Imagine That! takes you and your child on a musical journey of discovery and exploration a journey limited only by the power of imagination. Pretend play activities are integrated with music, vocal development, storytelling, movement and literature to capture your child's potential to learn and to encourage cognitive and literacy skills, creativity and individuality. Kindermusik Imagine That! is designed for active, energetic, enthusiastic, and imaginative 3- and 4-year-olds and encourages socialization, sharing, and participating in group activities. Singing becomes a focus for enhancing the preschooler's vocal development as her expressive language is just beginning to emerge. Parents are invited to participate in the last 10 minutes for Sharing Time of the 40-minute class. Benefits for Your Child and You Nurtures your child's imagination and creativity. Creates a learning environment that integrates music, expressive language, peer interaction and pretend play. Challenges your child through activities that promote problem-solving, making choices and expressing ideas. Allows your child to have an active role in the development of music and movement activities. Enjoy the Journey All Week Long Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class. And your At Home materials you receive from your educator 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 At Home materials 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. After all, there’s no better way to nurture your child’s development – and you’ll love doing it together – every day!                                                                                                                                                                                                          Our Classes are divided into different sessions. Click on a CLASS SCHEDULE to see what we are offering for that session Find a class now!   WINTER 2011 Meet the Busy Places and Friendly Faces of Cities! - where we will co-create a city that's familiar, yet like no other. And a city that's really many "cities" in one. There's a city of music of songs, recorded works and city sounds. There's a city of the imagination - of three- and four-year-olds being whoever they imagine themselves to be today: a broom man, or maybe an opera singer? There's a city of stories - of lost dogs and found dogs and of a globe-trotting photographer. Best of all, in Cities! Busy Places ~ Friendly Faces, children from all kinds of communities will find commonalities with their lives.   FALL 2011In See What I Saw, you'll enjoy the many wonders of a trip to Grasshopper Park. The music in Imagine That! represents a variety of different cultures with songs from Ghana, Latin America, Greece, and France. You'll find some favorites from Growing with Kindermusik, including Ha Ha This-a-Way, Jim Along, Josie, and Mr. Sun, as well as familiar folk tunes such as A Tisket, A Tasket, Shoo-Fly, and Allee Galloo. There are also many new, original compositions like the chant Everything is Just Fine.   WINTER 2010   What's more exciting to a 3-or 4-year-old than a new toy? How about an entire Toy Shop full of toys?! A remarkable toy shop, filled with boats, trains, balls, jack-in-the-box and many other toys is exactly what your child will enjoy in Toys I Make, Trips I Take. While activities are centered on a child's pretend play and imagination, this unit of Imagine That! firmly integrates the learning process by placing a strong musical emphasis on singing, steady beat and ensemble, as well as rhythm and rhythmic patterns.   FALL 2010   Hello, Weather! Let's Play Together encourages children and their families to get outdoors and share time together in all types of weather! Children will explore the connected, smooth sounds of legato and the separated sounds of staccato. They'll learn about fast and slow tempos. And the Kindermusik Ankle Bells and Rain Shaker will help children develop steady beat and enhance creative musical expression. Literature books are also an important part of the semester. Adding to the thrill for preschoolers are at home projects such as making wind chimes, rain hats, sleigh bells and snow boots!