Choose one play area you want to intentionally extend conversations- Blocks, Snack, Dramatic Play.... ~ Tell us about the experience! ~ Were you able to restate or rephrase, make comments, ask follow up questions, or add on vocabulary to extend the learning? ** Keep the momentum going in another area and soon you will find this occurring more organically!

Show us your elevated visual schedule! Snap a photo and drop it below, or tell us: what's one change you made that you think will make the biggest difference for your kids? 📸

Welcome to Musically Minded Academy. The doors are officially open, and I could not be happier that you're here. 🎵 I've spent over 25 years in early childhood classrooms, and the thing I hear most from teachers is some version of "I want to use music with my kids, but I don't know where to start." This is the place I built to answer that. Inside, you'll learn how to bring music into the lives of the young children you teach, and just as importantly, you'll come to understand the brain science behind why it works. When you understand the why, the how gets so much easier, and a whole lot more fun. My mission has always been to take the overwhelm out of teaching and bring the joy back. That's what this community is for. A place to learn ideas that actually work with real kids on real mornings, without adding one more thing to your already full plate. So here's your first step: drop a comment below and introduce yourself. Tell us where you teach and what brought you here. I read every single one, and I can't wait to get to know you. 💛 Let's make some music together. Jocelyn