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!

Grab a ball for this episode and get ready to move your body. This episode is a great one for all ages, but we especially wanted to feature some activities for our babies. Did you know we have a music course just for our very youngest musicians? Check out the details at www.clapforclassics.com/baby 1. Horsey Horsey. For this one either scoop up your little one and clip-clop around the room or pretend to be a horse and trot around. Swish your pretend tail, roll your hands, and don’t forget to freeze on the word “stop.” Horsey horsey don’t you stop Just let your feet go clippity clop Your tail goes swish and the wheels go round Giddyup we’re homeward bound We’re not in a hustle, we’re not in a bustle Don’t go tearing up the road We’re not in a hurry, we’re not in a flurry And we don’t have a very heavy load   2. Jeux d’enfants, op. 22, 12. “Le Bal” by french composer Bizet Grab a ball to play with while you listen to this fast-paced movement from Bizet’s fun set of Children’s Games music. See if you can keep the ball moving for the whole movement.   If you’re looking for more examples of what our content for babies looks like, check out the following links that include videos and written content that will give you even more ideas of how to enjoy music with your baby. https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/baby https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/babies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czaFRCFt7EA Don’t miss Episode 4 of the podcast for more content specifically for babies. For a free PDF with 8 tips on how to make music with your baby- click on the following link: www.clapforclassics.com/babytips 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!

To join our music membership for young kids and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month!   We share 2 activities that both include sticks.  In honor of Earth Day we encourage kids to go outside and use sticks that they find outside.  But rhythm sticks, pencils, or wooden spoons would work fine.   What Can We Do With Our Sticks? (to the tune of Hickory Dickory Dock) What can we do with our sticks? We tap our sticks like this We tap them high (fast) We tap them low (slow) What can we do with our sticks?   Have fun exploring all the different ways you can play your rhythm sticks!  Get creative!    2. Spring: Concerto No. 1 in E Major, 3rd movement by Vivaldi 3 ways to use our sticks while we listen: Keep a steady beat Pretend to play the violin Be the conductor!   Want more rhythm stick fun?  Check out our blog post with a rhythm stick mini class and more information of the benefits of playing with rhythm sticks. https://www.clapforclassics.com/blog/rhythmsticks   Listen to Episode 10 of our podcast for more rhythm stick fun! https://www.clapforclassics.com/podcasts/clap-for-classics/episodes/2147703461   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!

Come to our free live "Music from Around the World" zoom Class happening on Thursday April 20th at 12pm Eastern Time/ 9 am Pacific. (Recording will be available.)  Sign up at www.clapforclassics.com/liveclass To join our music membership for young kids and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join.   Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Grab some egg shakers for this episode (the more, the better!) 1. Bunny Pokey: You put your bunny ears in
, You put your bunny ears out, You put your bunny ears in, And you shake them all about. You do the Bunny Pokey, And you hop yourself around, That’s what it’s all about. Additional verses: You put your bunny nose in. You put your bunny paws in. You put your bunny tail in. 2. See the Sleeping Bunnies. See the sleeping bunnies, sleeping in till noon Shall we awake them with our merry tune Are they ill, why so still? (spoken) Wake up sleeping bunnies and hop hop hop, Wake up sleeping bunnies and hop hop stop! 3. Shaker Song (Sung to the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down) Shake your shaker up and down, up and down, up and down, Shake your shaker up and down, shake your shaker. Additional verses: Side to side Round and round Fast and slow 4. Our last activity is a steady beat shaker song, or a hide the eggs seek and find game with Vivaldi’s Spring Concerto, the 1st movement. Watch a video of me and Charlotte teaching these songs on our YouTube channel. Episode 14 of the podcast is an episode all about eggs, perfect as a partner to this episode and to add on to your Easter-themed activities.  Check out Episode 13 where we listen to this same piece of music (1st movement of Vivaldi’s Spring Concerto), but in a completely different way! Spotify playlists you might enjoy: Spring classical music playlist:  Steady Beat Classical playlist: Spring 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! Thank you to Classical.com for licensing the music for us to use on our podcast and inside our membership!