t watched the Greatest Showman? I’d love to hear your opinion of the film/soundtrack in the comments section below.
The soundtrack, in my opinion, is fantastic! I get quite emotional listening to music so you can imagine how hard I found it to hold back the tears whilst watching and listening to the film. I was listening to the song ‘This is Me’, from the soundtrack, and it was this that prompted me to write this blog about how I help children express themselves.
How can you br…
Do you let the children perform their own songs?
When I taught in Reception I integrated singing throughout the day. There were also times when the children would ask to sing their own songs. I of course said yes. The children would sing well known songs and change the words, create new songs with words and other times just 'la' or 'hum' a tune.
This is definitely something all Early Years practitioners should encourage.
Why?
Children need time to explore sound and their voice: musical play. By doing this they can show you what they kno…
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