I have to pick our guest Christine Roberts as my best experience in this class. I know that as we have been going through different courses, we always talk about the brain and activities, but hearing her talk really made things so real. Maybe the turning point for me was her sharing her own personal success story. I have always been a firm believer in playing and dancing, but I thought of it as fun. As a child I know that I needed the crazy physical activities I did. I know that my own children are a lot happier when they are offered a way to play and explore physically. Now I know that it is not just a sense of peace that can be achieved, but that all this fun actually helps the brain grow. I enjoyed the breakdown of the brain anatomy (hardware). All of this was so interesting. I am working on getting into the dance movements and I want to take some other classes about movement.
- North Seattle Community College
Phys. Ed. Class 2006 |
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The Nurturing Pathways® products have developed from parent requests to bring the program home. They include the program's neuroscience, instruments, sensory props, music and DVD of Nurturing Pathways® students!
Your parent pack is a collection of materials that will enrich your understanding of movement's impact on your child's developing brain and includes music and rhymes for dancing.
Growing From the Ground Up is an informative look at how movement affects brain function and what you can do to encourage movement in your home environment. The Zero to Three Organization, which publishes a very well respected Journal amongst professionals, has recently published On the Move. This booklet validates the Nurturing Pathways' Program and early creative dance experiences.
In addition you receive a collection of creative dance music on "Dancing Feet" that is ideal for birth to three year olds. It will no doubt get your whole family dancing!
The Nursery Rhymes and Chants book is a fully illustrated guide to the exercises used in the Nurturing Pathways' Program for Infants, Babies, Waddlers and Toddlers. Enrich the activities you are enjoying at home or in class with these exercies, while you sing along to the CD included in the back of the book.
And of course the Parent Pack would not be complete without the favorite Shaker that little ones love!
  16"
Red Rubber Balls
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$16.95
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Remember the gym balls you loved to play with at school? These durable and easily inflatable red rubber balls are the ideal size for birth to three. Babies to Toddlers find these balls irresistible for developing their love of tipping, tilting and bouncing. Experience the delight of the red rubber ball! Balls also available in yellow.
Enjoy five musical instruments sure to delight any baby. The contents include a gripper shaker in blue or green, a jingle band in assorted colors, a wooden castanet, a "jambourine" (baby safe plastic tambourine) and a triangle with a "can't be lost" string to ensure a beautiful tone. These instruments can be enjoyed by babies and their parents to play along with any one of Nurturing Pathways®' musical CDs. These durable quality instruments will be enjoyed by the family for a very long time. Early beat competency helps little ones self-regulate and supports language development.
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Toddler
Music Makers
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$22.95
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Six musical instruments with quality sounds are perfect accompaniment to Nurturing Pathways®' music collection. The assortment of instruments is designed with toddlers in mind and contains a triangle with a "can't be lost" string, 2 maraca shakers, a wacky drum that is great for two hand coordination, and a jingle band in assorted colors. This collection has enough fun in the bag to keep the whole family moving and grooving to the Nurturing Pathways® music collection. Research shows that early rhythm and music exposer affects a child's development globally.
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Chickta
Shakers
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$3.50
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Fabulous shakers for infants through toddlers! These plastic shakers, full of non-toxic pellets, create a love for both musical instruments and cause and effect. The handles are just the right size for holding. Washable and durable, they are a very appealing musical instrument for a young child. Shakers are available in five colors. Sold seperately up to 10.
Discount of 10% taken on orders of 10 or more.
A dozen streamers with six different colors that your baby or toddler will find very engaging and endlessly entertaining. As fun to dance with as they are to scrunch, munch and wiggle about.
Four delightful scarves, 18" square, with one sparkle scarf. The ideal sensory prop for little ones to play peek-a-boo and dance around with. Soft to the touch, they provide endless ideas for creative play.
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Lycra
Swings
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1½
Yards
$24.00
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A yard and a half of Lycra fabric (designs vary) are ideal for soothing your infant and waddler into a calm state. These are wonderful "human" hammocks that caregivers and parents can use to soothe and integrate the developing nervous system of a baby or waddler.
Four CDs of musical selections to delight a rhythmical response in any child! A variety of instrumental melodies, tempos and rhythms are included on these CDs. A booklet of Creative Dance Ideas by Anne Green Gilbert, Director of Creative Dance Center is included in each.
For more information, visit RavennaVentures.com
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Music
for Dancers
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$17.00
Composer:
Kerri Lynn
Nichols
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A lively collection of 21 songs. This CD has songs and musical compositions that vary in expression, melody, rhythm and form. A great variety of music for movement with young children
Total Running Time is 69:23 minutes.
Nine medleys of classic New England style jigs and reels, plus three waltzes. Want some fresh recordings from the contras, circles and squares that you are already teaching your students? This is for you! Andy Davis on accordion, Becky Tracy on fiddle and Keith Murphy on piano, guitar and feet percussion. High energy, with a classic New England sound!
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Down
in the Valley
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$17.00
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Looking for some traditional singing games from the US and British Isles that the whole family will enjoy? 25 delightful melodies for children to dance to. Sung by Andy Davis, Peter and Mary Alice Amidon.
Edited by Andy Davis, Mary Cay Brass and Peter Amidon. A collection of 20 traditional dances that have been time-tested with children in a variety of settings. Includes simple longways dances, circle dances, square dances and contra dances. Features some of New England's finest dance musicians.
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Step
Lively: Dances for Schools & Families
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$28.95
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A lively collection of time-tested dances from traditions such as folk dancing, square dancing, contra dancing, and singing games. The book contains clear, explicit instructions with charming illustrations. Use the music with the book or alone for fun family dancing.
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Step
Lively 3: Primary Dances
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$28.95
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Twenty-eight dances and singing games for children. Sing along and dance with your streamers or learn folk dances to share with a group. Mariam Rose is from Vancouver, B.C. and she combines irresistible dance tunes skillfully arranged and recorded with easy to follow written instructions.
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DVD
- Creative Dance for Early Childhood
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$24.95
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Creative Dance for Early Childhood gives you a close up look at this developmentally appropriate creative dance program for four ages; non-mobile, mobile babies, waddlers, and toddlers. This DVD contains 39 minutes of live classroom footage of Christine Roberts teaching at Dance Fremont in Seattle, WA. See for yourself the joy and enthusiasm generated by the program for both parent and child! This may be just the program you are looking for in your community. To learn more about becoming a licensed instructor visit the home page.
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Posters
- Unlaminated
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$5.95
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These posters are fantastic visual reminders of the importance movement has on organizing brain function during the early years. From "Bonding" to "Balance Development" and the repeating patterns of movement that help develop our brain; these posters will keep the value of the Nurturing Pathways Program fresh on everyone's mind!
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