Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Rhythm Storytime Week of January 25th

Rhythm comes in all forms-sounds, music, or words.








Children's Librarian Ingvild chose Rhythm as her storytime theme this week. Rhythm is the repetition of a beat or sound in a regular or predictable pattern. Children made a their own music shakers out of egg carton section and beans. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kassonlibrary/

Music and rhythm, in their many forms, are part of all children's lives. The tick-tock of clocks, the purring of cats, and the rhymes and songs on television accompany them as they grow up. Music is portable. You can take it - or make it - anywhere. Part of growing up is learning to make and listen to music. Children of all ages express themselves through music. Even at an early age children sway, bounce, or move their hands in response to music they hear. Many preschoolers make up songs and, with no self-consciousness, sing to themselves as they play.

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