Library and Academic Success: Early Childhood Education: Music &amp; Movement

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Jennifer Varcoe

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Movement & Music Program Resources

Use the Page 1_ box to find these items in the collection. The location will say Program Resources. There are a variety of kits available depending on your topic.

Movement & Exercise activities: We have resources for outdoor and indoor movement activities: balls, a parachute, bean bags, flags, scarves and sandbox to name a few items.
Music activities: We have musical instrument kits of various sizes, as well as music CDs and musical games.

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eBooks

Children's Home Musical Experiences Across the World
ISBN: 9780253022172
Provides a diverse perspective on home musical activities of young children from a variety of countries.
Early Childhood Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition
ISBN: 9781785927751
Provides a comprehensive understanding of music therapy services for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families in home, preschool, and community settings.
Music with Babies and Young Children
ISBN: 9781785927645
This guide gives detailed advice on how to use music to help children from 0-5 years with common developmental challenges such as attachment and bonding, bedtime, tantrums and daily living skills, social skills, motor skills and school readiness.

Child Development Through Sports
ISBN: 9781136406515
A guidebook for adults involved in children's sports! Child Development Through Sports is a commonsense guide for anyone involved in children's sports, presenting thoughtful analysis with an emphasis on maximizing the development of a child's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual capabilities through sports. Focusing primarily on the risks and benefits of sports participation for children ages 5-12.
Inclusive physical activities
ISBN: 9781681238548
This volume includes examples of theory, research, policy, and practice that will advance understanding of how best to encourage children and adolescents with disabilities to participate regularly in physical activity, how to maximize the biopsychosocial benefits of involvement in physical activities, and how to ensure that these physical activities are inclusive.
Mindfulness and yoga in schools
ISBN: 9780826131737
Intended for teachers and practitioners, this book is a complete review of the literature, interventions, and step by step implementation of programs on mindfulness and yoga in schools.
Yoga and Mindfulness for Young Children
ISBN: 9781605546674
This book explains the physical and social-emotional benefits of incorporating yoga into early childhood classrooms. No experience is required and the ideas and suggestions are easily modified.

50 Fantastic Ideas for Forest School
ISBN: 9781472973733
This book offers a wide range of fun and creative activities to carry out with children aged 0 – 5 years, with lists of resources, step-by-step instructions and information about the benefits for children reconnecting with the natural world.
Educating Outside : Curriculum-linked Outdoor Learning Ideas for Primary Teachers
ISBN: 9781472946294
Contains a bank of outdoor learning ideas that can be used to enhance and enrich your classes' learning experiences across the curriculum; including science, history, geography, art and design, English and maths.
The Sky above and the Mud Below
ISBN: 9781605546827
Walks readers through the nitty-gritty facts of running a nature-based program. Organized around nine themes including overviews from the author, case studies from diverse early childhood programs, curriculum and STEM.

Websites & eResources

Music

Mama Lisa's world of music, kid's songs and international culture
Songs from around the world
National institute of environmental health sciences kids' pages
Children's songs and lyrics
Children and Nature Network
Check out the Nature Rocks: let's go explore tab

Children and Nature Network
Check out the Nature Rocks: let's go explore tab

Children and Nature Network
Check out the Nature Rocks: let's go explore tab
Back to Nature Network
83 page eBook offering suggestions for outdoor programs on activities and curriculum. It is located under the resources and research tab in the teacher's guide section.