What is it?
It’s a small guided group session based around stories, active rhymes, music and movement, using stimulating resources with an aim to improve children’s development.
What will I get out of the sessions?
You will learn new songs and active rhymes which you continue to do at home with your child to enhance their learning and development. You and your child will also get to participate together in a craft or activity to finish the session.
Who is it for?
2.5 - 5 years old with their parents/carers.
How many sessions are there?
The sessions run once a week for about 45 minutes to one hour. They are usually offered in four to six week blocks.
How can I access the activity?
These sessions are bookable, please contact your Family Hub to book your space on 01925 443444
How will these sessions help my child become nursery/school ready?
Personal, Social and Emotional Development:
When a child learns to recognise different music tones, they also learn to recognise different emotional tones, helping them to recognise how the people around them are feeling. Music can also foster emotional attachment and create a sense of comfort for a child and help them to express how they are feeling.
Physical Development:
Singing sharpens a child’s ability to communicate whilst exercising lip and tongue movement. Action songs also encourage the development of gross and fine motor skills, such as big movements to support strength & agility and small movements to support hand-eye coordination which is linked to early reading & writing skills.
Language Development:
Singing to young children can help them develop early language and literacy skills for example the ability to differentiate sounds, generate rhyming words and the repetition of words and verses can help a child acquire new vocabulary and concepts. Music helps children memorise information and makes repetition less boring. The more you sing the song with your child, the more she/he will remember the information in the song.