Foundations - Birth to 18 months
Kindermusik Foundations
Age Range: Newborn to Steady Walker 0-18 mos
Class Length: 45 minutes held once a week (with caregiver)
Foundations for children newborn to walking, incorporates the most current research on early childhood development and provides families a special place for learning and connecting with other parents and babies through music and movement. Our Foundations classes offer a sensory-rich yet caring and gentle environment where babies can explore and react to new sounds, sensations, objects, and movements. Classes include instrument play, scarves, dancing, singing, rocking, massage, exercise, drumming and SO much more! Shared activities for babies and their caregivers provide the opportunity to strengthen your connection with your child through joyful music-making experiences. Newborns to 16-weeks are FREE. Contact us to learn more about Newborns.
ACTIVITIES
- Listening to and experiencing songs and rhymes
- Back-and-forth vocal plays and other parent-child interactions that build neural pathways in a baby’s developing brain
- Exploring baby-safe instruments and other object play
- Baby-caregiver bonding exercises, including story time, massage, and relaxation activities
SKILLS & BENEFITS
- Increased balance and control over movements and strengthened core muscles
- Ability to embrace both familiar and unfamiliar social experiences
- Development of listening and back-and-forth communication skills
- Introduction to a variety of spoken sounds and rhythms that will support language and literacy development
At Home Materials
Fee includes:
- Kindermusik@Home Digital Materials bring the learning home with developmentally appropriate online activities that provide a strong early foundation for learning
- Song downloads into the Kindermusik App
- Musical eBooks
- Educational videos & games
- Parenting tips
