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What if there was a summer program for babies and young children...
That took the ordinary and made it extraordinary?
Discover Kindermusik®
Summer 2010
FYI… Please register online or in person at Music for Little Hands,
115 Main St., Monroe, CT during office hours. Tuesday-Friday 9-12, Saturday 9-11
Registration after 6/17 must be done online or by appointment.
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The classes listed below are all held at our Monroe & Oxford Studios
and taught by Miss Leslie & Miss Mary.
Weekly Kindermusik® Classes
Classes meet once a week for five weeks.
Celebrate your child’s love of learning with fun, summer themes you can sing and
dance your way through. Unique musical learning activities, paired with age appropriate
instruments and music, all in one shorter session. Our Licensed Educators will guide you
through each research-proven and giggle-approved activitybacked by Kindermusik’s
25 years experience in music and child development. Free t-shirt for every child!
Introduction to
Sign language curriculum for parents with hearing children
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SIGN & SING
6 months to 3 years with caregiver
Saturdays 11:00-12:00, 5 weeks 7/10-8/14 (No class 7/31), Miss Leslie, Monroe Location, $140
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Recently Added Class
Mondays 9:45-10:30, 5 weeks 6/21-7/19, Miss Leslie,
Monroe Location, $140
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This is a different approach from other sign language programs. Through songs, toys, and loving playtime between you and your child, Kindermusik Sign & Sing shows you more than 50 signs your child can use to communicate with you. Using research-proven methods shown to speed language development in hearing children, you'll see how sign language can ease frustration and enhance long-term learning abilities for your child.
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Peekaboo, I Love You!
newborn - 18 months with caregiver, 45 minutes, 5 weeks: $125
More than just a curious story, Mother Goose games like peek-a-boo help your baby understand language. So in this special camp, uncover more ways to say "I love you" using American Sign Language, soap bubbles, and parent-baby dances. Plus, you can meet with other newborns and families in the community and learn how music improves the child development process. Home Materials include: Book, CD, Duck Wash Mitt, Baby Duck Gertie Ball, and Poster.
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7/10-8/14
(no class 7/31)
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NEW!! Kindermusik Adventures Playgroup
for Children With Special Needs
2 to 7 years with caregiver, 30-minutes of class time plus 30-45 minutes of free play,
Thursdays at 1:00, 4 weeks, July 1-July 22: $100
While all Kindermusik classes at our studio are designed to include every child at every developmental level, this particular class is for children with special needs with a parent or caregiver. We will sing, dance, play, spin, rock, sign and sway our way into new friendships, new skills and new connections. We’ll explore all the ways we playat home, in the school yard, during our family time together. In class we’ll play “Follow the Leader” and other playground games to help your child develop listening and musical skills while strengthening movement and hand-eye coordination. In your Home Kit, find more activities, songs, and games you can do together to play and learn at home, too. The Home Kit includes a Mini Tambourine, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Golden Bear).
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2 1⁄2 - 3 1⁄2 year-olds who are entering preschool for the first time in the fall or are having challenges with separation.
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Recently Added Class
"Step-Up" with Marvelous Me
45 minutes, 5 days with crafts, $125
Mondays 11:15 - 12:00, 6/21 - 7/19, Miss Leslie, Monroe Studio
The first class will include parents and will consist of mostly open play with some structured circle time and crafts. With each class we will gradually “step up”, taking the focus away from the parents until the fifth week, when the children will participate in class independently. The theme is Marvelous Me, from Kindermusik’s ABC Music and Me preschool program. In class we’ll cover pattern games and body awareness from head to toe. We’ll listen for patterns and repeated phrases in the music, which develops your child’s early math skills and self-esteem. When you play the same pattern seeking games at home that we played in class, your toddler’s confidence and skill building will grow. The Home Kit includes a Home CD and magazine-style Family Guide (which includes the class story Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes).
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2-4 years with parent.
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Let’s Play
60 minutes, 4 days with crafts, $95
Thursdays 9:30-10:30, 7/1-7/22, Miss Leslie, Monroe Studio
All the ways you playat home, in the school yard, during your family time together. In class we’ll play “Follow the Leader” and other playground games to help your toddler develop listening and singing skills while strengthening movement and hand-eye coordination. In your Home Kit, find more activities, songs, and games you can do together to play and learn at home, too. The Home Kit includes a Mini Tambourine, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Golden Bear).
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2-4 years with parent.
