The beauty of a snowflake
Aristotle said, 'To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.' How outdoor learning opens kids' hearts.
Category Teaching
Creating the Kitty Pidduck logo
Creating the Kitty Pidduck logo has been, in some ways, the most difficult aspect of launching this website – and it's taken a long time!
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, where have you been?
From Pussy Cat to Kitty... How I used a nursery rhyme to familiarise the children I teach with my new name!
The chickens who came to music
Hey, Little Hen! Find out what happened when four chickens decided to get in on the action during one of my wildlife garden music sessions...
Under the Baobab Tree
Every year, during Black History Month, I ask nursery staff of African and Caribbean heritage if they would like to share songs during our music sessions.
The woods are never solitary
I never get tired of listening to wooden claves being tapped together. Such a simple, ancient sound, reminiscent of the earliest music.
Poems upon the sky
'Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky' (Kahlil Gibran). What do trees look, feel & sound like and how can we celebrate them?
Kitty Pidduck presents…
Six families joined me at the wonderful Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses in South London for singing, sound-foraging and instrument-making.
Keeping it fresh
Teaching music in early years settings presents many challenges but one of the most interesting is keeping things fresh!
The fox cub who came to music
Today, I went to deliver my regular music session at a local forest school. The children love pointing out all the animals they can see from our log circle – squirrels, foxes, parakeets, a crow.