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Music & Movement Matters: Enhancing Early Literacy Skills Through Music

Discover the importance of music and movement in early literacy development. This resource explores how music can create a positive attitude towards learning, teach language skills, improve memory and attention, and encourage self-expression through movement and play.

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Music & Movement Matters: Enhancing Early Literacy Skills Through Music

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  1. Why Music & Movement Matters Music enhances early literacy skills by: Creating a positive attitude towards learning. Music teaches a variety of language skills. http://www.singingsavvy.com/ Music improves memory and attention. Music- creating it, listening to it, or performing it- creates unique brain connections that contribute to the understanding of math concepts, spatial reasoning, and other complex ideas. Music encourages self expression through movement and play.

  2. Welcome Song Hey there singers, how do you do? Hey there dancers, how do you do? Hey there dreamers, how do you do? Welcome to the library! Hey, Hey, How do you do? Hey, Hey, How do you do? Hey, Hey, How do you do? Welcome to the library! Hey, Hey, How do you do? Hey, Hey, How do you do? Hey, Hey, How do you do? Welcome to the library!

  3. Action Based Learning- http://abllab.com/ • Brain science strongly supports the link of movement to learning. • Exercise builds brain cells • Movement activates the brain. • Keeping energy levels up provides the brain with oxygen- rich blood. • Studies show that ABL improves memory retention, reinforce academic concepts, balance brain chemicals while experiencing whole-brain, whole-body learning. • Increases academic performance.

  4. Research Supporting Movement & Brain Science

  5. Average composite of 20 students brains taking the same test BRAIN AFTER SITTING QUIETLY BRAIN AFTER 20 MINUTE WALK Research/scan compliments of Dr. Chuck Hillman University of Illinois

  6. Get in the ZONE “Facilitators of joy”. -Playground Theatre “Healthy music for a child’s heart, body, and mind.”- The Learning Station “It’s all good.”- Pete the Cat YO DJ pump this party! • Be excited about your playlist. Enthusiasm ignites greatness! • Know your music and modify your movements. • Keep it fresh! Mix it up- variety of genre/manipulatives/instruments • Give Shout Outs- keep the participants motivated • Keep the class moving (mix it up)- Back to Front, Party Line, Rhythm Circle, Dance Battle (split the room), Limbo, Follow the Leader

  7. Playlists to use in the classroomLearning Through Music Superheroes of Knowledge- Stephen Fite Put your Hands In the Air (Spanish) Superhero Workout (brain break) Count By Fives (math) Rhymezwell Hip Hop ABC Good Morning/Good Bye I Can Do It Myself

  8. Making Music with Imagination! • Turn It Down- Lisa Loeb • Clap Your Hands- They Might Be Giants • Hands Are For Clapping- Jim Gill • Clapping Machine- Jack Hartman • Biz’s Beat of the Day- Biz Markie • Bluegrass Jamboree- Hap Palmer

  9. Just Dance! The Monkey Dance- Wiggles The Mack Chicken Dance- Greg and Steve I Can Dance- Ronno Rockin’ My Hips- The Learning Station Peppermint Twist- Oldie but GOODY Too Hot- Hip Hop Zumba Fitness Dinosaur Dance- UnFROGettable Everyone Loves to Dance- Aaron Nigel Smith

  10. Fun Early Literacy Parent/Child Activities • Action Cube • Dance Cards Parent Helpers

  11. Wild About Themes with Community Partners Summer Themes Special Performers • Campout Sing along HPLD L.A. Guitarist- Ian Rouge • Disney Karaoke Party Homemade MICS • Opera Opera Singer- Mandy Heaston • Kids Fit Club WOW Insanity Instructor • Belly Dancing Tribe Sydyssan • Bugs Bug antennae's • M&M’s Greatest HITS CP’s Favorite Jams • Marching Band UNC Students/ Co. Early Literacy Grant • Fiesta Grupo de Trullo

  12. Tribe Sidysaan Belly Dancers Snake Arms

  13. Theme: Marching Band University of NoCo Band Students

  14. Theme: Disney Karaoke Let It Go- Frozen The resourceful toilet paper roll

  15. Opera Day 10 min circuits: marching, MB press, bear crawls, lunges, squats, triceps dips, bicep curl w/ tubing, incline push ups + small talk on why exercise is important/ healthy food choices, Q and A Kids Fit Club

  16. Fiesta! Orgullo Dance Troupe Culture at the library

  17. “Let’s Move!” CampaignCreating Community Partnerships DID YOU KNOW- Overthe past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese. 30 minutes of activity daily.

  18. Community Partnership- CP’s Kids Fit Club Be open to learn from others. Work Out West Insanity Instructor- Jeremy Gregory

  19. Refocus tip “Popcorn”- Insanity Instructor

  20. Don’t you agree?

  21. Andrea Cleland, MLIS, RYT-200, RCYT candidate

  22. “Y” yoga for kids? • Improves coordination • Crosses the midline • Relieves tension, stress, and anxiety • Builds confidence • Promotes respect for self and others • Develops mind/body connection • Allows for more restful sleep

  23. Stress relieving Restless kiddos? Try forward folds! Greet the moon. Modified Eagle Kashyapa (tortoise) mudra

  24. Let’s Dance!

  25. Books! Actual yoga books Oral storytelling Books with a yoga theme: Gratitude Nature/ Animals Growth Breath Emotions

  26. Namaste Breath Savasana Mandalas

  27. Preschool Dance Party

  28. Overview • Music and movement program for preschoolers and toddlers (ages 2-5) • Popular! • Fun! • 30-45 minutes dancing

  29. Breakdown of the Party Movement book and/or story to start Games Dancing! Parachute to end

  30. Making an Awesome Playlist: Pick a mix (old favorites, new kids songs, pop/R&B/oldies) The sillier, the better Consider how you will dance to it beforehand Think about energy levels when building your playlist Use some of the same songs every time

  31. Don’t forget props!

  32. Dance Party Benefits • Encourages imagination • Good parent/child interactions • Popular • Workout for everyone • Early literacy skills and practices • FUN!

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