- A great place to begin learning about early childhood brain development.Center on the Developing Child at Harvard.First 2000 days CampaignFirst 2000 days advocacy tool kit
Resources for Early Childhood Music and Literacy
- Liz Buchanan www.antelopedance.com
- Songs for Teaching www.songsforteaching.com
- Fran Avni, Little Ears and other CDs for early childhood literacy, www.franavni.com
- Ellen & Peter Allard, Sing it, Say it, Stamp it, Sway it series www.ellenallard.com
- Carole Peterson Stephens, Numerous CDs and “Song of the Month”at www.macaronisoup.com
- Nancy Stewart, excellent preschool music web page, www.nancymusic.com
- Hugh Hanley, Circle of Songs series www.hughhanley.com
- John Feierabend, series of Books on Music for Nursery and Preschool, available from GIA Publications
- Sol y Canto CD, El Doble de Amigos/Twice as Many Friends. Lots of songs with Spanish lyrics and great Latin rhythms. http://www.solycanto.com/music.html
- Barefoot Books. Wonderful series of books with audio CD, such as “Creepy Crawly Calypso” and “Animal Boogie.” www.barefootbooks.com
- The Children’s Music Network. Resources pages include songs about nature/environment and “Peace Resources” for songs about global community, diversity and getting along. Membership highly recommended for those who truly love using music in the classroom! www.cmnonline.org
- Ruth Crawford Seeger, American Folk Songs for Children, Oak Publications. A classic.
- Suppliers for musical instruments:
- www.westmusic.com
- www.littlelovees.com