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Boogie Mites Music Programme has been developed, tried and tested, over 20 years, positive outcomes are seen across the curriculum for attention and listening, self-regulation, speech and communication, fine and gross motor skills, maths, creativity …but most significantly for language, foundations for phonics and literacy.
Early Years Wales are partnering with Boogie Mites to offer a course of 3 webinars that will equip your pre-school team with the knowledge, confidence and resources that they need to make the impactful music making activities of Boogie Mites Music Programme part of everyday activities at your setting.
Boogie Mites Neuroscience and research evidence supports the case for a rich and varied daily music and movement provision in early years, ideally in settings and at home. What does music provision at your setting look like? If your team could do with a boost in music knowledge regarding the benefits of daily music and movement for children's development from birth to 5 years, confidence to deliver impactful, creative music circle time sessions and stand-alone music activities, and access to evidence backed music programmes, then we have just the training for you!
The Neuromusical Evidence and 6 music activities
In session 1, you will learn about:
- The over lapping music processing/language processing neural networks
- The superpower of our sound processing system
- The importance of rhythmic and melodic awareness
- The impact of music on attention, memory and reward network in the brain
- How music can support emotional regulation and empathy
- Boogie Mites music methodology, harnessing the cognitive, physical and wellbeing benefits of daily active music making for everyone involved.
- Six music activities from the Boogie Mites School Ready Music programme, including playing with voice sounds, body percussion, an environmental sounds shaker song, rhythm of words clapping/tapping songs and a drumming song.
Links to the Welsh Early Years Curriculum and 6 music activities
In session 2, you will learn about:
- How the music activities link to cross curricular development for children from 2- 5 years
- Adapting the activities for children at different stages of development
- Six music activities from the Boogie Mites School Ready Music Programme, playing with rhyming words, themed/story telling songs, including a tapping and a drumming song.
Sounds Before Letters and 6 music activities
In session 3, you will learn about:
- The importance of developing sound processing and motor skills before introducing letter names or shapes
- Phonological awareness.
- When to introduce alliteration games and phoneme segmenting
- Six music activities from the Boogie Mites School Ready Music Programme, including a junk percussion song, playing with initial sounds of words, playing with one syllable words, phoneme blending and segmenting.
All three sessions need to be booked and attended
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This event will be delivered through the medium of English. If you require an English – Welsh interpretation service* please indicate your preferred language on the booking form.
*Please note, an interpretation service will only be available when at least 20% of attendees have indicated they require one.