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Seasonal contest
Encourage your child to write a 6 line poem about Valentine’s Day to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
If they cannot write yet, you or an older sibling may write it down for them, but let the words come from your child alone. I will give you two titles for the poem and your child may pick the one they wish to write about. It may rhyme but free style is also great!
For each title, there will be 2 top winners who will each receive a CD from the Do Re Me and Maria collection. All other contestants will receive a downloadable Valentine’s Song from one of my CDs. This downloadable song is called “My Valentine.” Every contestant will be a winner!
Here are the two titles to pick from:
1. Valentine Oh Valentine
2. You’re My Crazy Valentine
You may use the title as your first line if you wish.
The original contest deadline was my birthday, February 2nd, but, at the request of a few parents, I have extended it to February 8. Make sure you send your child’s poem with their name by that date to contest@doremeandmaria.com
Three judges will review the poems and the 4 winners will be announced on Feb 10, 2010. Their poems will be posted here on my blog.
Email me your questions at contest@doremeandmaria.com
Maria
Out of the mouths of Babes (2)
Over my 15 years of teaching preschool children, I have only come across a few kids who are curious about my blindness, probably because it is not something we talk about on a regular basis due to the fact that there is so much music to be learned. On the few occasions that it was brought up though, their responses are very cute. One child thought that if I opened my eyes really really wide, I should be able to see things better. Another recommended I get glasses. Still others hold something they want you to look at about one centimeter from your face saying “Can you see it now?”. Some of my classes know I have a friend who drives me to and from the preschools. This fact sparked one of them to say “Why do you have a driver?”. I replied that I don’t have a car, to which he responded “Why not?”. I told him that I could not drive, to which he responded with incredulity “You’re old and you can’t drive?”
Tags: Mouths Of Babes, Preschool Children, Teaching Children
What do Groundhogs look like?
According to my class of 3 and 4 year old kids, this is what groundhogs look like.
Wouldn’t you agree?
Maria
Tags: 3 year old kids, 4 year old kids, Pictures Of Groundhogs
Out of the mouths of Babes
My daycare kids always keep me in stitches. Last week we were doing car songs as the children had gotten a new sit-in car for riding in the gym. After they had taken turns riding in the car to such tunes as Woody Guthrie’s “Car Song”, “Drive My Car” by the Beatles and “Beep Beep” by The Playmates, I asked them if their Mommy or Daddy drove in a car like that one.
One little guy in the back pipes up and says “Yeah, my Mommy drives the car when Daddy has too much beer!”
Tags: Daycare Kids
Let me know what’s on your mind
Hi Everyone,
My name is Maria Alley. I teach music to young children and I find that exciting and very rewarding. I’m very passionate about what I do and I wanted us to have a space where we could share experiences, ask questions, make suggestions, etc. Let me know what’s on your mind. I hope to read you soon.
Maria.
Tags: Experiences, Music, Music Find, Young Children
