Light Span Learning Resources
EARLY NOTES The sound of Children learing MUSIC
Arizona Museum for Youth at MESA, AZ
Our recommended Children's Books
Finger-snapping, toe-tapping musical amusements...
MUSICAL AMUSEMENTS
Come with Elmo to see some dancers dance on the WWW. Then maybe you
and your child can try a dance together...
DANCE WITH ELMO
Gather the kids, put on some tunes, crank up the volume, and get ready
to boogie!...
ANIMAL DANCING
HOOTS THE OWL PLAYS HIS SAXOPHONE
Play along with Hoots the Owl as you uncover the hidden numbers in his
music room...
HOOTS THE OWL
PLAYS HIS SAXOPHONE
kids.go... safe surfing
Music Books and Books for Children
Fun and games with Wishbone from PBS-TV
Support Classroom Music Education
Parents Pages of American Library Assn
HOW THE ARTS AND SCIENCES CAN HELP YOUR CHILD
The following articles may help you encourage (and understand) your own little Mozart, Rembrandt, or Einstein.
When kids move to music, they laugh and learn. You can help them make the most of the fun...
Kids can enjoy adult museums, too...
THE ART AND SCIENCE
OF HAVING FUN
Music training at an early age, specifically piano instruction, can
pay off...
PIANO LESSONS:
A KEY TO LEARNING
Kids may be capable of advanced music appreciation...
RAFFI OR PAVAROTTI?
When a child draws a picture of herself, what is revealed?
More than
you might think...
SECRETS OF SELF-PORTRAITS
Parents like you share their ideas and experiences involving their
kids and the arts...
MUSIC, ART, DANCE & DRAMA DISCUSSION
One mom's short-lived stint as the stage mom of a child prodigy...
A STAR IS BORN
Search Engine: Searchpower.com
CHILD REN, Arts and Humanities
Child Recall.com has an innovative
website:
Child Recall . com
This free website has been designed to assist parents in providing a safer
environment for their children. Many children’s products and other household
items have been recalled or banned by the government and continue to be used
today. These products can pose the threat of very serious injury or even
death to your child. It only takes one hazardous product to cause a family
tragedy.
America Rock: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The History Place: American Revolution
Liberty! The American Revolution
Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution
KIDSBEAT BRINGS MUSIC TO LIFE FOR KIDS
Carnegie Hall has just
published it's latest annual KidsBeat
brochure, created to make music
learning fun for kids. It
contains music activities, souvenir artist
cards, and information on
Carnegie Hall. New this year
is the "Carnegie Hall Composer Game" which
allows kids to have fun
learning about the life of
Ludwig van Beethoven and Philip Glass.
You
can download your own copy
of
KIDS BEAT
The KidsBeat brochure is part
of the annual LinkUP!
Children's Concerts for
New York City public
schoolchildren in June at
Carnegie Hall. This year's concerts feature
the Fifth and Ninth
Symphonies of Beethoven and
two works for orchestra and chorus by
American composer Philip Glass.
The program explores how
composers create pieces of music out of
beginning ideas, motives,
melodies, and themes.
Christian Radio Just For Kids ~ KTEO
More LINKS for Parents:
Database of Award-Winning Children's
Literature
SPANISH-LANGUAGE BOOKS
Visit our Spanish Language bookstore to find "Buenas noches, luna," "Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal," and other excellent children's books in Spanish.
...solamente presione aqui.
You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts, and interviews in Amazon.com's Children's Books section.
...just click in here.
Th
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Peace
Corps Kids World
FCC VCHIP/TV RATING
DOVE ORG FILM GUIDE
DOVE Parents Links
New Age Music
Directory Site Map
Many biographical videos of musicians, artists and inventors are available on DVD, VHS and Audio Books