What’s a Metronome?
I love a metronome! It acts like a little drum when we’re making music and it helps us keep time. But, what is it and how does it work? I don’t know why this person has put wings on a metronome, but it’s pretty and …
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Lessons
TIE g7 support by Kylie
Note on the cover image of this post: this painting was painted in 1668 by the Dutch artist Jan Steen. It’s called The Happy Family. When Jan Steen painted it, the Netherlands was a very rich country with big ships bringing expensive things from all …
Telling the Time
The English language day is divided into two halves: AM and PM. AM and PM come from Latin and allow us to know if we’re talking about the first or the second half of the day. AM comes from ante merīdiem which means ‘before midday’. PM …
Two plus two equals…?
Time to practice reading numbers. 1 + 1 = 2 2 + 2 = 4 4 + 4 = 8 8 + 8 = 16 16 + 16 = 32 32 + 32 = 64 64 + 64 = 128 128 + 128 = …
Wat een winterslaap!
Turtle want’s to hibernate, but his friends don’t like him missing out on all the fun of winter. Here’s an online English lesson for Dutch children aged between 4 and 6 years old, based on the picture book A Loud Winter’s Nap by Kary Hudson. …
There’s a lion eating the violins!!!!!!
Do you pretend to be an animal sometimes? Perhaps roar like a lion or sing in the trees like a bird? Here are some very famous pieces of animal music written by people who probably wanted to put roaring lions or chirping birds on stage …
Months of the Year
The most easy-peasy-Miss-M’geezy way to learn your months of the year. But don’t forget to give them CAPITAL LETTERS and spell them properly as well. February can be a tricky thing!
Dutch and English Tongue Twisters
Here are some Dutch and English Tongue Twisters to help kids consciously isolate individual words . They’re great for pronunciation and excellent for the visualization of words so kids can then present them as whole units. Bakker Bas bakt de bolle broodjes bruin. Papa …
Peas with Honey
Here’s a silly poem my Popa used to tell all his grandchildren whenever we went for dinner. Peas with Honey. A traditional nonsense poem. I eat my peas with honey. I’ve done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny. But …