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Out and About
60 minutes, 4 days with crafts, $95
Monday-Thursday 10:00-11:00, 7/26-7/29, Miss Leslie, Monroe Studio
We’re taking pretend adventures to the mountains, the beach, and going on bike rides, and picnics. Meanwhile, your toddler gets lots of practice taking turns and interacting socially. And you’ll love the take-home activities, with great ideas for making an easy-at-home bird feeder. Plus, when you incorporate these class activities into your playtime at home, you’re sharing in the learning happening in class. Home Kit: Home CD and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Let’s Go Froggy)
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Family Time
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Zoo Train
Mixed Ages 6 months-7 years with parent,
five 60-minute classes: $135
Children and trains make a natural matchalways on the move. Tag along this summer with a traveling zoo train. Bring your own stuffed animals for the petting zoo. Wear long white socks on your hands for polar bear paws and learn about real animals in the zoo. Do crafts as a family. Sing songs for clapping time, and use music to help your toddler regulate emotions. Home Materials include: Book, CD, Shaker Animal, and Poster.
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Time
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Dates
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Educator
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Location
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Tuesdays
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11:00-12:00
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6/22-7/20
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Miss Leslie
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Monroe
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Thursdays
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10:00-11:00
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7/8-8/5
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Miss Mary
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Oxford
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Saturdays
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9:30-10:30
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7/10-8/14
(no class 7/31)
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Miss Leslie
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Monroe
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 Creatures at the Ocean
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Creatures in My Backyard
Toddlers 11⁄2 to 3 years with caregiver,
5 days with crafts. $135
Go to the Ocean! Sing sailor songs and make the ocean count. "Five little seashells lying on the shore: Swish! Went the waves and then there were four." Make homemade kites, play with beach balls in the waves, swim like an octopus and more! Home Materials include: CD, Seashell castanet, Storycard set.
Give children something to sing about in their own backyards! Be the flower from the "seed's" perspective. Run and jump in rain puddles made from hula hoops. Shoo flies and sing "Shoo Fly." Home Materials: Home CD, Bunny hand puppet, and a set of 5 picture folders
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Theme
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Dates
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Educator
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Location
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Creatures at
the Ocean
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Tuesdays
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9:30-10:30
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6/22-7/20
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Miss Leslie
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Monroe
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Creatures at
the Ocean
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Wednesdays
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10:45-11:45
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6/23-7/21
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Miss Leslie
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Monroe
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Creatures at
the Ocean
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Fridays
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9:15-10:15
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7/9-8/6
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Miss Mary
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Monroe
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Creatures in
My Backyard
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Monday-Friday
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10:00-11:00
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8/9-8/13
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Miss Leslie
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Monroe
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K 2 without parent.
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Tell Me a Tale
2 hours, 5 days with snack and crafts. $175
Monday-Friday 1:00-3:00, 8/9-8/13, Miss Leslie, Monroe Studio
Through storytelling, your child will develop an early awareness of rhythm, movement, singing and drama. Each lesson features a new tale from around the world, explored through multi-instrument and multi-cultural elements. All told, it’s an around-the-imagination adventure of the greatest stories from Europe, Malaysia, South Africa and more. Home materials include: multi-cultural Home CD, hardcover picture storybook, home activities poster, and a pair of lummi sticks.
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4-6 years without parent.
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ABC Music& Me: All Keyed Up!
60 minutes, 4 days with crafts, $95
Monday-Thursday 11:30-12:30, 7/26-7/29, Miss Leslie, Monroe Studio
A piano and the well-known composer, J.S. Bach, give your child an introduction to the keyboard. The answer is right at the tip of your fingers. The same fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination your preschooler needs to hold a pencilare developed through the special keyboard-playing activities we’ll be playing in class. At the same time you’ll be expanding your child’s musical education with the introduction of many famous composers. Home Materials: Pair of castanets, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Coppertop and the Four Keyboards)
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4-6 years without parent.
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ABC Music& Me: Jumping Beans!
60 minutes, 4 days with crafts, $95
Thursdays 11:00-12:00, 7/1-7/22, Miss Leslie, Monroe Studio
In class, your child’s memory and sequence skills will strengthen with stop-and-go activitiesall set to the music of Latin America. Tucked into stories and pretend play activities, stop-and-go games help your preschooler control body motions and follow directions on the go. Share the stories and activities in your Home Kit and you’ll strengthen self-discipline skills at home, too. Home Materials: One pan flute instrument, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story A Quieter Instrument)
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3 to 5 years
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Confetti Days
90 minutesparent joins for last 30 minutes, 5 days with snack and crafts. $155
Throw a new party every day. Ride a carousel inside the classroom. Play a balancing game and walk on the web of ropes. Be a clown. Ride your bike all around town. Do colorful, creative crafts with mom or dad. Learn colors and sing the Spanish song "De Colores," Sing "Pop Goes the Weasel," and "Looby Loo." Home Materials include: CD, pair of Confetti Bells, and story kit.
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