A very belated post this week - who knew life would be so busy with a gorgeously curious little boy to play with!
Jarvis & I really really loved our first Kindermusik session for the term - welcome back to our friends from 2009, and a big welcome to our newest friends; Fiona & Taikorekore, and Jacquie, Jake & Bonnie. It's lovely having you as a part of our Kindermusik family in Gisborne!
A highlight of lesson one for us was sharing our new Kindermusik book with the class. Cock-a-doodle-Moo! is one of Jarvis's favourite things - not only favourite books, but favourite things overall! The bright colours, the cheery animals, and the endless potential for making ridiculously cool noises, make it number one around here.
Reading with your baby is such a wonderful thing to do, for so many reasons. Storytime is a perfect time for a cuddle, and reading in a cozy & happy environment will help baby associate reading with pleasure & fun. Another positive is that by exposing babies to a variety of vocal sounds, we're helping them learn about language! Every sound which you & your baby make is a learning experience :)
We're also sharing other useful tips when reading with our children, without even realising it - things like which way up to hold a book, which way we turn the pages when reading a story (in English anyhow!), and that what's written on the page is the same as what we're saying out loud. Obviously our babies using these examples is a fair way down the track, but all of these clues about literacy will build up over the years!
What's your favourite book to read with your baby? How does your baby respond to a favourite book? We'd love to hear about your experiences here :)
Have a musical Monday - and see you tomorrow to our Kindermusik friends!
Aside from Cock-a-doodle-Moo, Jarvis's favourite books are The Terrible Plop, and Schnitzel Von Krumm's Basketwork. He loves books with rhyme and rhythm, he bounces up & down while we read to him :) He also waves his arms around excitedly & turns the pages! So wonderful to see him crazy about reading.
ReplyDeleteJake loves books already too! Although Michael thinks he's more excited about the pages turning than the actual story I'm reading! He kicks his legs and throws his arms in excitement! I quite like reading My Cat Hides In Boxes (illustrated by same as Hairy McLarey I think), and another book called Cuddles. Anything really. Bonnie's normally the boss when it comes to story picking!
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Taikorekore and I thoroughly enjoyed our first kinder music experience and thank you everyone for making us feel so welcome. He likes the music cd and can entertain himself quietly when it is playing & we think the book is really cool. I get the best reactions from him at Cock-a-doodle-Oink!..."Sploink"... "Squeal, squeal, sq-oINK!" So funny.
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