Music For Little Folks

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Play is the brain’s most powerful architect. 🧠👷🏼🧱

During rich, self-directed play, every major region of the brain is activated and integrated, building the neural foundation for lifelong learning, mental health, and success.

The prefrontal cortex, responsible for decision-making, focus, and self-regulation, is exercised when children make choices, solve problems, and navigate social dynamics. Repeated practice in planning, adapting, and negotiating strengthens executive function more effectively than direct instruction.

The limbic system (including the amygdala and hippocampus) processes emotion and memory. When play evokes joy, excitement, challenge, or even frustration, those experiences become deeply encoded, supporting emotional regulation and resilience.

The motor cortex and cerebellum are engaged through climbing, building, balancing, and manipulating materials. These physical movements wire the brain for coordination, self-control, and stamina—skills that underlie attention, handwriting, and sustained academic effort.

The sensory cortices light up as children explore with their hands, eyes, ears, and bodies. This sensory integration boosts language development, spatial reasoning, and creative expression by strengthening communication between brain regions.

Even the default mode network, responsible for introspection and imagination, is active when children create narratives, explore identity, and rehearse future scenarios during pretend play.

When all regions of the brain are activated together (through meaningful, embodied, and joyful experience), synaptic connections strengthen, learning becomes lasting, and the brain becomes more flexible and resilient.

Play isn’t a break from learning. It is the most developmentally powerful way to learn.

Missed Part 1 of our Summer of Play webinar series — Child’s Play 101: How Play Builds the Brain?
You can still access the recording and earn your certificate here:

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Why Kids Should Work on a Vertical Surface

"Learn more about the benefits of working on a vertical surface and find some creative ways for kids to work in this position!"

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“Engagement” is a neurological state. When young children’s brains are highly engaged, i.e., they are processing information and ideas, accompanied by heightened emotion, they are learning more. Active play readily puts young children’s brains in that state.

Seek engagement and take the leap of faith that learning will follow. Let young children play. Step back and trust their brains to do what they do best: learn.

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It's really just that simple.

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🍁 Here is a clapping game idea for kids from 5 to 7. Find the notation, video and adapted music in MINI Classical Body Percussion 4. Please copy the LINK for more info: https://www.rhythm-one.com/de/digitalprodukte/150-mini-klassik-body-percussion-4-richard-filz-englische-version.html #rhythmone #richardfilz #janicehöberfilz #BodyPercussion #bodypercussionist #bodymusic #bodypercussionworkshop #bodypercussions #bodypercussionexercise #bodypercussionfestival #bodypercussionindia #bodypercussionitaly #bodypercussionmasterclass #rhythm #rhythmic #rhythms #bodypercussionbook #bodypercussionwarmup #bodyrhythm #bodyrhythms #percussionists #percussionensemble #musicschool #musicteachers #musicacorporal #percusioncorporal #percussioncorporelle