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It is February, and it is Black History Month! Today we’re sharing music we love by black artists of the 20th century. Hello, by Ella Jenkins Hello hello hello and how are you I’m fine I’m fine and I hope that you are too Sing this song with any variation you can think of, soft, loud, humming, whistling, la la la-ing! Ella Jenkins has been dubbed the “The First Lady of the Children's Folk Song.” Here is a playlist of some of our favorites, but be sure to check her out with your kids, we think you’ll love her music as much as we do. To watch a mini class where Ms. Elizabeth and her 5 kids share 3 Ella Jenkins songs click here: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/ellajenkins This Little Light of Mine This little light of mine (tap knees), I’m gonna let it shine, (arms: up down up down) This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. (dance in a circle) This iconic American gospel song has been energizing and uniting diverse groups of people for nearly a century. It’s impossible to sing this song without moving your body and feeling a spark of excitement and purpose. It is a great song to sing with kids because the words are so repetitive, and the message is so positive! We’ve added some simple actions to each verse, and suggested a flashlight activity for the second time through -- kids and flashlights always seem to be drawn to each other, right? Don’t miss these incredible renditions of this song by these famous black artists. Aretha Franklin Sister Rosetta Tharpe Fannie Lou Hamer Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin Performed by Stefano Ligoratti. Recording used with permission. https://musopen.org/music/43164-maple-leaf-rag/#recordings You don’t want to miss this recording of Scott Joplin performing this piece himself! Join our All Access Membership for access to activities like the ones found on this podcast. The membership includes: Over 250 engaging and educational music lesson videos. Comprehensive music courses organized by theme, for example: "Carnival of the Animals", "Peter and the Wolf," "Rhymes and Games," etc. Printable resources, including lesson plan ideas, parent programs, instrument and animal puppet printables, coloring pages, and more! Extensive "Notes to the Grown-ups" for each lesson, so that you can see exactly what your child is learning, with ideas on how to adapt and extend the lessons. Downloadable audio tracks of the classical music as well as the activities, so that you can listen off screen. Get signed up at: www.clapforclassics.com/join Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics.  We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!  Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

This is an episode with love songs for our little ones. We include one folk song, one Clap for Classics! original song, and the beautiful Waltz from Tchaikovsky's ballet, Sleeping Beauty. Love Somebody This is an Appalachian folk song, originally a fiddle tune. Love somebody yes I do, Love somebody yes I do, Love somebody yes I do, Love somebody but I won’t say who. Love my mommy yes I do, Love my mommy yes I do, Love my mommy yes I do, Love my mommy and she loves me too! This song is a fun and easy one to adapt for multiple ages. For babies: rock your baby and make eye contact with them as you sing this song. Insert the names of your family members and loved ones. Look at a map and find the Appalachian Mountains What your child is learning: Steady beat Movement to music The repetition in the words, and simple melody makes this a great song for little ones to develop verbal skills The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66- Valse Allegro, Tchaikovsky. Watch a video of Elizabeth and Charlotte teaching and dancing to the sleeping beauty waltz: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/sleeping-beauty-waltz If you’d like to purchase our Fairy Tale Course where we tell even more of the story of Sleeping Beauty as well as incorporate other fairy tales and wonderful music, you can find it in our Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes bundle, or inside our All Access Membership. Will you waltz with me, Will you be my partner please? If you will, I’ll spin you around And round, then give you a squeeze Pretty please will you waltz with me Will you be my partner please? Waltzing is my favorite thing in the world! Many thanks to Classical.com for licensing the classical music for us to use in the podcast and in our courses. Let’s Sing a Song About Hugs. Written by Kathryn Lieppman, it is a Clap for Classics! original and features Kathryn Lieppman and Elizabeth Nixon on ukulele and vocals, and Imogene Lieppman (age 4) on vocals and desk bells. You can watch this video on our youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmKolRJchIg Let’s sing a song about hugs! Chorus: Some are tight And some are gentle Some are short And some are long and sentimental A hug can help you feel okay If you get a little boo boo Or you’re having a rough tough day Try and hug it all away Chorus A hug can help you share some love With a very special grownup Taking care of you So hug ‘em all day through Chorus A hug can help you cheer a friend When she seems a little sad You can bend her frown back to a smile Just hug her for a while Chorus A hug can help you feel so