Dr. Robert Amchin Showcases the Stretchy Band, Creative Movement, Orff Method I’m always on the look for music and movement activities to share with you and a few years ago I came across a video by Dr. Robert Amchin with the stretchy band. Since that […]
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Stretchy Band Music Movement Activities A few months ago, Ed Barry, from Songs by Ed reached out to share a new song he had written, “Rowing Down the Stream.” He thought it might be a good fit to use with our creative movement props. As
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Jingle Bells and Snow Music Games Activities One of our bright rays of light during 2020 was the birth of our ninth child! Our little one just turned six months old and one of her favorite songs has been “One Horse Open Sleigh/Jingle Bells.” She
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Personal Student Kits for Music Distance Learning Bear Paw Creek’s personal student kits offer creative movement props and music instruments sets for distance learning or in person sessions. During this difficult time of Covid19, we have been grateful to collaborate with music therapists, teachers, and
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Mindfully Using Music, Movement and Manipulatives There are so many fun ‘things’ to use when doing music and movement. It is one of the reasons I love being a music teacher. Anyone who works with children should use these tools. Although it looks like just
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The Benefits Of Music And Movement Activities For Kids How Are Music And Movement Activities Beneficial? The aim of movement activities is to enhance cognitive, physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. It’s documented that music and movement activities stimulate and engage the brain, improve coordination and
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Streamers and Scarves Movement Songs Do you use scarves or streamers to teach and facilitate movement? They are a great prop to have in your toolkit and this blog post is going to share some ideas to get you inspired. The following list from this
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Making Connections Through Music and Movement I had it planned on my calendar to write a blog post about the stretchy bands today, but Tim’s email reminded me that Wednesday’s Blog is about making connections. Life is all about connections, so here is my story
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Covid19 Music Movement Activities This time in the history with the Covid19 breakout, our country and world sure have brought some interesting times. While more and more people are centered around their home and limiting contact with others, there have been some fun ways people
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Bear Paw Creek Celebrates 20 Years January 2020 marks the 20th year that Bear Paw Creek has been in business! This post will be taking a look back and looking forward to the future. January 2000 brought my husband and our 1 year old son
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