Hand-Clapping Songs (5 videos)

Improve Motor and Cognitive Skills

Children between ages six and ten go through a developmental process responsive to hand-clapping songs.  These activities enhance children’s needs – emotional, sociological, physiological and cognitive.  Feeling more alert and being in a better mood occurs.  Developmental learning problems like dyslexia and dyscalculia may be reduced.  Research conducted at Ben-Gurion University by Dr. Idit Sulkin is briefly described in Science Daily.  It suggests music and clapping and movement be an integral part of early education.

Bodies In Space

Whole brain, whole body Blog is wholly worthwhile

M. A. Greenstein offers insightful articles, podcasts and more on her inspired Bodies In Space Blog, focusing on global, whole-brain and whole body learning. Her Immersive Attention Change the Brain! article provides commentary on Dr. John Ratey’s book SPARK, a must read for people interested in the science of exercise.

Beyond the Mind-Body video of Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz is shown on her article titled, ‘Just how easy is it to change our brains (and our minds)’. Thank you Dr. G. for your GGGGreat Blog!

Serious Need for Play

Social, emotional and cognitive development rises from play


Scientific American Mind article written by Melinda Wenner cites compelling reasons to extend childhood play largely for social and emotional reasons. The article failed to address sensory motor development that comes from play. The visual, auditory, vestibular, tactile and kinesthetic systems are strengthened, allowing children to be more successful later on in school, writing, reading and carrying on other academic performance skills. This Body-brain Boogie Blog playfully works to fill in this gap, showing how play is core essential to learning.

Get Serious About Play

Joyful, energizing, creative play boosts physical, mental and social skills

Stuart Brown’s research shared on TED website, speaks convincingly about plays involvement with human development and intelligence. It’s time we get serious about play, regardless of age. Watch this delightful video.