great But sometimes we just need some personal space (And that’s ok, too!) To join the membership for all the musical content we’ve ever created, and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Grab our free printable arctic animal cards to extend the learning and fun of this episode at www.clapforclassics.com/episode64 For more winter content from our Four Seasons Course check out episode 38 and episode 39. Clear some space to move for the first activity! This is a song/activity that just needs to be experienced again and again. Your child will love pretending to hibernate, and waking you up when spring returns. Learn the song so that you can sing it away from the screen. Feel free to expand the story as you repeat the song for the 5th, 10th or 20th time. (What is the bear eating? Where is the bear running? What is the den like? What does the bear say when s/he wakes up for spring time?) In Spring and Summer I’m a bundle of fun! I play and growl and run run run! (run run run! Run run run!) In fall I’m busy eating food. I eat and eat and eat and eat (and eat and eat and eat and eat) ‘Til winter chills my mood Now it’s time to hibernate I slow down and take a break I curl up in my cozy den And rest ‘til spring returns again…   The second activity is a song and a game! Play hide and seek! The polar bear is ‘it’ and the seal/s hide while the polar bear sings the song. When the polar bear gets to the word LUNCH, s/he goes to find the seals. The seal/s can give clues to their location by playing a rhythm instrument like a shaker. You can optionally use our printable arctic animals, and hide the seal card instead of having someone “be” the seal. Learn more about polar bears and seals. Start with our printable Arctic Animal Cards (pictures on the front, and facts on the back) - then dive deeper by checking out books from the library or doing your own online research. My blubber keeps me nice and warm My fur’s as white as snow I smell a seal from miles away, And then I’ve got to go I’ve got to go find that seal, cuz I’m hungry! I’ve got to go find that seal for my lunch! To get ALL of our Four Seasons Content that includes art, poetry and STEM units for each season in addition to the music content that you know and love- go to www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons. To join the membership for all the musical content we’ve ever created, and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com Music credit: Kathryn Lieppman wrote both of the songs that we share in the episode today.

Today we’re sharing a sneak-peek inside our Four Seasons Curriculum. Check out all the details and snag the year-long course at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons Music We start with one of our favorite songs from the winter course: Down with Darkness. We have fun using flashlights and a drum while we learn this song. Down with darkness, up with light Up with sunshine, down with night Each of us is one small light But together we shine bright Go away darkest blackest night Go away -- give way to light Art For the winter course, Ms. Krisanne, our wonderful art teacher, introduces us to the artist Peter Bruegel and his wintry paintings. STEM The winter course is all about color! Dr. Rojas put together 4 stem labs that encourage curiosity, observation, and teach lots of scientific concepts in age-appropriate ways. Poetry Ms. Leslie and Ruby bring seasonal poetry to life. We share Charlotte’s favorite on the episode: DECEMBER LEAVES by Kaye Starbird The fallen leaves are cornflakes That fill the lawn’s wide dish, And night and noon The wind’s a spoon That stirs them with a swish. The sky’s a silver sifter, A-sifting white and slow, That gently shakes On crisp brown flakes The sugar known as snow. Tune in to the other Four Seasons Curriculum sneak peek episodes: Spring  Summer Autumn To join the membership and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Inside our All Access membership we have a Nutcracker music course for young kids! It is an immersive experience with Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet. You and your kids will be experiencing the story and music of the Nutcracker through songs, games, active listening, instrument playing, and using your imagination right alongside Ms. Elizabeth and her daughter Charlotte. To join the membership and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Alternatively, you can purchase just the Nutcracker course on it’s own or as part of our Holiday Bundle at www.clapforclassics.com/store Grab a free printable of hand-drawn images of the characters from the Nutcracker. www.clapforclassics.com/episode61. We like to make simple popsicle stick puppets out of ours to play with while we listen to the music. Kids can also use them to retell and act out the story on their own! For more ideas on how to supplement your Nutcracker study at home with young kids, including ideas on how to watch the ballet at home, check out this article: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/nutcrackerresources Please help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review, telling your friends, or sharing our social media content! To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Special thanks to Classical.com for licensing the classical music that we used in this episode and that we use in all of our music courses!

