Put a little shake, shake, shake in your lessons!

I love music and I love to dance. I enjoy using music to teach. As I mentioned before I work with preschoolers and I find that music is the best way to get them to understand. I think its great to incorporate music into our lessons. If we make learning fun then most likely the students will want to learn. This is most helpful in the younger grades. I went to a Appelbaum training session last saturday in Albany. I learned a lot about how to set up my classroom, ways to engage the little kids, things to do to hold their attention, and ways to calm them down if they are having a hard time controlling their emotions. The presenter put on some music every half hour and had us dance and stretch. She was showing us things that we can and need to do with the younger children so they have a chance to shake their wiggles out. I bought the cd that she used. It is wonderful. I have been using it all week and it is really working. The children love it and its educational. It has songs on it to help them remember their ABC's, theres counting, and even rhyming and word families. The name of the Cd is Exersongs. http://lintel.atiseminars.org/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=560&zenid=33c6111398afdd3b21efc35838c3e15d&myrand=753
It's also great if anyone is interested in getting it for their own kids at home. It's a fun and interactive way to learn and excercise at the same time!