 with Tiny Talkers
Young children around the world are asking that very question every day. That's because Kindermusik children can't wait to sing, move, explore, play, express, create and simply experience the incredible power of music.
When it comes to choosing your child's activities, the options seem endless. One choice provides more ways for your child to grow and thrive than any other. Kindermusik.
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| 6 months to 2.5 years (Session A & Session B- can be taken in any order) |
| 6 months to 5 years |
Late Enrollment Accepted if space is available. Siblings are free if they are less than 6 months old.
Class Description: Sign & Sing
Session A & Session B (the units may be taught in any order)
CLICK HERE FOR CURRENT SCHEDULE OF SIGN & SING CLASSES
Class Length:
Session A is a 5 week,1 hour class
Session B is a 5 week, 1 hour class
(Session B may be taken before Session A if that is what class is being offered at the time of enrollment)
Ages:
6 months-2.5 years
Tuition & Materials:
$50 for 5 weeks ($10 PER CLASS- much less than other play based sign language classes in the Portland Metro area)
$35 for home materials (Home Materials are sold to you at my cost. I make no profit off of these.)
Description:
Through songs, music, toys, simple instruments and loving playtime between you and your child, Kindermusik Sign & Sing shows you many signs your child can use to communicate with you.
Using research-proven methods shown to speed language development in hearing children, you'll see how sign language can ease frustration and enhance long-term learning abilities for your child.
Hearing children who know signs, learn language almost twice as fast. As early as 11-14 months old, hearing children exposed to sign language put little sentences together faster than non-signing children, who do not begin to combine words into short sentences, such as "Da-da car" until the average age of 20 months.
Study conducted by Dr. Michelle Anthony and Dr. Reyna Lindert, Signing Smart program founders.
Benefits For Your Child & You
- Communicate with your child even before she can form the words.
- Ease a child's frustration by helping her communicate what she needs.
- Speed language development, and enhance long-term learning abilities.
- Know when your child is most ready to interact and learn.
- Learn sign language teaching methods for young children.
- Recognize and respond to your child's version of signs.
- Learn when you play - you'll never have to memorize a list of signs.
- 45 minute weekly class / Child accompanied by parent(s) or caregiver(s)
What You Will Learn In Class
- Attention getting strategies.
- Adaptation strategies.
- Recognizing and responding to your child's signs.
- Facilitating early communication and long- term learning.
- Responding to misused signs.
- Beginning reading strategies.
What is included in the Sign & Sing At Home Materials?
Session A:
Family Activity Guide - with tips, tools and activities to make learning fun and easy.
DVD Glossary- shows 60 ASL signs shown with easy-to-remember mnemonics.
First signs Flashcards - clip-on flashcards that feature photos of both children and adults using family-friendly American Sign Language signs.
Session B:
Family Activity Guide - with tips, tools and activities to make learning fun and easy.
First signs Flashcards - 30 new signs
A children's DVD titled The Treasure Chest: Signs, Songs, and Rhymes (This music video DVD features children signing and singing animal-themed songs from class along with favorite toys from the toy room.)
LATE ENROLLMENT ACCEPTED with Proprated Tuition & Full Materials Fee if space is available.
Class Description: Kindermusik PLAYDATES!
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A Kindermusik Playdate is a single Kindermusik class with all the music and movement families love in a typical Kindermusik semester. This is NOT a Sign & Sing class but rather a more typical Kindermusik class (though I often add lots of signs in for fun!) Each class is 1 hour, and includes music and an instrument OR book for your child to take home.
PLAYDATES give the busy mom (dad, grandparent or nanny) the Kindermusik experience when they simply can't schedule the next 5-10 weeks! It's also a great way to try out a Kindermusik class with a low cost and little obligation.
How much do PLAYDATES cost?
Each Kindermusik Play Date is $15 per child or $20 per family (with only one take home materials pack per family—arrangements can be made if you would like an extra instrument). Each family will receive a 10-song download card to Kindermusik's digital music website and a fun musical prop (ie: egg shaker, bells etc.)!
