by Devmelodies | Sep 14, 2011 | Early Childhood, Music, Music Therapy
Question: How do you plan for over 200 individuals in a single setting (different classrooms) without loosing your cool? Answer: Themes! Believe it or not, almost every center, school, facility and even family has some sort of theme. I work in several school-type...
by Devmelodies | Sep 6, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, Music, Music Therapy, Tutorial
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post about the Ocean drum and how wonderful it was in the classroom. You can view that post HERE. Last week, Developing Melodies was featured in the Macaroni Kid Newsletter with a DIY ocean drum project. You can look through all of...
by Devmelodies | Aug 31, 2011 | Books, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, We Recommend
I made it with only a few hours to go! Yes, we have been reading, but we have been working so hard that time just slipped away from us! (More on our upcoming projects another day). Just in case you missed the other posts in our “What are we Reading”...
by Devmelodies | Aug 25, 2011 | Early Childhood, Guest Post, Learning Through Play
Tonight is a very special event, hosted by our local Children’s Discovery Museum! We have the privilege to attend an evening with Dr. Stuart Brown, author and founder of the National Institute of Play. In fact, 2011, happens to be the “Year of...
by Devmelodies | Aug 22, 2011 | Activities, Books, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, Music Therapy
I know it has been a long time since Eric Carle’s Birthday (June 25), but I have been really busy putting life and work back together! However, I have had a little spare time to do some sewing, which brings me to my Eric Carle post. Everyone loves Eric Carle...
by Devmelodies | Aug 17, 2011 | Activities, Early Childhood, Learning Through Play, Music, Music Therapy
A few weeks ago at The Center the children are learning about water and sand. Although we live in Central Illinois, the children are showing an appreciation and great knowledge for all things Ocean. A running theme throughout the center, and most centers, is working...
