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When I learn and sing songs, my brain makes learning connection to:
- principles of music and rhythm
- use new vocabulary words
- improve and practice memory skills and sequencin
- be conscious of everyone”s personal space
- various concepts emphasized in songs
- understand and practice "Auditory Discrimination," or recognize differences in sounds
- awareness of and Identification with my culture and the cultures of others
- discover connection between music and emotion
- practice discriminating phonemes from other sounds
- selectively attend to discrete sounds in the auditory foreground and distinguish them from background noise
- discriminate between similar sounds
- comprehend structured verbal information
- develop fine motor skills
When I play rhythm instruments, my brain makes learning connections to:
- become aware of the changes in the musical rhythms
- hear and differentiate the concepts of fast, slow, loud, and soft
- express myself in different ways with different instruments
- improve listening skills
- recognize differences in sounds
- interpret and understand musical signals and cues
- experiment with how different instruments produce sound
- develop fine motor skills
When I dance, my brain makes learning connections to:
- improve balance and coordination
- become aware of the moods and rhythms of the music
- express myself physically
- become aware of others space requirements and my own
- practice the concepts of speed, direction, and location
- strengthen my core (torso) balance, coordination, and gross motor skills (legs and arms)
- enjoy moving to music
- use sequencing
- use body energy in a constructive way
- recognize body position in space coordinated with by vestibular system (Proprioception)
- develop a sense of synchronized physical performance ( Motor Planning)
When I play with puppets, my brain makes learning connections to:
- express my ideas and words
- take on the role of someone else
- use voice tones as well as words
- use my imagination and creativity
- appreciate the effects of gravity (Objects fall to the ground unless something holds them up)
- strengthen and control the small muscles in my hands
- strengthen my core (torso) balance, coordination, and gross motor skills (legs and arms)
- understand patterns and relationships among objects or living things
- understand patterns and how they are related (Organizational Skills)
- improvise and use things in a symbolic way, a precursor to abstract thinking
- learn how ideas have value
- learn about and experiment with different textures and dimensions
- learn how to create patterns and designs, a math skill
- recognize and use the concepts of color, shape, texture, and size
When I pretend play, my brain makes learning connections to:
- practice flexible thinking and to make decisions
- express ideas and words
- experiment with different adult roles
- sort and organize play things
- improvise and use things in a symbolic way to represent something else, abstract thinking
- exercise imagination and creativity
- use voice tones as well as words
- develop theory of mind or knowing that others thoughts are different than my own (Emotional Intelligence)
- solve social problems through cooperation and negotiation with others (Teamwork)
- develop empathy and sympathy for how others feel and what they need (Emotional Intelligence)
- take turns and wait my turn (Emotional Intelligence)
- appreciate other cultures and my own (Emotional Intelligence)
- strengthen core (torso) balance, coordination, and gross motor skills (legs and arms)
- recognize body position in space coordinated with by vestibular system (Proprioception)
- develop a sense of synchronized physical performance ( Motor Planning)
- develop fine motor skills
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