Music and Movement Helps the Kinesthetic Toddler

Musical Parenting Tip: Move to the music to help your child's brain!

Why?

Learning is optimal when child, parent, and teacher each take an active role in the process.  When we explore music and movement together, we provide an opportunity for each child to explore, experiment, imitate, try out new ideas, and reinforce strengths and developing skills.  This allows them ownership of their own learning at their own levels.

Kinesthetic Learners – Experience the world "hands on". They are drawn to tactile experiences and need to physically MOVE in order to establish stronger memory connections.  About 15% of the population is STRONGLY aligned with kinesthetic learning styles, but ALL benefit from kinesthetic learning activities.

How?

• Act out the stories in the song to help your child understand what's happening.
• Add some dancing / movement to the learning process!
• Move to music while learning something new – a moving brain is a learning brain for kinesthetic learners, especially. Add some dancing / movement to the learning process!
• Pretend Play / Role-Playing is a key to successful learning with kinesthetic learners. Warm up your imagination with some Morning Sun Has Risen pretend play. 
• Use rhythm and balls to help your child with auditory processing.
• Take frequent breaks when learning something new.

Want to Learn More?

Read 'Encouraging Kinesthetic Learners to Read & Write'

Find out more about Kinesthetic Learning.