Facilitate a pleasant transition from home to school wherein teachers are perceived as trustworthy, supporting individuals. Increase the child's sense of responsibility through tasks and routines. Increase their range of experience, through exploration of a wide variety of materials, equipment, and situations. Music Music plays an important part of my life and my teaching. Music is a form of communication of feelings and ideas.
Music is personal and each person's expression is always appreciated and respected.
There is no right or wrong way of playing an instrument, only that instruments are treated with gentle respect. We play instruments, listen and dance to music, and sing songs, rhymes finger plays throughout the day. Bird's Nest Daycare has 19 children's CDs plus various cassettes. These include a Spanish and a French CD by Charlotte Diamond. Through discussion we can explore the music - differences and similarities in types of music, identifying musical instruments, as well as children's likes and dislikes.