Babies under 6 months are FREE when accompanying a sibling. Register for any Play Date by calling 503.754.8776 or by email email tinytalkers here.
When are PLAYDATES?
2-3 PLAYDATES are offered each month, including evenings and weekends.
Who can come to Kindermusik PLAYDATES?
PLAYDATES are for children, 6 months to 5 years old. All children must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Kindermusik Birthday Parties
Turn your child's birthday party into a musical celebration! Invite us to your child's next birthday party and EVERYONE—adults and children alike—will enjoy a delightful time of musical celebration! We'll make your party memorable and unique with a full hour of musical fun and entertainment.
15 minutes of Exploration and Free Play with instrument and ball play sets the stage for the next 45 minutes of exciting activities. Instrument exploration, instrument play-alongs, creative movement, storytime, and circle dances are all among the many wonderful activities that at your child's party. There's even a FREE GIFT for the birthday child!
So . . . set the date, check out the birthday party package info below, and contact me to schedule or to find out more.
Attendance and Recommended Ages
Birthday parties are limited to 15 children in attendance. A Kindermusik Birthday Party is best suited for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years and their adult caregiver(s).
Adult Participation
For children and guests ages 1 to 3, there must be one actively participating adult with each child.
For children over the age of 3, adult participation is encouraged, but optional. I do ask that at least one adult be present and available for every 5 children in attendance.
What Comes First?
Plan to start your party with Kindermusik. Food, toys, and gifts should come out after the educator leaves. You might even choose to do a Musical Craft with the children afterwards. (A quick internet search on "homemade instruments" can give you lots of ideas.)
Party Location
We come to you!! You find the place to hold the party—at a community center, clubhouse, your place of worship—anywhere suitable to accommodate a group of children having FUN! We'll bring the instruments, props, CD player, and the entertainment. If you are planning on using an area in your home, please move the furniture around to help create a large open space and remove all toys from that area. We'll bring all necessary items for the activities.
The most successful Kindermusik Parties are held indoors in a large room with open floor space and as few distractions (such as food, toys, and other activities) as possible. NOTE: The space must be large enough for all in attendance to sit and stand in a circle as well as to move around freely.
Contact me for ideas of places to rent. There are several places that I teach at that would be ideal locations to rent.
Scheduling
I need a minimum of 2 weeks notice (preferably more) to make sure the party fits on my calendar.
A deposit of 50% total payment is due at the time of booking, with the balance due upon arrival at the party. The fee is partially refundable if you cancel the party ($35 cancellation fee is charged.)
Themes
- Jungle/Animals
- Trains
- Princess & Knights
- Ocean/Beach
- Cowboy
- Age appropriate activities with a general theme for a child's 1st birthday
- Age appropriate activities with a general theme for a child's 2nd-5th birthday
The Birthday Party Package
The Party includes:
- One hour of musical fun led by a certified Kindermusik educator
- One free gift for the Birthday Child
- Cost: $130 for up to 15 kids
Goody Bags
If you are interested in purchasing some inexpensive musical instruments/props to put into goody bags, please ask me to email you a list of items and prices so that I can order them for you. I will need at least 2.5 weeks before the party to ensure that they arrive on time.
For an extra charge, I would be happy to put together goody bags with the instruments that you have chosen and include some candy in it as well. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.
Preschool/Daycare Events
For Preschools
The same great Kindermusik programming…
Now available at your favorite daycare or preschool! Talk about easy. Working Kindermusik into the schedule can be a challenge for a lot of working families, and we want every child to have the opportunity to benefit from this amazing time-tested and research-proven curriculum. That's why we offer ABC Music & Me classes for daycares and preschools. The goal of this premiere enrichment program is to use music and movement education to promote skills development and school-readiness mixed infused with a whole lot giggles and fun.
