Creative Minds

Kid’s Corner

{Week 1: Music}

Theme: Christmas          Color: Red

Note: Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child! Our Kid’s Corner lessons are guaranteed to have you and your child learning together, growing together, and having fun together.  Enjoy!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}.

Activity: Christmas Tree Rock {Lesson by Briana}

Description: Your child will practice coordination by movign to the holiday song "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree."

Materials:

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree Song by Brenda Lee

Directions:

1.    Teach your child any move you would like him/her to repeat.  Examples: Clapping hands, jumping up and down, wiggling hips side to side. 

2.  Turn on the song "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" and have your child listen to it.  Sing along with the song.

3.   Next, play the song again and have your child move and dance to the music by your Christmas tree.

4.     Repeat as many times as you would like.

Learning Opportunity:

1.   Your child will learn the words to the song "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree"

2. Your child will practice coordination by moving to the song.

3. Your child will gain confidence while dancing to the song.

Read Aloud:

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

{By: Brenda Lee} 

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Ev'ry couple tries to stop

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Let the Christmas Spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear voices singing
"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly" Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a new old fashioned way

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Let the Christmas Spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear voices singing
"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly"
Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a new old fashioned way

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

Congratulations: You and your child finished the lesson for the day! What did you think about the lesson today, and what did your child learn?  We’d love to hear your thoughts!           

*Stallone Tested and Approved: {We are so lucky to have Stallone, Annie’s son, test out all of our lessons that we create for you.  We want the lessons to be enjoyable for children, so after each lesson we will post how Stallone did with the lesson in italics under the title, Stallone Tested and Approved}:

Stallone had a great time dancing to the song.  I had him clap his hands and move his hips from side to side.  It was great coordination practice for him.  He sang along to the song and had a lot of fun!