This post requires completely random back-story, so if you'll indulge me for a minute:
We drink raw milk from a farm about 45 minutes north of us (we own shares in the herd). We pick up milk once a week, but since it's such a drive, we share the pick-up with three other families so that each family only has to drive up once a month. (By the way, if anyone else local is interested in getting raw milk and joining our driving co-op, shoot me an e-mail.)
All of that to say, once a month on a Tuesday, I pack up everyone (and three large coolers) and spend an hour and a half in the car. Back in the fall, I decided we should use that time to listen to something enriching. After a very unfortunate audio version of some Curious George stories, however, I decided to forego audiobooks from the library until I could ask around and get recommendations.
For lack of any further inspiration (or, more precisely, lack of ability to remember to get something new at any point other than Tuesday morning), we've been alternating between orchestral music and poetry readings on our monthly drives. The orchestral music is this great CD that I bought last summer (or maybe my mom got it for me? I can't remember now) of Peter and the Wolf, the Carnival of the Animals, and Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. We don't always get all the way to the Britten, but Levi loves Carnival of the Animals, and Owen is very interested in the different instruments featured as animal voices in Peter and the Wolf.
The CD of poetry came in a book in a box of books from my aunt, who used to run a daycare and has mounds of books and toys that she passes to me one box at a time. It's called Poetry Speaks to Children, and I like it so much I bought one for a friend's son! The poems span a wide variety of authors, and many of them are read by the authors themselves. (That makes for a few staticky recordings, but the history only endears it that much more to me.)
Last week, Levi announced that he really likes the orchestra music, so I promised him more options in the weeks to come. I'm glad they're getting exposure to classic music and literature, and I'm grateful for the scheduled opportunity once a month to strap them in and make them listen. ;)
We drink raw milk from a farm about 45 minutes north of us (we own shares in the herd). We pick up milk once a week, but since it's such a drive, we share the pick-up with three other families so that each family only has to drive up once a month. (By the way, if anyone else local is interested in getting raw milk and joining our driving co-op, shoot me an e-mail.)
All of that to say, once a month on a Tuesday, I pack up everyone (and three large coolers) and spend an hour and a half in the car. Back in the fall, I decided we should use that time to listen to something enriching. After a very unfortunate audio version of some Curious George stories, however, I decided to forego audiobooks from the library until I could ask around and get recommendations.
For lack of any further inspiration (or, more precisely, lack of ability to remember to get something new at any point other than Tuesday morning), we've been alternating between orchestral music and poetry readings on our monthly drives. The orchestral music is this great CD that I bought last summer (or maybe my mom got it for me? I can't remember now) of Peter and the Wolf, the Carnival of the Animals, and Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. We don't always get all the way to the Britten, but Levi loves Carnival of the Animals, and Owen is very interested in the different instruments featured as animal voices in Peter and the Wolf.
The CD of poetry came in a book in a box of books from my aunt, who used to run a daycare and has mounds of books and toys that she passes to me one box at a time. It's called Poetry Speaks to Children, and I like it so much I bought one for a friend's son! The poems span a wide variety of authors, and many of them are read by the authors themselves. (That makes for a few staticky recordings, but the history only endears it that much more to me.)
Last week, Levi announced that he really likes the orchestra music, so I promised him more options in the weeks to come. I'm glad they're getting exposure to classic music and literature, and I'm grateful for the scheduled opportunity once a month to strap them in and make them listen. ;)
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