Join us for even more Nutcracker fun, sign up for our FREE 5 day Nutcracker challenge that starts December 4th. www.clapforclassics.com/nutcracker2023 Grab a free printable of hand-drawn images of the characters from the Nutcracker. www.clapforclassics.com/episode61. We like to make simple popsicle stick puppets out of ours to play with while we listen to the music and during this episode. Kids can also use them to retell and act out the story on their own! Inside our All Access membership we have a Nutcracker music course for young kids! It is an immersive experience with Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet. You and your kids will be experiencing the story and music of the Nutcracker through songs, games, active listening, instrument playing, and using your imagination right alongside Ms. Elizabeth and her daughter Charlotte. To join the membership and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Alternatively, you can purchase just the Nutcracker course on it’s own or inside our Holiday Bundle at www.clapforclassics.com/store This episode is a re-air of episode 35 and next we will re-air episode 36. Your kids will have fun coming back to these same activities year after year. They will learn more each time they listen. For more ideas on how to supplement your Nutcracker study at home with young kids check out this article: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/nutcrackerresources Please help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review, telling your friends, or sharing our social media content! To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics.  We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Special thanks to Classical.com for licensing the classical music that we used in this episode and that we use in all of our music courses!

Grab our free printable that goes along with this song at www.clapforclassics.com/episode60 You'll want some forks, a shaker, or any instrument to play along with us today.   We are the first to get to hear Kathryn Lieppman’s brand new recording of “I Like Pie.”  The song will be available wherever you stream music soon!  Follow her on IG @kathrynpianist Looking for ways to bring more music into your home?  Check out our All Access Membership at www.clapforclassics.com/join or our Four Seasons Music and More Curriculum at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here:  http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics.  We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!  Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Sing, clap, dance along with Miss Julieann, Forte and Ms. Elizabeth during this episode. We talk about the people we can go to when we need support or when we’re having big feelings. Miss Julieann is an award winning children’s musician and therapist. Her brand new album, RESILIENT CHILD, was created to teach resilience skills to children and their caregivers. Find Miss Julieann: On her website: https://www.missjulieann.com/ On youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtkmZcvcjxBy6NSGbZEN5dA On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missjulieannmusic Go listen to her new album “Resilient Child” wherever you stream your music!   Looking for ways to bring more music into your home? Check out our All Access Membership at www.clapforclassics.com/join or our Four Seasons Music and More Curriculum at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Grab our brand new free Peter and the Wolf Flashcards to extend the fun and learning of this episode: www.clapforclassics.com/episode58   Today’s episode is all about cats! We listen to some of the cat excerpts from Peter and the Wolf, learn about the clarinet, discuss and practice the differences between the dynamic markings of forte and piano. We learn a Kitty Cat Hat Game to the melody of the clarinet/cat theme from Peter and the Wolf. Grab a hat for this activity and have fun! Lyrics written by Kate Lieppman Call me cat, kitty cat I can wear a hat Or take it off and sneak it over to my friend  Special Guest Kate Botello from one of our favorite podcasts: Classical Sprouts shares Scarlatti’s Cat Fugue   We have 3 other podcast episodes that feature Peter and the Wolf. Check them out! Episode 3: What Kind of Bird Are You? A Peter and the Wolf Sneak Peek Episode 19: Peter and the Wolf: Meet the Characters Episode 48: Peter and the Wolf, the String Family and a Meadow Song   Here are a few links to some of our favorite recordings of Peter and the Wolf: YouTube: live orchestra version by Vancouver Symphony Spotify: David Bowie narrates Peter and the Wolf, played by Philadelphia Orchestra Amazon Music: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, narrated by Sir John Gielgud   Looking for ways to bring more music into your home? Check out our All Access Membership at www.clapforclassics.com/join use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month.   Or try our Four Seasons Music and More Curriculum at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons   Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen.   