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.