Traveling far and wide with Kindermusik
By PHYLLIS BRITT
News Editor
Passports and stickered travel bags in hand children in Kindermusik class last week traveled the world over.
From England to Japan, from Mexico to Africa and Germany, the preschoolers led by Suzanne Fowley and Mary Chris Newell enjoyed foods native to the country along with musical instruments, crafts and dances.
On the day the group went to England, visitors were greeted with "Good Day" as they entered. The children made crowns, signifying the royal family, drank tea and ate shortbread cookies.
The snack from Japan included rice and fish, although Newell admitted the fish were actually gummy fish.
The children stamped fabric in the Adinkra style, along with traditional masks from Africa. They made a Japanese dim-dim drum mexican moroccos. They created Japanese fish kites with scales out of tissue and German coo-coo clocks. Each day they learned some type of activity native the the land -- including a polka and a Mexican hat dance. They ended the week with a pinata.
Each day the children received in their travel bags a folder with other activities they could do at home -- with recommendations for books to read, another craft, pictures of instruments from the area, etc.
They learned to say "hello" and "goodbye" in each country's language -- giving a little "cheerio" to anyone leaving the room on the day they visited England.
Children participating in the Kindermusik activities included Anna E. Mercer, Taryn Marks, Harrison Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, Claire Crowder, Maya Fowley and Sean Fowley.
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