Meet Your Teacher
Roslyn Lakeman
Owner/Operator
As an early childhood professional, Roslyn has over 20 years teaching experience in a variety of school and before school settings. Throughout her teaching years, Roslyn incorporated music and movement into everyday learning activities!
About Us
Once Upon A Song provides music and movement activities for young children and their parents in community settings. We provide a positive environment where every child is respected and treated as a valuable individual.
Parent participation is highly valued and essential during Once Upon a Song classes. This assists in the forming of strong attachments between parents and their children (Bowbly, 1988).
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Bachelor of Education
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Diploma of Preschool/Primary Education
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Gymboree Music Instruction
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Butterfly Wings Facilitation
Qualifications
What to Expect
A class of 45 minutes may incorporate the following:
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Hello/Goodbye Songs—to each child
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Introduction of class content mainly for parent/carer
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Finger play/Rhyme/Songs
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Nursery Rhyme Time
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Circle dances
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Exploration and Improvisation - children choose percussion instruments to play along with recorded music
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Movement Song
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Parachute play or bubbles to chase
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Lap ride
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Scarf activities – dancing – peek a boo
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Ball play – rolling and tapping as we sing songs – musical phrasing