Words, Beats, and Rimes with Quynn Johnson

This lesson uses elements of tap dance and basic tap steps as a tool to build students’ understanding of onset and rhyme.

Sliding into Syllables with Quynn Johnson

This lesson offers educators tools to introduce the tap dance element of beat and use it to enhance and build student understanding of syllables.

Zipper Songs with Marsha Goodman-Wood

This lesson will introduce two examples of zipper songs—songs where you change the words and “zip” in new words at a designated part of the song. In these examples, we’ll zip in words connected to actions and movements that help develop gross motor skills and explore how a zipper song can encourage creative thinking and creative musical play.

Animal Songs & Speech Sounds with Marsha Goodman-Wood

This lesson will introduce two animal songs that can be used to help children practice speech sounds. Learning how to produce these sounds encourages phonemic awareness in preparation for reading. These can also be particularly helpful for children who might have delays due to pandemic masking and lack of proper modeling who need feedback about proper speech sound formation.

Animal Movement Songs with Marsha Goodman-Wood

This lesson will introduce three animal songs with movements that help to develop gross motor skills including balance and coordination, and the contrast of fast and slow movements.

Total Physical Response with Laura Schandelmeier

Total Physical Response (TPR) is a method of teaching language or vocabulary concepts using physical movement In conjunction with expressive language. Teachers will learn TPR, a movement-based strategy, to improve language acquisition.

Dance Box with Laura Schandelmeier

Dance Box is a variation of Coffee Can Theater. Coffee Can Theater is simply telling a story with objects as they come out of a container. To add movement to this storytelling strategy, whatever is in the Dance Box leads to a movement-based experience that connects to a book. This strategy aids in developing many skills including anticipation, prediction, following directions, and verbalization.

You Have a Voice: Strategic Singing for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) with Caroline Ferrante

Support choices that help students work with others cooperatively and develop socially competent behavior with peers. Create music experiences that connect the student experience to the experience of classmates.

I Can Stop: Strategic Singing for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) with Caroline Ferrante

In this lesson, participants will explore moving in different directions while using elements of tap dance to create steady beat on their feet. Participants will follow along with the teaching artist engaging in song, movement, and creating beats on parts of the feet.

Baby Artsplay™ Experience: Go Forward with Ms. Quynn

In this lesson, participants will explore moving in different directions while using elements of tap dance to create steady beat on their feet. Participants will follow along with the teaching artist engaging in song, movement, and creating beats on parts of the feet.

The Growing Seeds with Mr. Alden

The Big Blue Truck brings Mr. Alden seeds! Sing along and learn how to grow plants from seed!

The Communication Song with Mr. Alden

Let’s Communicate! Speak or write or type it’s good, so that you’ll be understood!