ABC Music & Me is a research-based early childhood curriculum that uses bundled, thematic 30-minute lessons to help young children learn important music, language, listening, and social skills. Created by Kindermusik International, ABC Music & Me harnesses the power of music and movement to engage students and teach them not only musical skills but school readiness skills ranging from vocabulary and expression to self-regulation.
Designed and proven to offer all the cognitive benefits of music and movement to preschoolers, kindergarteners, and emerging readers, ABC Music & Me is for everyone!
Through songs, rhymes, stories, and activities, our program:
- Improves early language development, pre-literacy, and word recognition
- Strengthens fine-motor, gross-motor, and locomotor skills
- Cultivates sharing, self-regulation, and self-control
- Teaches music vocabulary, music literacy, and early ensemble skills
- Develops the whole child
If you are a center, and would like more information or to schedule an ABC Music & Me demonstration at your center, please contact us. We look forward to bringing Kindermusik to your classroom!
If you are a parent who has a child in daycare or preschool, and you would like to see ABC Music & Me at your center, please contact us. We will schedule a demonstration with your director so you can see what your child is missing.
Free Preview
May I attend a class to see if we like Kindermusik?
Yes! I encourage and welcome visitors to attend a FREE preview class. Between semesters, I hold demo classes that allow families to get a taste of Kindermusik as well as "PLAYDATES" (click here for current schedule). During the semester, I also allow visitors; however, please call or e-mail me first since some classes tend to be full and previews are by appointment only. Please note that classes MUST have met minimum enrollment to be able to Preview. New families only!
Want to preview a class? Call Shira at 503.754.8776 or email tinytalkers here with your name, phone, child's/children's name, birth date(s) and class day/time.
Why Kindermusik?
Kindermusik International has more than 30 years of experience and is the world's leading age appropriate creator of early childhood music and movement programs creating curricula based on new and proven research in child development from birth to age seven.
- Kindermusik is based on the beliefs that:
- every child is musical.
- every parent is the child's most important teacher.
- the home is the most important place for learning to take root and grow.
- music nurtures a child's cognitive, emotional, social, language, and physical development.
With the caring guidance of a trained and licensed Kindermusik educator, your child can grow without pressure to perform, only encouragement to explore, express, and discover. Parents and their children are led through joyful activities, using music and movement to nurture skills in the whole child: cognitive, physical, social, emotional and language. Parents learn more about their child's unique developmental process and the shared learning experience creates a unique bond as the child associates learning with fun, musical play.
By introducing music into a child's life at a young age it will enhance the child's future math, science, language, and reading skills. The benefits of music education are important to a child's development.
The learning process continues at home, guided by award-winning books, CDs, games and instruments.
- Movement and dance activities improve coordination and balance.
- One-on-one parent and child interaction nurtures self-esteem.
- Music-making and music listening activities develop self-discipline, as well as critical and creative thinking skills.
Nowhere else is learning this much fun, and no other experience offers more ways for children to grow! Together, you'll share the wonder of learning through music.
Loyalty Surveys tell us that 99% of Kindermusik families would recommend us to other families
What Will I do In Class And Why?
Sign & Sing
SINGING fosters the development of your child's most important instrument, the voice, through vocal exploration, songs, and chants.
MOVING develops body awareness, coordination, and spatial relationships through synchronized movement, creative movement, and simple dances.
PLAYING introduces a variety of musical timbres with percussion instruments such as rhythm sticks, jingle bells, drums, resonator bars, and simple instruments.
CREATING stimulates your child's imagination and encourages new exploration with sound and movement.
PATTERNING boosts your child's ability to think musically through the integration of basic rhythmic and tonal language.
LISTENING cultivates your child's heightened attentiveness to sound discrimination and fine tunes the skill of attentive listening for future use in school and for the rest of their life.
EXPLORING timbre, dynamics, tempo, and pitch lays the foundation for conceptualization of the elements of music.
Why Are Home Materials Required?
Added Value To Your Class
Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class and the Home Materials you receive are just the tools you need to continue that one-of-a-kind experience together as a family. While we plant the seeds of learning through music in the classroom, you will use the Home Resources at home to cultivate lifelong learning.
