Movement + Music

Movement Plus Music

Learning on the Move series

By Phyllis Weikart

Book and CD

36 pages

Revised and expanded book of activities and accompanying CD will enable you to provide many opportunities for children to experience the fun and creativity of music.While enjoying the activities, children will develop key abilities that are foundations both for physical and academic learning: steady beat competence, physical coordination, concentration, and the ability to process information and act on it. Eight basic activities are presented with many variations for each.

For ages 3-7.

CONTENTS:

• Activity 1-Patting to a Steady Beat, Both Hands Together
• Activity 2-Patting to a Steady Beat (1 Hand, 1 Side/Other Hand,;Other Side)
• Activity 3-Patting to a Steady Beat (Alternating Hands)
• Activity 4-Patting the Body on Both Sides to a Steady Beat;(Sequenced Movement)
• Activity 5-Walking to the Beat of the Music
• Activity 6-Movement Copycat
• Activity 7-Moving to the Feel of the Music
• Activity 8-Problem Solving

CD CONTENTS:

• All the Way to Galway
• Bekendorfer Quadrille
• Brian Boru's March
• Cherkessiya
• Djurjevka Kolo
• Gaelic Waltz
• Happy Feet
• Hole in the Wall
• La Raspa
• Mechol Hagat
• Nigun
• Peat Fire Flame
• Pljeskavac Kolo
• Sally Gardens
• Sliding
• Sneaky Snake
• Toi Nergis
• Yankee Doodle
• Zigeunerpolka