We’ve had a chilled July at Bangers & Smash with a series of online music sessions on the theme of Summer!
Kitty has continued to host weekly Zoom sessions for:
nurseries providing support for families unable to attend
groups of families and friends
Sessions have had anything from one to 15 families logging in with prize for the furthest afield going to Jen, Steve and Elizabeth in Ramsgate!
In addition, Kitty has continued to provide online music sessions for two regular Bangers & Smash nurseries. Staff and children have adapted well to the new situation and it’s been great to bring music back onto the curriculum.
Summer fun!
Children, staff and families have enjoyed:
warming up with a finger rhyme, Open, Shut Them
finding yellow things (star, rubber duck, bee etc) and showing them to the sun to help it shine
making their own suns from paper plates and playing peekaboo
singing:
Come On, Sun!
The Sun Has Got His Hat On
Mister Golden Sun
Oh, I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside!
Little Crab
You Shall Have A Fishy On A Little Dishy
learning a chant about a train made of candy floss, hot dogs, ice cream and chips and playing along on sticks or wooden spoons
listening to a train whistle and mimicking the sound by calling ‘whoo, whoo’ into an empty kitchen roll
listening and joining in with actions to Up Like A Rocket by Steve Grocott
looking at a toy carousel and pretending to ride fairground horses to Galop Infernal (The Can Can) by Jacques Offenbach
dancing to Walking On Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves
Under the Willow
It’s been lovely to see music resume at Under the Willow with Kitty hosting weekly Zoom sessions for:
Under-2s
2-3-year-olds / Preschoolers
This term’s Project is Professions with five sessions in July on:
Sports
Art & Music
Science
Theatre & Entertainment
Children and staff have enjoyed:
singing:
Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Row Your Boat
Legs!
My Mum Drives A Racing Car
I Like To Ride My Bicycle
Sing A Rainbow
Let’s Paint A Picture
Playing On The Old Banjo
Molly Has A Test Tube
Can We Learn Something New About The World?
Will It Sink Or Will It Float?
The Arms On The Robot Go Up & Down
If I Were Not What I Am Now
looking at pictures of:
children playing instruments
children doing scientific experiments
making the sound of a train – chiffa chuffa, chiffa chuffa
listening to a train whistle and mimicking the sound by calling ‘whoo, whoo’ into an empty kitchen roll
listening and joining in with actions to Up Like A Rocket by Steve Grocott
looking at a robot and moving to Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk
dancing to:
Keep On Running by the Spencer Davis Group
Galop Infernal (The Can Can) by Jacques Offenbach
Online music sessions with Bangers & Smash
Bangers & Smash are taking a break in August so online music sessions will resume in September. If you’d like to take part, please visit the Bangers & Smash shop to book your place.
If you’re a parent, carer, childcare provider or arts setting and would like to discuss setting up one or more bespoke online music sessions, please get in touch here.