More than 150 kids and parents rocked out with Sean’s Music Factory Thursday, July 12 at the Morgan Hill Library on Main Avenue.
The event, July Jams, says Jennifer Weeks, is part of the Santa Clara County Library District (SCCDL) summer programming for children.
Weeks, the SCCDL Library Services Manager said July Jams is focused on building family engagement and opportunities for kids to learn and “most certainly about having fun.”
Weeks said this kind of play allows for endless skill building from listening, which helps with learning new words and dancing, which works on their motor skills.
Weeks, who’s worked with Sean Mendelson of Sean’s Music Factory before, says his shows are fun and engaging.
“He is a music teacher by trade, and he gets everyone playing along,” she said. “They were actively listening to the cues in the music to control their actions and develop motor skills. And the fun and original songs helped children learn the rhythms and rhymes of spoken language.”
The simple games, said Weeks, prepare children for reading.
“Children need to sing, play, read, write and talk to build early literacy skills and the library provides space, resources and classes all for free,” Weeks adds.
The library offers weekly summer programming and classes that differ from its programming throughout the year, including free lunch and activities for kids.
“Vacation can be a time when kids slide and lose skills, but with STEM classes, art camps and the opportunity to keep reading to earn cool prizes,” said Weeks.
For the rest of July Jams lineup, visit sccl.org/Kids/Early-Learning.
