Assignment 04

Music and Movement

Directions: Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double‐spaced pages.

This assignment is compromised of three different parts that will show your learning of various course objectives from Lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Part 1:

Summarize and give three (3) positive effects that music and movement have on early childhood-aged children in each of the following areas of development: cognitive, physical, and socioemotional. You will have a total of nine (9) positive effects with examples at the end of this assignment.

Part 2:

Describe four (4) strategies of how you can influence the family and community to get involved in the lives of early childhood-aged children as it relates to the positive effects of music and movement.

Part 3:

Create a list of at least five (5) community resources in your area with a description of the resource that families can use in implementing movement and music into the life of his or her child.

Grading Rubric

Please refer to the rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.