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Songs and Stories with Mary and Mike: "Come Play with Us"

Mary and Mike
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Home Learning | Songs and Stories with Mary and Mike

Episode 3 - Let’s be brave, curious, strong, and beautiful learners together! Come take a ride with Mary and Mike as they help us take a moment for mindfulness, teach us a song about a train, play the djembe, and share a beautiful picture book about a little boy and his Nana taking a bus ride through their town.

VA Unified Early Learning and Development Standards


  • APL1.1 Being curious learners
  • APL3.1 Focusing and paying attention
  • APL3.2 Building working memory
  • SED1.2 Developing self-esteem and confidence
  • SED2.1 Seeing and naming emotions in self and others
  • CLLD2.3 Paying attention to print
  • CLLD2.4 Understanding ideas, vocabulary, and information in stories and text
  • HPD2.1 Developing large muscle control
  • CD4.2 Learning about and through music

National Standards for Music Education


  • Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
  • Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
  • Understanding music in relation to history and culture