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Boogie Mites offer evening live zoom webinar training sessions covering various topics. We regularly partner with early years trainers and consultants to share their subject expertise, along with a Boogie Mites trainer linking music into different areas of early years development. The workshops cover a few Boogie Mites songs that are provided as part of the training.
The schedule of upcoming webinars is listed below, you can click through to express an interest, find out more or book to attend. You will have access to a video of the webinar for one week following the training date. All times are expressed as UK times.
Webinar subscription package
If you are a licensee setting of a Boogie Mites Music Programme you can purchase an annual subscription that covers any of the team accessing any or all of the 12 webinars over the next 12 months. Find out more about the subscription:
7pm - 8:15pm
Adapting Boogie Mites Music activities for Children with SEN
Boogie Mites SEN Teacher and Trainer, Pauline Nixon and Liv McLennan, share their experience of leading Boogie Mites in SEN schools and family groups. Join this webinar to gain top tips for adapting Boogie Mites music activities for children with different abilities.“Lots of practical advice to make sharing the songs with the children easy, also lots of ways to adapt to children’s needs.” Helen Joslin, First steps Childcare Group
7pm - 8:15pm
Music and The Super Power of Sound Processing
Learn about the importance of sound processing for global development. Join Charlotte Davies, expert in the field of sound processing, and Tasha Bretten to find out about the part music can play in early years development of sound processing skills.
“As always with Boogie Mites the training was fun, interesting, and useful. It will allow me to support my children and to make learning exciting.” Shona May, Home Educator
Previous Webinars
Making Music Outdoors
Take regular music-making outside and harness even more benefits of being outdoors for our young children. Join Lizzie as she presents her experience and findings of our Boogie Mites Outside project, along with the neuro-musical evidence. We will cover our Pirate Adventure Workshop, giving you access to the songs and supporting resources to enjoy pirate adventures and music outdoors this summer.
“This workshop is a ‘must’ for anyone seeking fresh ideas using music to enhance children’s knowledge and experiences while engaging in outdoor play.” Deborah Senior, Debs Childcare Service
Intergenerational Music Making
Many nurseries and older person’s organisations have embraced intergenerational activities as a way to promote mental and social well-being for everyone involved. Boogie Mites Teacher, Community Musician, Liv McLennan will share the wonderful outcomes from intergenerational music making projects.
Music and Wellbeing
Learn how to use music to support wellbeing of children and staff. Join Sandi Phoenix from Phoenix Cups and Boogie Mites trainer, Tasha, to consider how combining the popular Phoenix Cup frame work for self-management of wellbeing can be combined with music to enrich our lives.
“Very informative, and got to learn new things. Now I know how to engage more with the children when I sing songs to them” Sarah Agon, Rainbow Nursery
Music and Fundamental Movement Skills
Music and movement in early years help children to develop fundamental movement skills, foundational for more complex physical activity. Dr Leanne Jaye will link her research on this subject with her children’s development of these skills through music activities.
“Really enjoyable and helpful to help upskill my team.” Laura Woods, Bright Horizons Trafford
Baby Room Music Matters
How can we best stimulate brain development, laying strong foundations for learning in the critical first 2 years of life? Clare Stead shares her expertise on this subject with reference to the key role of music and movement activities.
“This webinar is fantastic, engaging, and impressive! I’ve come away singing the songs … if you wish to change your perception of music and to really understand why it’s important, you must attend!” Leah Marshall, Longfield Day Nursery And Pre-School
Bell Shakers in a Montessori Classroom
Bells and shakers are important activities that supplement learning the sounds of letters along with the silence game, which refines crucial listening skills. But how can we effectively instil this at home and in a non-Montessori classroom?
“Useful information on the importance of sounds with children.” Clara Bursill, Happy Days Summercourt
Music and Physical Education
Tasha talks to Early Years PE expert Josh Candy about how combining movement with music we are strengthening neural connections between auditory processing and motor responses which is key for building strong foundations for language and for literacy.
“It was great reminder of how music can be such a good motivator to get everyone moving and how it can be used in lots of ways throughout the day.” Sarah Rowell, Henshaw Nursery
Music and Maths
Find out about the neuromusical evidence that explains how music activities in early years develop strong foundations for mathematical minds. Gain an overview of the Boogie Mites Maths Programme and how it has been used to develop the parent education course delivered in EYFS settings across Portsmouth under the UK Government funded Multiply project. Receive tips for how early years settings can deliver a Music and Maths workshop for their staff and/or parents.
“The training was a great help to understand how to implement maths along with Boogie Mites [music].” Raya Staneva, Bright Horizons
Music and Cultural Capital
Join Early Years Consultant Donna Townsend to consider ideas for ensuring that educators are equipped with the training and resources they need to support children to develop the cultural capital they need for future success.
“It gave me a better insight to what cultural capital is and how we can help give children the best start to succeed.” Clara Bursill, Happy Days Nursery
Music and Parent Engagement to Support Transition
Learn how to use music activities as a impactful, fun and memorable part of transition activities for families with children starting school in September.
“We have many comments from parents asking where their littles have got the songs from and where can they find them to do their own session at home and being able to join in with their little ones at singing along and doing the action too. So this workshop has really helped me to promote this out to parents getting them involved more and being apart of the Boogie Mites experience.” Sophie Martin, Polka Dot Farm Nursery
Music and Phonics
Learn why music activities are the best way to develop children’s phonological awareness ready for phonics at school. Learn how phonics is taught in Year R from Phonics Consultant Steph Hammond and how to use music activities as a central part of pre-literacy strategy in the pre-school year the EYFS from Tasha.
“If you want your children to develop fantastic communication skills, have lots of fun with their friends and Early years team working with them, then this is the path for you.” Claire Lythe, Kiddi Caru Taunton
The Joy of Music
This unique session explores the power of music for promoting joy, community, cohesion and celebration – a topical subject as we all start to plan celebrations for Christmas. Ben Kingston-Hughes will look at joyful moments as a motivator for learning with reference to various themes. Tasha will cover 2 Boogie Mites songs that involve: ‘being joyful’, ‘being silly’, including one co-written by Ben and Boogie Mites for this workshop!
“Inspirational guest speaker, really motivating. Can’t wait to get started with the new songs.” Claire Joanne Zannetti, Jo’s Playtime
Music and EAL
Learn how to use music as a universal language in your setting. Music builds strong cognitive foundations for language development which can particularly support children and parents with English as an additional Language (EAL).
“This workshop was broken down simply and gives practitioners as well as parents simple steps to develop language within a home and setting.” Bex Stokes, Happy Days Exeter
Music and Circle Time
Learn how to make circle time engaging, fun and interactive. Learn tips and ideas for planning and adapting circle time to extend attention span, encourage child initiated activities, combined with follow the leader games and how music can be the magic ingredient.
“This workshop gave me a much better understanding of how important circle time is and the amazing opportunities it provides for teaching and learning. Music is so important for development and this workshop has amazing ideas for activities and songs to encourage both children and adults to let go, have fun and learn.” Fayona Barry, Happy Days Treloweth
Music Routines for Snacktime and SEN
This unique session explores how to use music to support children with SEN throughout the day.
“I wasn’t aware that impact food had on speech overall and how chewing helps with communication – which I found interesting. I will be implementing these songs to support the transitions for all children so they are aware what’s next.” Sereana Bridges, Crafty Wizards
Music and Sound Environments
This unique session explores the sound environment of our young children, how it impacts their brain development and how music can play a valuable part.
“Interesting to learn more about the environment and how to put that into practice in my setting.” Joanne Morrish, Happy Days Derriford