SongSolving™ with GuideNotes™

SongSolving is how to use GuideNotes songs to meet your needs as an educator, parent, child guide. It's also how to create culture. I review some of the process in my programs, and will publish more soon, but in the mean time, here are some tools! The essence of the process here is to identify your need, then the "Cues and To-Do's". What do you want the children to do or feel? How do you want them to behave? Do you want their energy up and louder, or soft and cozy? Then we find the songs and "install" them so that we can use the little bitty ditties along your daily routine to cue the kiddos. Kathryn teaches this process to educators in her teacher training. Look for more opportunities to learn soon! Posts are educator-focused right now but will integrate more at-home themes soon!

GuideNotes™ Song Solving Tools

Alphabetical Order

Find songs in Alphabetical order. Page through or use letters to toggle key words that are in the title.

Daily Routine, Rhythm

Find songs by the time of day during which they would serve you. Educator version up now, parents coming soon!

Arrival
Circle Time
Activity Time (Inside)
Cozy Time (Nap)
Table Time (Eat)
Outside Time
Departure

Transition Cycle™ Songs

Find Songs that correlate to the Transition Cycle ™, which happens for every activity each day. Some transition cycle points have repeating cues that are needed for children.

Kathryn defines the Transition Cycle Points (TCP's) as:

Prepare
Begin
Do
End
Between

CodeVerb™ Songs

Find songs that provide an opportunity to incorporate what your child or group is working on right now. Great to integrate special interest of a child who may extra motivated with their special interest/ hyper fixation, This Concept was developed by Kathryn for special needs children.

Nature Ditties™

Find songs that help celebrate nature:

Bringing kiddos out to nature
Bring Nature in to Kiddos
Celebrate Seasons
Noticing Nature
Flora, Fauna, Earth, Weather

Social Emotional Songs™

Find songs by their Social Emotional Learning aspects.

EverSongs™
(Muli-tool Songs)

Find songs that you can use at multiple points of the day, songs you can modify to fit the environment, activity, child's interest or need.

Multi-tools -use all day
Zipper- replace words to meet needs
CodeVerb™: special-interest based
Noun & Verb- use as nonverbal cue to action while inserting a thing, body part, place or action to meet your needs
Unicorns: Insert to help manage energy and attention, shift or gain focus.
Reflective: Use at the beginning or end of day.

Childhood Themes

Find songs about childhood themes like growing, birthday, time, family, friendship, waking up, going to sleep, etc. coming soon.

A Few GuideNotes™ Videos for you!

Explore the GuideNotes songs below to find a few that may serve you right now. To explore more deeply and learn about GuideNotes, feel free to join Kathryn's learning and community platform or download the app for this website.