Talking Hands Talking Feet Academy

Exceptional Body of Work

This is a great example of whole child learning.
“This is something that incorporates brain development, social-emotional growth, and different kinds of learning.”
When music and movement are integrated into the learning process, children engage more deeply and meaningfully across developmental stages.

This is Arts Integrated Education in Action.

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Codes in Color Alignment
⚪ Integration & Resourcefulness
This work supports multiple domains of development, bringing learning together as one connected experience.
🔵 Instinctive Wisdom
Children engage naturally through movement and rhythm, connecting to how they learn best.
🔴 Practical Agility
Rhythm, coordination, and embodied participation support cognitive and physical development.
🟡 Emotional Connection
Social-emotional growth is nurtured through shared creative experience.
🟢 Creative Expression
Music and movement open pathways for imagination, participation, and ownership.

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Sudsy Math Shenanigans

Bringing this back…
“Why do I need to take a bath?”
In this playful outtake from Why Do I Need Math? the children take the lead, turning a simple line into a moment full of laughter, imagination, and spontaneous creativity.
This is where learning becomes memorable. When children are engaged, expressive, and having fun, the experience stays with them.

This is Arts Integrated Education in Action.
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Codes in Color Alignment
🔴 Practical Agility
Rhythm, repetition, and movement support embodied learning and coordination.
🟡 Emotional Connection
Laughter, spontaneity, and group joy create a safe and engaging learning environment.
🟢 Creative Expression
Children explore ideas through humor, music, and imaginative play.
⚪ Integrated Learning
Math, movement, and storytelling come together in one cohesive experience.
🔵 Instinctive Wisdom
Students follow their natural curiosity and impulses, making the learning feel alive.

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Crossing the Midline with Joy

This is a great example of whole-brain learning through movement.
“We use Talking Hands Talking Feet for all of that.”
When children move rhythmically across the body, they strengthen coordination, focus, and early learning skills in a joyful, engaging way.

This is Arts Integrated Education in Action.

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Codes in Color Alignment
🔴 Rhythm & Physical Integration
Crossing the midline builds coordination and strengthens neural connections through movement.
🔵 Instinctive Wisdom
Children engage naturally with patterns that support brain and body integration.
🟡 Emotional Connection
Joyful movement creates a positive learning environment and builds confidence.
🟢 Creative Expression
Songs and activities invite playful participation and exploration.
⚪ Integrated Learning
Movement, music, and cognitive development come together in one cohesive experience.

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Variety Is the Spice of Life!

This is a great example of student voice and learning that sticks.
“It’s everywhere! And I had no clue what it even was…”
Through singing, dancing, and creating, students explore biodiversity in a way that is expressive, memorable, and their own.
“In this… you gave me a chance to do what I love.”

This is Arts Integrated Education in Action.

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Codes in Color Alignment
🟢 Creative Expression
Students translate scientific concepts into lyrics, movement, humor, and performance.
🔴 Rhythm & Physical Integration
Learning is reinforced through coordinated movement, rhythm, and embodied participation.
🟡 Emotional Connection
Students feel joy, ownership, and pride in what they are creating and sharing.
🔵 Instinctive Wisdom
Understanding emerges through experience, not just explanation, making learning meaningful and lasting.
⚪ Integrated Learning
Science, music, movement, and collaboration come together in one cohesive experience.

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Sailing on a Blue Ship

Revisiting this beautiful process…
“We are sailing on a blue ship—with wonder in our eyes.”
Children move in a circle beneath ocean, sky, and stars, carried by song and imagination. As heart becomes earth, the journey becomes both cosmic and grounding.

This is Arts Integrated Education in Action.

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Codes in Color Alignment
🟡 Emotional Connection
A sense of unity, awe, and belonging is felt through shared movement and song.
🔵 Instinctive Wisdom
Children connect to something larger through rhythm, nature, and the elements.
🟢 Creative Expression
Symbolic movement and imagery invite imagination and meaning making.
🔴 Rhythm & Physical Integration
Circular movement and coordinated timing anchor the experience in the body.
⚪ Integrated Learning
Music, movement, imagery, and meaning come together as one cohesive whole.

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Magical & Pure

Revisiting this beautiful reflection…
“There’s something very magical and pure…”
Through music and movement, children connect with their bodies, each other, and the natural world in a way that feels authentic and alive.
This is Arts Integrated Education in Action.
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Codes in Color Alignment
🔵 Instinctive Wisdom
The experience feels natural and intuitive, helping children connect to themselves and the world around them.
🟡 Emotional Connection
A sense of warmth, beauty, and belonging is created through shared experience.
🟢 Creative Expression
Songs and movement open pathways for personal expression and imagination.
🔴 Rhythm & Physical Engagement
Music and movement anchor the experience in the body, making it tangible and alive.
⚪ Integrated Learning
Nature, diversity, music, and movement come together as one harmonious experience.

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What’s Your Idea?

Bringing this back…
Joy, laughter, and a whole lot of original moves.
In this playful preschool moment, children take turns sharing their own ideas, expanding confidence and movement vocabulary while everyone joins in.
This is embodied learning supporting whole child education through creativity, play, and shared expression.
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Codes in Color Alignment
🔵 Instinctive Wisdom
Children follow natural impulses and ideas, trusting their own sense of movement.
🟡 Emotional Connection
Laughter and shared participation build confidence and a joyful group dynamic.
🟢 Creative Expression
Each child contributes original movement, expanding imagination and ownership.
🔴 Rhythm & Physical Engagement
Taking turns and responding builds coordination and active participation.
⚪ Integrated Learning
Play, creativity, social interaction, and movement come together in one experience.

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