Week of the Young Child
The NAEYC Peace Educators Interest Forum and
Educators for Peaceful Classrooms and Communities (EPCC), https://educateforpeace.org/
are sharing ideas for integrating peaceful activities within your communities.
Music Monday
For all the children’s music you will ever want, The Children’s Music Network is your source. They “offer thousands of children’s songs, lyrics, sheet music and teaching resources, as well as suggestions for most any content area.” childrensmusic.org
Tasty Tuesday
While you are waiting for your garden to grow, learn to sing the song “Inch by Inch” with Pete Seeger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u90qRE2F7CM
Work Together Wednesday.
Here is a wonderful book on working together to organize for change. Click, Clack, Moo; Cows That Type.by Doreen Cronin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDqKckjNMWQ
Activity suggestion: Bring in an old manual typewriter so children can see a real typewriter. Children can make signs about what they want to change using blank paper and markers. (or the typewriter if it works and you have ribbons).
Artsy Thursday
Celebrate you: your joy in self-expression and creativity. Let your light shine! Use your creativity as you sing “This Little Light of Mine.”
Learn the song with Ella Jenkins https://youtu.be/xLsezmn7fQU.
This song can be used as a zipper song in which words can be substituted, personalized, and played with. Children can provide words to insert in the song.
Family Friday
Join Ruth Pelham to sing together, “We’re All a Family Under One Sky.” This famous “zipper song” provides opportunities to encourage creativity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBk--jQwDJU.
Zipper songs are those in which words can be substituted, personalized, and played with. Children can provide words to insert in the song.