About this item
Most preschool teachers have musical instruments in their classrooms, but may not realize they can use them for science explorations.Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math--STEAM--these explorations are crucial for laying a solid foundation for later learning. In this book, discover 100 activities that let children ages 3-6 explore the science of music and sound using materials easy to find for a preschool classroom. Children will use their bodies to create sounds, explore the relationship between size and pitch, investigate how tempo affects the way we listen to sounds, create musical instruments, and much more. From the drops of rainwater to the tinkling of wind chimes, the science of sound is all around.You will indulge young children's curiosity and engage them in scientific inquiry as they explore, listen, observe, experiment, think, and discuss different kinds of sounds and the tools for making them.
About the Author
Abigail Flesch Connors has been teaching music and the science of sounds for over twenty years. She is the author of the award-winning "101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children" and three other books including "Shake, Rattle and Roll: Rhythm Instruments and More for Active Learning." Abby holds a B.Music from Manhattanville College and an M.A. in Education from the University of Connecticut. She has presented workshops on early childhood arts education, music for toddlers, multicultural music, and rhythm instruments for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) , the New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children (NJAEYC) , the New Jersey Music Educators Association, and other groups. She lives with her family in Piscataway, New Jersey.Visit Abby at abbyconnors.com and follow her on Twitter, @Abigail Connors, for lots of exciting ideas for teaching music and science to young children!
