This action-packed compendium offers parents, teachers, and anyone else who works with children a wide array of ingenious sound and dance activities from a variety of cultures to get children singing, dancing, listening, interacting, and involved. 101 More Music Games for Children includes games that facilitate musical development, such as sound games, rhythm games, game projects, and card and board games. All of them have simple, clear rules, and they stress excitement, humor, challenge, surprise, and cooperation rather than competition. Whether or not kids are “musical” or play an instrument, these activities can help them: develop musical skills such as spontaneous singing; create, play, and recognize various rhythms; appreciate the structure of sounds; and learn how to play with all kinds of instruments. Like its best-selling predecessor, this book encourages and enhances creative expression, social interaction, family relationships, and kids’ budding powers of listening, (more…)

This is a great tool for teaching kids in grades 1-3 about Jesus Christ. The video includes songs, games, and teaching techniques for the topic “Love Is Patient and Kind”. • Veggie Chant and Game • Energizer • Goulash Song • “Jesus, Gentle Lord” Movement • “Weevily Wheat” Singing Game • “Say Yes” Movement • “Love Is Patient and Kind” Teaching Techniques • “Livin’ Right” Hand Jive • “Jazzy Zoo”

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