Using Art and Music to Enhance EARLY LEARNING (Pre-K to Kindergarten)

Presented by Michon Henegar
Outstanding Early Learning Teacher and National Presenter

Specifically Designed for Pre-K Teachers, Transitional Kindergarten Teachers, Kindergarten Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Administrators Working With Young Children

Strengthen your students' early literacy and numeracy skills
Make phonemic awareness, phonics and vocabulary stick
Boost fine motor, language, problem-solving, and social skills
Receive an extensive digital handbook with dozens of activities to enrich your early learning program

Practical Ideas and Strategies

Art and music are more than just fun— they are essential tools for sparking engagement, building language, and supporting brain development in young children. In Pre-K and Kindergarten, students thrive when learning is hands-on, joyful and expressive. Drawing, singing, dancing, painting, and moving to rhythm allow children to explore academic concepts while strengthening fine motor skills, self-regulation, and creativity. This inspiring NEW seminar will show you how to use the power of creative expression to guide your students into more focused learning. You'll discover how simple tools like rhyme, repetition, and purposeful art activities can increase attention, deepen understanding, and bring new energy to your classroom. These strategies naturally boost vocabulary, build confidence, and strengthen early literacy skills in ways that feel playful and developmentally appropriate.

You'll also learn how to turn classic children's songs into engaging learning moments by using new, content-rich lyrics that reinforce academic concepts in a fun and memorable way. Learn how to structure your day with music transitions, create calm with intentional art spaces, and make every moment count with high-impact, low-prep strategies. Explore dozens of ideas for using music, movement, singing, dancing, and visual arts to support academic learning and social-emotional development. Join your colleagues and Michon Henegar for a day of energizing stories, hands-on examples, and creative practices that will leave you inspired and equipped. Count on walking away with a digital resource handbook and a renewed excitement for helping your young students thrive through the arts.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

Enhance Learning for Your Pre-K and Kindergarten Students
Leave with dozens of hands-on art and music activities that will capture your young student's attention and keep them more actively involved in the learning process … Brain-friendly activities that make learning stick!
Improve Your Students' Memory, Motor Skills and Emotional Regulation
Creative expression lights up multiple areas of the brain and supports development in memory, motor skills, and emotional regulation … Learn how use art and music to engage the brain and make learning stick
Create Smoother Transitions and Reliable Routines
Set the stage for a calmer early learning classroom … Leave with tools for more peaceful and productive days in your Pre-K and Kindergarten classroom
Use the Power of Music and Rhyme for Improving Language Development
Learn rhymes that children love, and how to use them to build phonemic awareness and vocabulary … Let music and repetition support your students' language skills in a joyful, engaging way
Boost Your Pre-K and Kindergarten Students' Attention Span
Leave with dozens of repetition and rhythm activities to help your young students learn to concentrate and focus better, build more self-control, and stay engaged in learning longer
Improve Student Behavior
Take away tried-and-true calm-down tools and expressive outlets for young learners … These simple ideas strengthen emotional skills and support self-regulation
Make Learning Last
Get creative ideas to use books and art to deepen understanding for young learners … Bring your stories to life through drawing and craft
Puppets and Props That Make Learning Pop
Puppets and playful props encourage imagination, boost communication, and inspire participation in fun and meaningful ways
Reduce Challenging Behavior in Pre-K and Kindergarten
Teacher-tested strategies that are proven to reduce challenging behavior in Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms … Practical ways to help your young learners succeed socially and academically
Receive an Extensive Digital Resource Handbook
Each participant will receive a downloadable handbook filled with creative tools to support focused, engaged learning. It includes alphabet-themed art resources, drawing prompts, music playlists, and hands-on art ideas that align with early literacy and numeracy goals to keep students inspired all year long

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Here's what you'll learn:

Simple music transitions that create calm routines and a peaceful classroom flow
How to engage young learners with art, drawing, and music to increase focus and creativity
Hands-on ways to connect storytime with art for deeper comprehension
Brain-based strategies using music to boost long-term memory and concept retention
Creative uses for paper plates, sacks, popsicle sticks, and chenille wires to inspire daily art
How rhyme and rhythm build early language and literacy skills
Explore 20 playful ways to use clay for fine motor growth and imagination
Online resources for integrating music and art into your early learning day
How to use repetition, rhythm, and song to improve student attention
DIY musical instruments made from recyclables that bring learning to life
Intentional art boxes that support emotional expression and self-regulation
The power of puppets and props to spark curiosity and active participation
Why art is essential to daily learning and how to make it playful and purposeful
How to activate curiosity and deeper learning through joyful creative spaces
Fun ways to rewrite classic tunes with new lyrics to reinforce key concepts through music
Access to a digital handbook full of drawing prompts, alphabet art, and themed playlists to keep students inspired all year long

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

I'm so excited you'll be joining me for this special day of learning and inspiration! Whether you're new to teaching Pre-K and Kindergarten or have been in the classroom for years, you know that the early years are full of energy, curiosity and potential. Incorporating music and art into my daily routines has completely transformed the way I teach. I've seen how a simple melody can center a room full of young learners, how painting can unlock confidence in a reluctant child, and how hands-on activity consistently leads to deeper learning. Music helps children recognize patterns, place objects in space, and strengthen memory through rhythm and repetition. Art builds critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and helps children express what they can't yet put into words. These tools have become the heartbeat of my classroom, and the difference in student focus, confidence, and excitement is remarkable.

You'll leave this seminar with practical strategies you can use right away, along with fresh inspiration to uplevel your curriculum in a way that feels engaging, developmentally appropriate, and deeply meaningful. From unique art ideas that spark curiosity to new songs and classic tunes with playful, purposeful lyrics that work, we'll explore ways to make every learning moment count for YOUR young learners!

Throughout the day, I will share my favorite creative routines, easy classroom rhythms, and ideas that bring learning to life through movement, music, and art. Join me for a full day of energizing stories, classroom-tested ideas, and creative practices that will leave you inspired and equipped. You'll also receive a digital resource handbook filled with music playlists, art prompts, alphabet tools, and more, to keep your students learning, laughing and growing all year long.

Warmly,
Michon Henegar

P.S. Whether you're looking for fresh inspiration or some new ideas to freshen your toolbox, this day is for you! Come ready to laugh, learn and create. You'll leave reenergized and full of joyful strategies to take back to your classroom.

Who Should Attend

Pre-K Teachers, Transitional Kindergarten Teachers, Kindergarten Teachers, Paraprofessionals, and Administrators Working With Young Children

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Digital Resource Handbook
Each participant will receive an extensive digital resource handbook specifically designed for this seminar. The handbook includes:

Ready-to-use art and music activities to energize your daily routine
Alphabet art ideas for every letter from A to Z at your fingertips
Dozens of ideas to encourage developmentally appropriate pre-writing and writing skills
Printable activity cards for easy and engaging creative experiences
Printable song cards featuring simple, playful lyrics children love

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Share Ideas
This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to meet and share ideas with other educators interested in enhancing their programs for young learners.

Consultation Available
Michon Henegar will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

On-Site Training Guarantee

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We guarantee you'll be fully satisfied or you'll owe us nothing after your on-site training event.