If you've ever played, Would You Rather? or This or That — giving kids a choice between two silly or imaginative questions — you'll know how engaging it can be. I love how versatile it is, too. You might pull it out when you're waiting and need a quick time-filler, use it as a simple icebreaker, or turn to it as an easy way to get a group talking and connecting at the start of the day. I decided to see what would happen if I turned it into a full circle time activity with a m

February naturally invites conversations about friendship, love, and belonging in preschool and kindergarten classrooms. It ’s a beautiful time to lean into songs and activities that remind children they matter, that they are part of something bigger, and that being together is something to celebrate. Music is a powerful way to introduce these ideas — and when paired with simple creative experiences, those messages have a way of sticking with young hearts long after the song

A wonderful thing about bringing music into learning is that we can provide children with a multisensory, whole-body experience. When it comes to exploring letters and their sounds, music engages multiple pathways for learning—children can hear the sounds in rhythm, see the letters through visuals and movement cues, and feel the beat as they act them out. Melody brings sounds to life, while rhythm and repetition offer natural opportunities to practice letters and their sounds