To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!   Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Today we are so excited to have a very special guest singing a very special song. Miss Katie from Miss Katie Sings just came out with this beautiful new song that shares such an important message.   It is a call and response song, it is easy to sing along to and you and your little one will love it!   Here are the lyrics: I am enough You are enough We make space For all of us We are different And we’re the same That’s great, we say Hooray! Hooray!   Find Miss Katie On her website: www.misskatiesings.com On youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissKatieSings On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misskatiesings/ Go listen to her new single “I am Enough” wherever you stream your music!   Looking for ways to bring more music into your home? Check out our All Access Membership at www.clapforclassics.com/join or our Four Seasons Music and More Curriculum at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons   Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen.   To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!   Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

For this activity you can grab some rhythm sticks, a scarf, and a pillow! We’ll be enjoying Vivaldi’s “Autumn” the whole first movement. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much fun you and your kids will have while engaging with this beautiful music.   Get your hands on the free printable now at www.clapforclassics.com/episode56. It is a PDF with a listening map for this classical music activity. It’s a great way to extend the learning with a visual representation of what is happening in the music. We are teaching musical form in this episode, and your child will experience the form through movement and then the listening map will help solidify the concept.   Check out the blog post where we share this activity in video form. https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/vivaldiautumnparty   This activity comes from our “Autumn All Around” course that can be found both inside our Four Seasons Music and More Curriculum, as well as inside our All Access Membership.   For another engaging musical activity to accompany Vivaldi’s “Autumn” check out this video: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/autumn In this activity we enjoy the 3rd movement of the Autumn Concerto.   Do you have kids hungry for more and more!! Extend the learning even further by watching this video that will give you some great information about who Vivaldi was and about his Four Seasons violin concertos. https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/vivaldi4seasons   To get information about our Four Seasons Course go to www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons To learn all about our All Access Membership go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. And don’t forget that as a podcast listener you can get 50% off your first month of the membership by using the coupon code “LION.”   Please help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review, telling your friends, or sharing our social media content! Leave Forte a joke and be featured on an upcoming podcast! www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics   Classical music for this podcast is licensed to us for our use by Classical.com

Today we’re sharing a sneak-peek inside our Four Seasons Curriculum. Check out all the details and snag the year-long course at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons We start with a song and a poem, and then our art and STEM teacher share a little introduction of what they will be teaching in the autumn unit. You do not want to miss all the wonderful nature-inspired learning that you and your little one will be doing as you explore the outdoors, use your imagination, sing, and create together.   Music: Way Up High in the Apple Tree Way up high in the apple tree, Two little apples smiled at me. I shook that tree as hard as I could. DOWN came the apples Mm-mmm were they good!   Poetry: Autumn Woods by James S. Tippett I like the woods In autumn When dry leaves hide the ground, When the trees are bare And the wind sweeps by With a lonesome rushing sound. I can rustle the leaves In autumn And I can make a bed In the thick dry leaves That have fallen From the bare trees Overhead.   Art: To see photos of the Andy Goldsworthy’s pieces that Ms. Krisanne referenced in this video check do a google search for Andy Goldsworthy’s land art examples.   Poetry lesson by Leslie Thomas Art lesson by Krisanne Knudsen STEM lesson by Eugenia Rojas Go to www.clapforclassics.com/about for more information on our guest educators.   