Nancy Kopman

How Music Can Help Parents and Educators Teach Important Things

I’m often asked… “How”, “what” and “why” questions about how short songs can teach babies/toddlers/young children. Here are some of those questions…and answers! “How does music help educators?” There are…

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Faces: Something to Sing About!

SING ABOUT FACIAL EXPRESSIONS: Introducing, Identifying, Recognizing, Regulating and Revisiting! The early childhood education world is CHOCK FULL of opportunities that promote exploring and discovering the broad spectrum of emotions…

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“You’re With Me” – A Song for Coping With Loss

Developing effective coping mechanisms is an important part of life and growth. When you think about coping skills we learn early in life, which ones come to mind first? Conflict…

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Calendar Time Songs: Teaching Days, Months and Weather

Calendar Time/No Calendar Time Whether to incorporate Calendar Time into children’s daily learning experiences is a bit of a “hot topic” right now. Do you set aside a specific time…

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Circle Time Songs that Teach: An opportunity to LEARN!

What could be more positive than starting the day with a song? And if that song happens to have a lesson embedded within the lyrics? BONUS. That’s why I’m here.…

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Character Traits: Big Words and Big Meaning!

Many elementary schools incorporate programming that builds character awareness and development into their programming, and focus on 10 specific traits: Courage, honesty, responsibility, respect, empathy, initiative, fairness, optimism, perseverance and…

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