Musical Moments Programs Help Children Build Character and Confidence

When children are able to communicate their feelings appropriately they develop confidence, positive self-esteem and strong relationships. This is the mission of Musical Moments where the focus is on building character in young children through music and movement. Even adults can understand the magic of communication and music. Watch our video to see how 105 year old Margie interacts with Spunky the Monkey!

Program Info

Our Research-based Approach to SEL

Created for preschool through 2nd grade age groups.

- Emotional awareness and the ability to manage feelings determines success and happiness in all walks of life.
- Similar to academic learning, children need tools, coaching, and practice to build emotional intelligence or EQ.
- Vocabulary and concepts paired with puppet characters, singing and movement are easier to remember and more fun!
- Through repetition and rehearsal of the songs, children retain information in their long-term memory.
- Musical Moments curriculum is in alignment with CASEL - Collaborative for Academic and Social Emotional Learning competencies which include developing Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making.

Serious learning delivered in a fun format!

- Puppets characters, songs, dances and instruments engage young children and help them remain focused on each lesson.
- 16 digital episodes, song recordings and lesson extensions included

Each video episode teaches a strategy and a song to help children:

- Build communication skills through common vocabulary and practice
- Build on the character traits of kindness, respect, and personal responsibility

TESTIMONIALS

Teachers and Students LOVE Musical Moments!

Slide 1

"Not Now Symbol and Redo and Stop Hands… I pretty much use them both [at school and at home.]"

– Kindergarten Student

"I mostly do Stop Hands because I have a friend who really likes me and he thinks that the way to get my attention is to touch me…."

– Kindergarten Student

"Everywhere I go I’m going to try to Be Kind. [I use] Not Now when my brother tries to annoy me…" (demonstrates Not Now symbol)

– Kindergarten Student

"The students use it all the time. They come to me excited that they used the Stop Hands; they use the Not Now. They use a lot of tools that help everybody else to remember what we should be doing and how our behavior should be."

– Kindergarten Teacher

"…it's so visual and the videos are so entertaining, and the songs are so engaging it's just another way for us to reinforce really important skills for kindergartners."

– Kindergarten Teacher

Slide 2

"I like Calming Breaths…. [a friend] is also working on his personal space and he can't really handle it so I use Stop Hands every day."

– Kindergarten Student

"When somebody yells, we use Stop Hands and then we all come back and sit and do a Redo."

– Kindergarten Student

"I like This Little Light of Mine… and I like all of them…. I do deep breath sounds [Calming Breaths] when I get scared at night sometimes."

– Kindergarten Student

" I can't say enough [hands to heart gesture] about Mrs D in Musical Moments and how amazing the program is. It's so beneficial for our kin-dees. It's crucial for helping them develop those social emotional skills."

– Kindergarten Teacher

"… not only did you teach him how to use the strategies …he's now teaching another friend how to use the strategies. They are taking the skills and these strategies into themselves without us prompting!"

– Kindergarten Teacher

"It's nice to see them reminding me when I'm frustrated or angry or spoke a little too loud. They're always reminding me to take some Calming Breaths, and that's important for them to teach their families at home too."

– Kindergarten Teacher

Slide 3

" …it's so engaging and so important for us to model, and for them to model at home because a lot's going on at home as well."

– Kindergarten Teacher

"We love the program so much!"

– Kindergarten Teacher

"We always like a good Redo because we talk a lot, I think, and sometimes you need to see it redone so to take the time to redo something really models the behavior."

– Kindergarten Teacher

"…to see the kids now interacting without our prompts is amazing! So that's the kids teaching each other, so it's been a domino effect. You’re giving to us and we're giving back to them; it just keeps going around."

– Kindergarten Teacher

"I also feel like there's a gap sometimes between the Core Curriculum that's being taught, and then just teaching the students how to ground themselves emotionally and socially and connecting all of that. So it's that missing piece that you've brought to us, and the programs brought to us."

– Kindergarten Teacher

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