We have a Four Seasons curriculum sale coming up on September 11th. To make sure you are the first to know about the sale, you can get on our email list at www.clapforclassics.com/email   Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Join us in our All Access Membership for a library of activities like the ones on this podcast. Check out the details at www.clapforclassics.com/join. We’re so happy to feature Georgie from the Tambourine Social on today’s episode. She gets us moving our body while she shares a really fun song about Australian animals: “Move Like the Animals Do.” Find her podcast, “Toddler Tunes”, wherever you listen to podcasts. Stream her music on spotify or any other streaming service. Search for “The Tambourine Social.” Find her on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDhQvHGDcqc8EUapdDPgMg Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Come to the Carnival with Ms. Elizabeth and friends and get a glimpse inside our All Access Membership with 5 days of classical music inspired activities for your and your little ones! Sign up for this free event at www.clapforclassics.com/carnival23 On today’s episode we share 2 activities from our "Carnival of the Animals" course. First, you get to meet one of our beloved musical puppet friends, Presto the Donkey, inspired by the Wild Donkey of Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals. We listen to the Wild Donkey movement and play freeze dance. For our second activity we learn a folk song about a donkey named Tingalayo that originated from the Caribbean. We use our egg shakers to practice beat and rhythm. We hope you enjoy the episode. For more Carnival of the Animals content sign up for our “Come to the Carnival” event at www.clapforclassics.com/carnival23 Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast! Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Grab the free download that accompanies this activity at www.clapforclassics.com/episode52 it’s a printable play packet with an elevator cut out, animal puppets, traceable numbers, and more! It is a great way to extend the learning and fun on this episode.   We are thrilled to have well-known children’s artist Laurie Berkner on the podcast today sharing her energetic song, “Waiting for the Elevator.” We’ll be moving our bodies, dancing, making animal noises, working on memory and sequencing, but most of all just having fun!   Want to hear more of Laurie’s music? Find her on any streaming platform, on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaurieBerknerBand, on Instagram and TikTok or at her website: https://laurieberkner.com.   To get access to a library of music courses with themes like Carnival of the Animals, Peter and the Wolf, the Four Seasons, Music from Around the World, Nursery Rhymes, Space, Farm, and more, join our All Access music membership and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join.  Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month!   Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen.   To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!   Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

For today's episode we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from last year. You won't want to miss this one, even if you've already heard it! Join Ms. Elizabeth, Wilder, and Riff the Pig as we share a wonderful piece of music from american composer George Gershwin.   Grab some rhythm sticks and our free printable to extend this activity. The printable includes images of the instruments that we’ll identify as we listen to this piece. Print them on cardstock and mount on popsicle sticks for puppets, or print two sets and use them to play memory with while you listen! Grab it at www.clapforclassics.com/episode22   This activity comes right out of our American Classics course that can be found inside our All Access Membership. Use the code LION to get 50% off your first month!   We teach the theme to Rhapsody in Blue with a silly phrase, and we don’t think you’ll ever hear this piece again without thinking these words! Fries……… Ketchup and mustard And don’t forget cheese On my hamburger dinner today!   Want to extend the fun and learning even more? Join our All Access Membership for a library of activities just like the one in this podcast. Watch the animation from Fantasia 2000, accompanied by Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Listen to the entire piece of music during bathtime, or mealtime. Continue listening for the “ketchup and mustard” theme, and listening for the clarinet, trumpet, and piano. Play a game of musical memory with the free printable from this episode. Just print out two pages of the cards.   Learn more about our American Classics course found inside our All Access Membership.   What your child is learning: Active engagement with a piece of classical music Active listening for a repeated theme Instrument identification: clarinet, trumpet, piano   Music credit: Special thanks to Classical.com for licensing the music on this podcast. “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Christopher O’Riley on piano and Barry Wordsworth conducting Lyrics to the theme written and performed as "Riff the Pig" by Co-founder Kathryn Lieppman.

