Kids Make Music Series: In All Kinds of Weather, Kids Make Music!: Parent/Child Activity Book & CD

Kleiner's collection draws directly from decades of classroom experience with young learners, meaning every activity has been tested and refined with real children in real settings. The inclusion of both the book and CD eliminates the need to hunt for melodies or recordings elsewhere, and her structured approach to seasonal themes gives parents and teachers a ready-made framework for year-round engagement rather than isolated sing-alongs.

The collection celebrates the sensory joy of seasonal change through music, poems, and interactive activities that invite children to listen, move, explore instruments, and engage their imaginations. With 35 songs spanning weather, animals, and the turning year, the activities feel playful and rooted in the natural world that surrounds young learners.

This book serves parents working one-on-one with their young children at home, as well as teachers and caregivers in preschools, day cares, and early elementary classrooms. Whether you are leading circle time, enriching parent-child bonding at home, or looking for developmentally sequenced music experiences, Kleiner's collection offers both structure and flexibility.

• Play the CD while working through the activities so children hear the melodies in context before attempting to sing or play along.
• Encourage children to move, dance, or use props (scarves, rhythm sticks, beanbags) while listening rather than requiring them to sit still.
• Repeat favorite songs across multiple weeks; young children build confidence and retention through repetition, not constant novelty.
• Adapt the activities to match your group's energy level and interests; the book provides ideas, not rigid requirements.

Integrate seasonal activities into your classroom routine by working through the weather and season themes that match the current time of year, or use the collection as a scaffolded music curriculum that unfolds across a full school year. The accompanying CD makes it easy to introduce songs in morning meeting or transition times without requiring music reading from the adult leading the activity.

• Listening for melodic patterns and rhythmic repetition
• Singing with increasing accuracy and confidence
• Responding to music through movement and creative play
• Learning vocabulary through song and story
• Building comfort with basic percussion instruments
• Understanding seasonal concepts and weather language