Family involvement in your child's learning is a fundamental cornerstone of the Kindermusik philosophy because we believe the parent is the child's most important teacher and the home is the most important place for a child's learning to take root and grow. Families should think of their Kindermusik class as the springboard for a week's worth of play and idea development. In this way you are getting so much more value out of your class. Instead of it being a once a week class, you have an opportunity to recreate the fun with your child at home! This is particularly valuable for the working parent who isn't able to attend the class with their child.
The home materials are to Kindermusik what lesson books and instrument are to formal lessons, or shoes and leotards are to dance class - an essential part of full participation in the class as a whole.
Why Music For Young Children and What Are The Benefits?
Benefits of music: click here to learn more
Children are innately drawn to music…and why shouldn't they be? They have been listening to the rhythm and melody of their mother's voice since the fourth month after conception.
Children learn best through moving and listening. Music and movement classes will help them grow and develop into successful students.
Benefits to Children
Language
Self Expression
Memory Skills
Concentration
Social Interaction
Fine Motor Skills
Listening
Problem Solving
Teamwork
Goal Setting
Coordination
- Music awakens and stimulates neural pathways in the brain that are associated with higher forms of intelligence, such as abstract thinking, empathy, mathematics and science.
- Music's melodic and rhythmic patterns provide exercise for the brain and help develop memory. Remember singing the ABC song to learn your ABC's? Studying music helps children establish good listening habits, which are essential for achievement in school.
- Overall, music activities are perfect for child development. Music immerses the child in language, evokes movement, stimulates the brain and fosters physical coordination- all in a group setting that builds community- a holistic experience.
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Is my BABY really ready for Music Education?
For lap babies, crawlers and walkers, our parent-infant bonding activities include singing, listening, instrument play, literature and creative movement. Infants are ready to listen and be moved to music from the moment they are born. Infants exposed to music from the earliest age will begin to respond as early as eight weeks and will demonstrate musical preferences as early as six months. We know from experience in Kindermusik classes that infants will bounce to a steady beat as early as six months. While responding to music, infants are stimulating development in all areas of the brain. Babies exhibit growth in language and patterns of speech as well as emotional bonding, social and physical development. Musical activities also stimulate development in the areas of the brain used in mathematics.
Not sure If Your Child Is Ready?
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YES Your Baby Really IS Paying Attention
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OTHER FAQ'S:
How do I make certain that we get the class we want?
Register early!!! Many classes fill to capacity, especially certain days and times. Registering early also ensures that your child's home materials will be ready at the first class.
How do I make certain that my materials will be available at the first class?
Register early! If I do not have your in at least TWO WEEKS BEFORE the start date of the first class of the semester, you may not receive materials at the first class.
Can I join the semester after it has already started?
Yes, if space is available. Tuition will be pro-rated for the remaining classes.
What if we have to miss a class?
Although I do not offer refunds for missed classes, I do allow families to make-up the class, preferably within the same semester.
Can my spouse, grandmother, friend come watch the class?
Spouses and relatives are always welcome to attend and participate.
BIO/CONTACT
503.754.8776
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Ms. Shira grew up in St. Louis MO, where she enjoyed being the daughter of a professional singer, attending his concerts and even performing on his some of his albums. Throughout her early years, Shira played piano and guitar and sang in choirs. Ms. Shira and her husband moved to Portland OR in 1999 and have enjoyed every minute of living in the beautiful Northwest. They have two children of their own.
Ms. Shira's career with children began as a certified nanny and later as a preschool teacher. When her children were young, Shira discovered the amazing benefits of using sign language with hearing babies.
Shira Fogel is the founder of Tiny Talkers, in which she teaches Baby Sign Language workshops as well as Kindermusik "Sign and Sing". Ms. Shira is passionate about musical enrichment from an early age to bring the joy of music to the next generation. Ms Shira guarantees you a musical bonding experience infused with lots of gigges and fun!
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