Celebrate our 50th episode, and the 4th of July with Forte and Charlotte! They take over the podcast and share a bunch of 4th of July jokes you won't want to miss.    We finish out the episode with our Patriotic medley, 3 of our favorite patriotic tunes with simple ukulele chords. Grab the free PDF with the arrangement of the medley, ukulele chords and lyrics at www.clapforclassics.com/episode50.   We also have a special coupon for you that is good for 20% on either our membership or our American Classics course. Use the code “PATRIOTIC23” until midnight on July 4th, 2023.   Listen to Episode 22. "Gershwin’s Rhapsody on a Burger and Fries" for a peek into our American Classics! Course and a very fun activity with Gershwin’s wonderful "Rhapsody in Blue". And don’t miss the freebie that goes with this episode as well: www.clapforclassics.com/episode22   Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen.   To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics.  We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!   Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie Leavell from Music for Kiddos as a guest teacher on our podcast today. She shares a very fun summery song with us about the juicy summer fruit: Watermelon.   To find out more about Stephanie and what she does check out her website at www.musicforkiddos.com You can find her music on Spotify, or Youtube, or any other music platform that you use.   Get access to all of our musical content for kids ages 2-8 inside our All Access Membership. Use the code “LION” at checkout to get 50% off the first month of your membership.   Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen. To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!   Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com

Grab our free PDF that accompanies this episode at www.clapforclassics.com/episode48. It is a printable with the instruments in the string family and Peter. Print these on cardstock and mount them on puppets for your little ones to play with while they listen to the episode, a fun way to enhance the learning and development.   Get access to all of our musical content, including our Peter and the Wolf courses for kids ages 2-8 inside our All Access Membership. Use the code “LION” at checkout to get 50% off the first month of your membership.   You can also purchase just the Peter and the Wolf content as a separate bundle, find it in our shop!   Want to listen to more episodes that feature Peter and the Wolf? Try Episode 3, and Episode 19 and for another one that features the String Family listen to Episode 7.   Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen.   To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics.  We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!   Classical music tracks are licensed for our use by Classical.com   Music Credit: Peter and the Wolf, by Sergey Prokofiev (Andrea Licata (Conductor)/ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir John Gielgud (Narrator)   Over in the meadow Over in the meadow in the sand in the sun, lived an Old mother turtle and her Little turtle one. "Dig," said the mother, "I dig," said the one, and they Dug all day in the sand in the sun.   Over in the meadow where the Stream runs blue, lived an Old mother fish and her Little fishies two. "Swim," said the mother, "We swim," said the two, and they Swam all day where the stream runs blue.   Over in the meadow in a hole in the tree, Lived an old mother owl and her Little owls three. "Whoo," said the mother, "We whoo," said the three, and they Whooed all day in the hole in the tree.   Over in the meadow by the old barn door, Lived an old mother frog and her Little froggies four. "Jump," said the mother, "We jump," said the four, and they Jumped all day by the old barn door.   Over in the meadow in a snug beehive, Lived an old mother bee and her Little bees five. "Buzz," said the mother, "We buzz," said the five, and they Buzzed all day in the snug beehive.   One little turtle went dig dig dig dig dig Two little fishies went swim swim swim Three little owls went whoo--ooo-ooo Four little froggies went jump jump jump jump jump Five little bees went bzzz bzzzz bz bz bz bz bz

Join us for this sneak peek inside our summer "Four Seasons" Curriculum. We’ll share a song, learn a bit about Monet, imagine a summery sunball fight, and make a hypothesis about objects that will float or sink.   To join is inside our Four Seasons Curriculum go to www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons.  Get 20% off the curriculum for a limited time by using the code “SUMMER2023" at checkout.   Optional props for this episode. Music: grab rhythm sticks and a box or basket that your little one can sit in and pretend it's a boat. Poetry: scarf STEM: a bunch of small objects that are made of different materials to test if they will sink or float.  Paddling my Canoe, Traditional Iroquois song (found in Sing through the Seasons: ninety-nine songs for children, compiled and edited by the Society of Brothers) Gay-o way-o wa-ji-ne_ he-ya he, Paddling my canoe Gay-o way-o wa-ji-ne_ He-ya he-ya he, Paddling my canoe, Paddling my canoe. (sing twice)   Sunflakes by Frank Asch  If sunlight fell like snowflakes, gleaming yellow and so bright, we could build a sunman, we could have a sunball fight, we could watch the sunflakes drifting in the sky. We could go sleighing in the middle of July through sundrifts and sunbanks, we could ride a sunmobile, and we could touch sunflakes— I wonder how they'd feel.   To learn even more details about our Summer Four Seasons Curriculum check out this blog post: https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/summer   Episode 24 of the podcast includes another song from our summer four seasons course: https://www.clapforclassics.com/podcasts/clap-for-classics/episodes/2147767173   Help more families find out about this podcast by leaving us a review wherever you listen.   To leave Forte and I a message or a joke please record it here: http://www.speakpipe.com/clapforclassics. We love to feature our listeners on the podcast!   Thank you to Classical.com for licensing the music for us to use on our podcast and inside our membership!