It's Time to Learn Some CHRISTMAS Carols!

The previous post didn't reach very many, and since the Christmas season is now upon us fully, I'm going to mention this topic again because it's such a great idea! It will get you in the Christmas Spirit, get your children exposed to the look of written music, and all while helping your kids learn to read! Choose songs they are familiar with so they can easily read them. Do them often, and they will learn many words through recognition and repetition this way. 

Don't have Christmas music?  Then go get some!  A book of Christmas carols is not expensive, then sing along with a CD if you can't play the piano.  This is not limited to Christmas music, but we love to sing more at Christmas time than any other time of the year.  So, don't let this opportunity pass you by!  

"...Jingle all the way!!!"

I would love to have some feedback on this one!  I really think you will have a lot of fun with your kids this way and they will think you just want to spend time singing Christmas carols with them, and teaching them new carols; not that that isn't true also.  Therefore, this is doubly effective and your child's reading time per day will fly by . . . faster than Santa's reindeer on Christmas Eve!

Doreese