12. Rainbow Fun - Physical Fitness Program - Toronto Public Health
13. SONGS FOR TEACHING – LOTS OF DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC
http://www.songsforteaching.com/index.html
THE SID SHUFFLE – CONTINENTAL DRIFT – ICE AGE
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907784535023/
MATH & MOVEMENT – DOWNLOADABLE MATERIAL/GUIDES
http://mathandmovement.com/activities.html
5 A DAY – ALL SPORTS ROUTINE
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907784692103/
I’M GOING ON A BEAR HUNT
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907784702076/
SYMBALOO – EDUCATION – JUST DANCE
http://edu.symbaloo.com/;jsessionid=CA7E0F5980444FD7BFDB0CD010813491
14. I LIKE TO MOVE IT, MOVE IT – MADAGASCAR MOVIE CLIP
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907785353113/
SHAKE BREAK
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907783542889/
BRAIN BREAK – ANTS IN YOUR PANTS
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907784325073/
JUST DANCE – SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907784305328/
SESAME STREET
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907784325240/
CHA CHA SLIDE
http://pinterest.com/pin/56646907784799002/
18. Let’s Get Moving Again!
• GOING ON A BEAR HUNT • LOTS OF BRAIN BREAK SONGS TO
CHOOSE FROM - SHAKE YOUR
SILLIES OUT
19. Music and Early Childhood Education in
Mathematics
• Steady beat is processed in the premotor cortex of the brain
• Related to increased attention
• Studies show that young children’s brain activity is more engaged in
“rhythm-only-music” (steady drum beat) then acapella stimuli
20. Music and Math
Music makes the learning environment more enjoyable
• Promotes fun and learning
• Allows children to actively participate
• Highly social, natural and developmentally appropriate way to engage even the
youngest child in math learning
21. Music and the Immune System
When someone has a profound and positive emotional experience
with the music they are listening to or singing:
• There is an increase in the secretion of immune boosting hormones
• There is a decrease in the secretion of cortisol (stress related
hormone)
* higher levels of cortisol can result in decreased immune response
22. Music and IQ
Listening to music or playing an instrument can actually
make a person learn better and lead to increased brain
function in:
• Reading and literacy skills
• Spatial-temporal reasoning
• Mathematical abilities
• Emotional Intelligence
23. Music, Mood, and Depression
Music reduces stress and anxiety and even depression by:
• Increasing physical relaxation
• Aid in stress relief activities
• Reduce negative emotions
24. Discussion Questions
1. Does the kind of music we listen to affect how we act?
A: YES. A slower paced type of music such as classic will slow down
our heart rate and relax us, where as a more fast paced song may
increase our heart rate and can affect our emotions where we may
react to a scenario more aggressively
2. If music is so beneficial for many health reasons and brain
functioning, then do you think it should be more widely used in our
education?
(For example: should it be more of a mandatory part of our education
just how English and math are)
27. “Play time is learning
time for young children.
Build towers, read, dance,
sing, paint, run and laugh
together – and watch
your child’s learning
unfold.”
“Play opens the windows
of learning in a child’s life
and acquaints him or her
with movement,
observation,
relationships, emotions
and much more.”
Bright Beginnings, North Dakota State
University, September 2009
28. REFLECTIONS
TURN AND TALK
TRIES
What is something new that you
have tried this year?
SIGHS
What area of your program are
you still working on?
HIGH FIVES
What is something that you are
really proud of so far this year?
