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The teachers at @harmonyschoolofdance easily engage their students in structured and free movement as they sing "Butterfly" together--I think it has something to do with how much they are enjoying the music themselves! Happy to see these lovely ballerinas dancing freely and having fun together! 🦋🦋🦋 17 0
Silence is just as powerful (and as integral in the composition process) as the most beautiful music. 50 3
4 weeks today! There is still opportunity to reserve your family's spot, but once we sell out, tickets won't be available at the door. Click the link in my bio for tickets. Looking so forward to what I know will be a wholesome, fun and memorable experience! 40 6
We communicate so much when we sing with (and to) each other. It's in our nature to do so. 31 3
"Playing" music: What an accurate verb to describe the evolution of learning how to express the music one feels/hears inside! "Playing" means enjoyment as new discoveries naturally unfold. Exploring the sounds an instrument generates is so much fun, satisfying and great cause/effect experimentation for little ones--which is why little hands are always welcome on my guitar strings! 🎶 42 2
Baby music and movement class is often about following directions together, but I like it when everyone is able to move about freely while listening to a beat/a song/a finger play, like "Ball For Baby" (link to full song/video in my bio) 48 6

The USA Song: Learn and Memorize all 50 States!

Looking for a USA Song to help kids learn and memorize all 50 States?

Look no further than my YouTube channel, “Music With Nancy”: “The USA Song” is a direct, to-the-point, no-nonsense song–the lyrics to this song are the names of all 50 States: From Maine to Alaska!

The colourful video, by animator and artist Brett Lamb, follows the map as each State is named in the song.

You might think that learning all 50 States is “too hard” for young children, but NEVER underestimate the power of a song (or of a child to learn information)!

Take a look at this little “star”, who really earns her “stripes” as an American (she’s from the East Coast)–as she rhymes off every single State, along with the song/video:

This song is used by kids of all ages–and I just love seeing the positive comments on my YouTube channel from students who use The USA song to “ace” their geography tests–and comments from teachers who tell me how much they appreciate having this song to help them teach their students the names of each State.

Learn more about maps and geography with these great articles from Living Montessori Now:

Montessori-Inspired Map Activities

Continent Map Work

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