Mrs. Beth (www.LessonsByBeth.com) visits the classroom weekly to get the children moving, dancing, singing, and playing to music. In class with Mrs. Beth, children learn:

• Folk songs

• Dances (alone, with group, and with partners)

• Fine motor skills through finger plays

• Large motor skills (i.e. growing and shrinking to show pitch)

• Acting through songs that tell a story

• Musical movement and spatial awareness (how to move to music appropriately)

• Beginning music reading (rhythms)

• Songs in foreign languages (i.e. French, Spanish, Hebrew, Sign Language)

• Sequencing through songs and dances (what comes next?)

• Simple math skills through song (i.e. counting, addition, subtraction, skip counting, multiplication)

Field trips are usually scheduled once a month. Past field trips have included:

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• U of M Natural History Museum

• Fire Station

• Wild Swan Theater

• Real Life Farm

• Ann Arbor Public Library

• Wasem Fruit Farm & Orchard

The social chairperson plans various fun events throughout the year both for families and for parents only. Previous activities have included:

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• Family potluck at a local park

• Parents' Night Out

• Family swims

• Bowling

• Movie Night at the preschool

• Weekly summer playdates at local parks

• Group playdates at local children's play areas