Class Activities/Recommended Reading
Posted by: kindermusikkids on: January 19, 2009
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WHAT ARE WE LEARNING IN CLASS?
Language and Movement: Pairing language with movement sets the stage for cognitive and kinesthetic learning. The right hemisphere of the brain is our emotional side where much of our creativity is channeled. The left hemisphere organizes logical skills, such as language. WHen children are engaged in movements determined by the lyrics, the brain automatically cross references both hemispheres, mapping creativity and logic. (Fishburne, G. 1988).
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Suggested Books:
Village (infants) – Snowballs by Lois Ehlert (available as a boardbook), Our time (toddlers) – Penguins to the Rescue by Tony Mitton, Imagine That – The Big Snowball by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, Young Child (5-7 yo) Babushka’s Doll by Patricia Polacco, Parents – I Love You Rituals by Dr. Becky Bailey
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