Each of these videos is under 2 minutes and will culminate with the creation of the ultimate Christmas band to serenade Shakespeare at the opening of Twelfth Night. Did you know that 2016 has been dubbed "The Year of Shakespeare" to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death in 1616 and there will be a connected series of activities, events, and performances to recognize his artistic contributions to the world? Learn more about the legacy celebration at www.shakespeare400.org.
In addition to the tie-in to Shakespeare, "The 12 Notes of Christmas" will provide children with fun trivia about instruments and cultural traditions tied to how various countries around the world celebrate this holiday season. These educational videos also reinforce learning numbers and counting with their use of the Numberopolis Players. Whether you have a preschooler who is around the house all the time or elementary school aged children at home from school for winter break, take a moment each day until January 6th to start of the new year instilling a bit of art and culture with the kids in your life having some learning-fun courtesy of the folks at Numbers Alive!.
The videos are available to view at NumbersAlive.org or on the Numbers Alive! youtube channel.
After more than thirty years or working with and teaching about numbers, Dr. Rebecca Klemm, "The Numbers Lady", founded Numbers Alive! as a way to demystify numbers and math for children. Her line of award-winning Numbers Alive! educational learning products capture children's attention and help them explore the relevance of mathematical concepts.
