Think To The Beat via Dr. Lynne Kenney Move2Think May 2015
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Think To The Beat �
Neurocognitive Movement Activities
Lynne Kenney, PsyD May 2015
www.lynnekenney.com www.kenneydigital.com
www.lynnekenney.com www.unhookedbooks.com www.kidlutions.com
Rhythm Improves Brain Development �
1. Rhythm begins at 8 weeks gesta3on.
2. The brain and body are built on rhythm and 3ming.
3. We can teach thinking skills & impulse control with musical notes and movement.
4. Motor 3ming improves thinking & communica3on skills.
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• Encode with half-notes • Retrieve with quarter notes • Think it out with whole notes • Integrate with rest sign
Think, Learn, Inhibit
Planning Organization Selective Attention Sustained Attention Working Memory
Encoding Retrieval Initiation Impulse Control Self-Monitoring
Activities
Marching to the beat, gross motor Emphasizing a downbeat Adding fine motor movement, sound, voice Adding cognition (counting, spelling, categorizing) Walk and talk a skill set Add balls on a beat Two person movement exchange (mirror, imitate, figure it out)
Resources
Jensen - Teaching with the Brain in Mind Westendorp et al. Effect of a ball skill intervention on children's ball skills and cognitive functions. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Feb;46(2):414-22. van der Fels et al. The relationship between motor skills and cognitive skills in 4-16 year old typically developing children: A systematic review. J Sci Med Sport. 2014 Sep 21. pii: S1440-2440(14)00177-7. Rubia et al. Synchronization, anticipation, and consistency in motor timing of children with dimensionally defined attention deficit hyperactivity behaviour. Percept Mot Skills. 1999 Dec; 89 (3 Pt 2):1237-58. Gordon et al. 7 Sep 2014 Musical rhythm discrimination explains individual differences in grammar skills in children, Developmental Science. Handsonaswegrow.com Teachpreschool.org www.movingsmart.co.nz braininsights.myshopify.com www.letsplaymusicsite.com www.sparkpe.org Neuronet