Music & Dance
Overview
Connecting information to music and dance can support Short-term and Long-term Memory by engaging auditory processes, Emotions, and physical activity. When students create their own songs and corresponding dance moves, they are using creative cognitive processes that encourage them to reflect on how to represent what they are learning.
Example: Use This Strategy in the Classroom
Watch how these students incorporate music and dance to build Geometric Reasoning. The students also talk about how these activities are engaging and deepen their understanding of math concepts.
Design It into Your Product
See how Flocabulary uses rap to make information easier to understand. Students can watch Flocabulary videos and also write and perform their own academic raps, practicing key math skills and taking ownership for their learning.
Videos are chosen as examples of strategies in action. These choices are not endorsements of the products or evidence of use of research to develop the feature.
Factors Supported by this Strategy
More Multisensory Supports Strategies
Communication boards are displays of graphics (e.g., pictures, symbols, illustrations) and/or words where learners can gesture or point to the displays to extend their expressive language potential.
Adding motions to complement learning activates more cognitive processes for recall and understanding.
Short breaks that include mindfulness quiet the brain to allow for improved thinking and emotional regulation.
Brain breaks that include movement allow learners to refresh their thinking and focus on learning new information.
Providing physical and virtual representations of numbers and math concepts helps activate mental processes.
Incorporating multiple senses with strategies like chewing gum, using a fidget, and sitting on a ball chair supports focus and Attention.
Using earplugs or headphones can increase focus and comfort.
Transforming written text into audio activates different parts of the brain to support learning.
Visual supports, like text magnification, colored overlays, and guided reading strip, help students focus and properly track as they read.
