Meredith Neely #14

Music, Movement & Rhythm

Music-vocal or instrumental
sounds (or both) combined in such
a way as to produce beauty of
form, harmony, and expression of
emotion

Movement- an act of changing

physical location or position or of
having this changed.

Rhythm-a strong, regular,

repeated pattern of movement or
sound.

Rationale:
Musical behavior is a fundamental part of human
experiences and important during child development,
when nursery rhymes and lullabies provide rich forms of
social interaction as well as play.
Movement activities not only aid fine and gross motor
skill development but it also stimulates attention
cooperation, sensory, visual skills, speech and language
development and control.

Who benefits?
All students can benefit from the use of music, movement and
rhythm. Students facilitate socialization and communication
through a game, this can improve and treat emotional
inhibitions, sensory and motor handicap as well as autism.

Music is a universal language- Henry Wasworth Longfellow

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Educators have often suggested that musical learning during childhood can
have a positive impact in other learning domains as well. Subjected
learning and grade level is included.

Using Movement in Math:

When learning about numbers,
create a hopscotch pattern in
the hallway with addition facts
on each square. Have each
student say the answer aloud
when their feet hop on each.

Using Movement in

Using Movement in

Language Arts:

SCIENCE:

When learning about

characters or any
vocabulary, play a game of
charades to keep the
movement and learning
going.

When learning about space,

have students create their own
solar system by standing in
specific spots in the classroom
and practicing rotating and
revolving

References:
Gordon, Edwin E., (1997). A music learning theory for newborn and young children,
GIA Publications, Chicago
Gargiulo, R. M., & Metcalf, D. J. (2009). Teaching in today's inclusive classrooms: A universal
design for learning approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Mays, N. M., Beal-Alvarez, J., & Jolivette, K. (2011). Using Movement-Based Sensory
Interventions
to Address Self-Stimulatory Behaviors in Students with Autism. TEACHING Exceptional Children,
43(6), 46-52.