This member of our two's classroom stopped me to show off his progress on the harp coloring sheet...look at how he was holding the paper!! HAH! Too cute. ;)
THE HARP
It only seemed appropriate with Valentine's Day right around the corner that we explore the gorgeous, celestial qualities of Cupid's favorite instrument, the harp! I started today by showing the children a picture of the harp (check cubbies for the coloring sheet that went home).
We talked about this stringed instrument and how it is often very heavy (up to 90 lbs) and very tall (up to 6 ft. tall!). We also discussed that it takes very strong fingers to pluck and strum the strings, and that harpists do not use their pinky fingers, because the pinky finger is too weak!
Children pretended to strum and pluck the harp and also watched for the red string ("C") and the black string ("F") in the video we watched (see below).
I was excited to share one of my favorite modern singers with students today! Bjork's Valentine appropriate love song "Like Someone In Love" features a talented harpist. I showed this performance to the children in class and infants through four year olds very much enjoyed listening to the harp playing and the singing!