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Educational Explorations
This video may help grown-ups in sharing about hard history topics in an age appropriate way. For the Martin Luther King holiday try a hands on approach by exploring with clay or play dough. A great place to start is by sharing that MLK Jr. worked hard to bring all different types of people together. In this song are a few fun facts about his life.
"It's Martin Luther King Day" song is available online at musicmovesinmesongs.com
Let’s Jam
Battu| Angelique Kidjo from Putumayo Kids Presents African Playground
Baby Love| The Supremes
We Will Go| Watoto Children’s Choir
Afrobeat ABC’s| Bino and Fino Kids
It’s Martin Luther King Day| Music Moves In Me
Family Night In | Dessert
What You’ll Need:
✨Dough
2 and 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup cold buttermilk
5 Tablespoons unsalted melted butter
✨Filling
3 Tablespoons softened unsalted butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
✨Cream Cheese Icing
4 ounces block softened to room temp cream cheese
2 Tablespoons room temp butter
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Courtesy of Pinterest | Shugarysweets.com
The How To:
Preheat oven to 375°F, grease a round 9-inch cake pan.
Making The Dough~ Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, & salt together. Add the egg, buttermilk, & melted butter. Mix until a dough forms. Dough will be very soft and slightly sticky. If it’s too sticky and won’t roll, add more flour, 1 Tablespoon at a time, until dough seems workable. Do not add more flour than you need; a soft dough is good.
Place dough on a floured work surface and using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough into a 10×14-inch rectangle.
Fill the rolls~Spread softened butter all over the dough. Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle all over the top. Roll it up tightly into a 14-inch log. Cut into 12 rolls.
Bake for 22–26 minutes, until lightly browned around the edges.
Make the icing~ In a medium bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add the butter and beat until smooth and combined, then beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla until combined.
Spread the icing over the warm rolls and serve immediately.
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Monthly Music Kit
Your student will enjoy this early education music enrichment kit. It will include a musical game or puzzle to develop beginning music theory skills, a handmade felt finger puppet, a figurine that encourages discovery around the educational theme, and music theory based flash cards to learn the various instruments or dynamics used in the music genre correlated with that month. Check out musicmovesinmesongs.com for details.
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