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5 ways to use a parachute during a Music Time
Do you currently use your parachute during your Music Time? If not it's time to get it out of the cupboard; it's a great resource! You may like to try some of these ideas:
1. Move it!
Whether you are singing a song or listening to a piece of music a parachute is great for the children to develop their sense of pulse. This can be done by moving it up and down, in and out or from side to side.
2. Bounce things on top
There’s no end to this with counting songs/rhymes.
Listen to music and …
Music Time Madness
I’m going to be honest with you, not every Music Time I teach goes to plan. I currently run classes for nurseries/preschools and in the past have run parent /carers and children classes.
Parent/Carers and Children Classes
When I ran my parent/carers and children classes, I sometimes liked to think of them as organised chaos. These usually had children between the ages of 18 months to 4 years and I witnessed children doing various things during my Music Time: wandering around, opening and sh…
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