Learning and playing music with your children is something that stays with them for years to come. 🎻🦊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Our goal in starting Fiddlefox Music was to provide a space for children to experience music in a new way, in new places, whenever they wanted. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Through the use of⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🎶 Our rainbow Bells ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🎶 Our online playlists⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🎶 Our cultural music books that teach the children how to sing the songs ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You're able to share the joys of music and musical learning with your children, no matter where you are. 🎻🦊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When you're ready to experience learning and experiencing music together - click the link in our bio to find out more together! 🔥🎶
Music is a central part of any school curriculum. 🎻💡⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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However, many schools don’t have the budget or the expertise to have their own program. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Even schools that have a great music program miss out on introducing children to music from around the world.🤝 There’s no curriculum for it, and so teachers are just doing the best they can…until now!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🦊 Fiddlefox provides classroom teachers with a rich and engaging cultural music program that can be taught by musicians and non-musicians alike. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Our easy to use curriculum provides teachers with a comprehensive stand alone program 💡🧠 or supplemental content to what they are already reaching.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Teachers and students can listen to some of the incredibly diverse songs from Fiddlefox while singing in English and in the native tongue. 🦊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Our colored rainbow bells and sheet music gives teachers and children the opportunity to play music together. 🎻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And for those who are electronically inclined online streaming content, teacher resources, printables, and trainings are available at Fiddlefox Streaming.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Find out more about how you can bring Fiddlefox into the classroom by clicking our link in the bio! 🎉🤝
Who is Maria Montessori? ❓❓❓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
These points explain who she is and why the Montessori philosophy is something we integrate into our own curriculum. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ Italian doctor and teacher - her education philosophy is based on child-led parenting and is named after her surname. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ She went to technical school at 12 years old which was male dominated, and managed to change how the educational system worked;⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ She worked with disabled children for several years who demonstrated great results and managed to pass exams better than 'normal' children;⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ She led institutions that focused on educating teachers in order how to work with disabled children;⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ She is an author of many books on parenting and children development, which are very popular these days;⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ She opened first “Child House” and focused on children's education and parenting issues for 45 years;⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ She established Worldwide Montessori Association with her son, which is still around and growing;⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ Was nominated for a Nobel Award;⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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❤️ UNESCO decided to include Montessori in the list of four most influential teachers, who impacted the way the educational system works in the most recent century. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Her outstanding work, improvements and trainings in childcare education is why we can help guide and develop amazing leaders of tomorrow!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Which one of these facts most surprised you? 👀↘️
The people you surround yourself with will ultimately lift you up or bring you down, and we are thankful our team all reach out a hand to support each other! 🤝🌟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🌎Whether we are at conventions explaining the importance of early childhood care ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🌎Taking meetings together in Boston ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🌎Signing Franchises in Washington ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🌎Sitting down to a meal together and catching up ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Our team is simply out of this world! 🌎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Who do you lean on? 🎉Tag them down below and share how much you appreciate them!
One of the most favours phrases between Montessori teachers is: “you can teach children with only using stones and sticks”! 🤗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Every time we visit the beach, spend time near water or in the woods I notice this more and more.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My children can spend HOURS sitting down concentrated, without arguments, fighting, shouting... and instead, playing with soil, sticks and stones! 🌳🌲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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You may ask, but how it links to Montessori system?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🌴 It is the trust towards our environment - everyone knows that going for walks in nature is beneficial!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🌴 Natural objects for play. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🌴 Ability to spend time by yourself!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It is amazing to see, but children are SELF-SUFFICIENT in such an environment and we follow our instincts simply leave them ALONE! 😉🤝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tell us below, are you more of a BEACH or WOODS person?
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT: good or bad?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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First, let’s establish what early development means…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Mary Montessori stated that early development and environmental influence starts from the moment the baby is conceived 🤰.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
She established that the child is growing and developing regardless if they have an adult presence near them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The newborn’s brain 🤱 is developing gradually: not steady, but in phases. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Our children 🧒👧, like sponges, absorb information they receive from their surroundings.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In Montessori philosophy, the main focus is paid towards periods of most opportunities when it comes to mental development 🧠, which start between ages 0 to 6 years old. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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An adult⠀🙎♀️🙎♂️ can either help the child reach their maximum potential 👩👧👦,, or become a barrier towards achieving it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Mary Montessori: “Protecting the child too much only limits their development” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This means that the point is not about benefits or damages of early development ☝️, because despite it the child is naturally growing and developing anyway. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The point here is - whether we as adults support early development of our children or become a barrier towards it?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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How do you feel, comment below! 👩👧👦