Enjoy this beautiful song, I Can Sing A Rainbow by The Tiny Boppers, as you read this article. Can you guess what I am doing? (Hint: Read on to find out!) The theme for Earth Day 2024, which falls on 22 April annually, is Planet Versus Plastics. Is it an epic battle? Take a […]
If you have children heading into Secondary 1 next year, you probably already know about the Direct School Admission (DSA-Sec). More details will be out on the MOE website at the end of April 2024. Meanwhile, let us take a look at the info we already know. What is DSA-Sec? Eligible Primary 6 students […]
Do you want to do magic? And no, you do not need to have special props! All you need are… your hands! Toddlers are especially tickled with finger plays because they are at the age where “their greatest need and most persistent drive is to explore the exciting world that beckons them” (Heyge, L. […]
This year of 2023, we celebrated Deepavali on 12 November. This ‘Festival of Lights’ is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, and light over darkness. In this stunning, light-hearted, and humorous production by Cosmic Ultima Pictures for the Indian Heritage Centre, we hear one of the many stories about the origin of Deepavali: […]
Hi everyone! I’m Denise, the face behind the articles on Bloom’s blog! Besides being the resident blogger, I’m currently also teaching Musikgarten’s Family Music for Babies (FMB), and Family Music for Toddlers (FMT) programmes at Bloom School of Music & Arts. Here are some titbits about me! How did your interest in music […]
We probably have not given nursery rhymes much thought, since we just sang what we learnt, or what was taught to us through the generations. Did you know that some of the nursery rhymes that we know have creepy, and sometimes sinister backstories? This Halloween, let us find out more about the dark side of […]
This Teachers’ Day, let us get to know one of our teachers from Bloom School of Music & Arts! She is often the first face you see when you enter Bloom, and she is Bloom’s very own superhero, juggling both a receptionist’s duty, and teaching! Let’s find out more about Samantha (text interview […]
We are almost into the second quarter of 2023! How are you doing? I hope you and your child(ren) are settled in to new routines and experiences, especially for children transitioning from kindergarten into primary school! It’s a huge leap for the little ones, who need to: use money to buy food at the canteen […]
There are three broad categories in which people learn: visual learning, auditory learning, and kinesthetic learning. Over time, more theories and approaches towards human learning potential have been established. One familiar theory is Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In 1983, Dr Howard Gardner theorised that there are 8 Multiple Intelligences (MI). Since the advent of […]
The brains and brawn behind USA’s leading Early Childhood music programme, Musikgarten, share that children are oriented towards learning language, and music is a language. Music is also a social activity involving family and community participation, and music transmit culture, and is an avenue by which beloved songs, rhymes, and dances are passed down from one generation […]
