Nearly all preschool storytimes incorporate music, from fingerplays to movement rhymes. Music is a sure-fire way to hold the squirmiest preschooler.
Music can also be a great way to expose preschoolers to their first Black History Month.
For a craft project, see page 4 of BayViews for the Xerox master for a paperbag puppet of Louis Armstrong, taken from the book, What A Wonderful World by George Weiss, illustrated by Ashley Bryan. Gershwin, George, Dubose Heyward, et. Set in the 1920 s, young Ben wishes for a real trumpet he can learn to play to replace his imaginary one. A boy finds two sticks, then learns to drum on common household objects like hat boxes. This unusual book is not for everyone, but many can appreciate how the pictures use colors to depict musical notes.