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Using Puppetry to Explore Characters in a Book
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Ingrid Crepeau demonstrates how to use puppets to explore characters in a book.
Engineering's Six Steps
To share the impact of the Wolf Trap Residency Program in their classroom with parents, the teacher and teaching artist created a video that showcases children’s engagement with Engineering’s Six Steps. While the video may look like a performance, the real emphasis during the residency was the process and instilling habits of mind that will help the children to approach problem solving creatively in the future (problem solving using the creative process, where failure is only failure if you don’t learn from it and try again). Teaching Artist Jeanne Wall also created a song with a dance called “The Six Step Shuffle” to help the children learn the six steps.
Little Voices for Healthy Choices: The Cup Song
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Valerie Bayne Carroll shares a song that promotes healthy nutrition practices. This experience was developed for Little Voices for Healthy Choices, A National Initiative for Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) administered by the Early Head Start National Resource Center.
Little Voices for Healthy Choices: My Dear Baby
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Kofi Dennis shares a song that fosters quiet play interaction between an adult and a child. This experience was developed for Little Voices for Healthy Choices, A National Initiative for Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) administered by the Early Head Start National Resource Center.
Little Voices for Healthy Choices: I Have a Healthy Heart
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Yvette Holt shares a song designed to promote healthy physical movement. This experience was developed for Little Voices for Healthy Choices, A National Initiative for Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) administered by the Early Head Start National Resource Center.
Little Voices for Healthy Choices: Little Frogs Jump
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Sue Trainor shares an experience that is designed to promote heart-healthy jumping. This experience was developed for Little Voices for Healthy Choices, A National Initiative for Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) administered by the Early Head Start National Resource Center.
Little Voices for Healthy Choices: Give Me the Beat
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Yvette Holt shares a repetitive chant that uses steady beat to teach and reinforce body parts. This experience was developed for Little Voices for Healthy Choices, A National Initiative for Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) administered by the Early Head Start National Resource Center.
Little Voices for Healthy Choices: Food is Good
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Kofi Dennis shares a song that encourages healthy eating. This experience was developed for Little Voices for Healthy Choices, A National Initiative for Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) administered by the Early Head Start National Resource Center.
Little Voices for Healthy Choices: Carrots in My Soup
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Sylvia Zwi shares a repetitive chant that uses melody and steady beat to create positive feelings about a healthy food. This experience was developed for Little Voices for Healthy Choices, A National Initiative for Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) administered by the Early Head Start National Resource Center.
Little Voices for Healthy Choices: Lullaby
In this experience, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Yvette Holt shares a lullaby designed to foster quiet time with an infant or young child. This experience was developed for Little Voices for Healthy Choices, A National Initiative for Early Head Start (EHS) and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) administered by the Early Head Start National Resource Center.