Early Childhood Programs
DNA Strands Science
As they twist, build, and connect their DNA strands, students will: 🔬 Learn the basic structure and function of DNA (Science) 📏 Measure and pattern base pairs in correct sequences (Math) 🎨 Design a vibrant, creative model using color and…
ONE LOVE: Positive Four-Letter Words
Students and families will get the chance to unscramble “Positive Four-Letter Word” and decorate shakers. We will talk about what their positive four-letter word means. Families use the shaker to sing “One Love” by Bob Marley! They will take home…
Buzzing In Patterns: HoneyBEATS!
Explore the fascinating lives of Honeybees through music and movement while practicing making and identifying patterns! Participants will create movement sentences as a group, using predetermined symbols for each type of movement, and predict the steps to complete the patterns.…
Ahoy! Bringing Books to Life with Improv and Everyday Objects
Students and families will use improvisation skills that foster collaboration, imaginative play, and creative problem solving. We will dive into Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall and blend the use everyday objects with some creative thinking to bring the book to life.…
Last Stop on Market Street: Exploring our Community with Counting!
This bus ride experience is based off of the Kindergarten – Wit and Wisdom text “Last Stop on Market Street,” which most of our BCPSS students in grades K-1 have been exposed to. On the explorative imaginary bus ride, we…
Songs of Counting: Music, Math & Movement (with Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann)
This vibrant, interactive family workshop invites participants of all ages to discover the math found in music and movement. Families will explore call-and-response singing, rhythmic patterns, and playful movement activities that build number and pattern recognition, counting, and cardinality. Through…
Metamorphosis Magic: Explore Nature Through Music and Movement
In this imaginative, theme-based residency, children will use their voices, bodies, and creativity to embark on a playful journey through nature’s wonders! They’ll explore the magical transformation of a butterfly from caterpillar to chrysalis, and discover how a tiny seed…
A Body in Motion: Patterns and Scientific Inquiry
In this residency, students will engage in playful, movement-driven learning, discovering new concepts and collaborating with their peers. Through the dynamic fusion of scientific inquiry and the creative process, we will ignite curiosity and use observation, description, and imagination to…
Lucky’s Tap
The Lucky’s Tap theme-based residency is an interactive program designed to promote embodied learning for students. Each lesson promotes self agency and kinesthetic movement while integrating literacy principles. As a Harvard University Graduate and a John F. Kennedy Center for…
Steady Beat: Music on My Mind!
In this residency, students will be exploring the human brain and some of its parts and functions while learning and practicing syllable counting. Students will learn to love, appreciate, and care for their brains through music elements and the book…
STORY BEATS: Exploring Plot, Characters, and More through Song
In this dynamic residency, Teaching Artist Mary Fields will guide students in transforming the key elements of storytelling—Plot, Setting, Characters, Conflict, and Theme—into an original song! Using student ideas and responses as lyrics, Mary will help the class craft a…
Songs of Connection: Dance, Sing, and Build Community (with Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann)
This vibrant, interactive family workshop invites children and adults to connect with one another and their wider community through music and movement. Families will explore call-and-response songs, rhythmic patterns, and playful movement activities while clapping, stomping, singing, and dancing together.…