Challenge Description:

Listen to Muse’s Melody (The Learn To Read Song) part 1. Create your own dance moves and motions to accompany each letter in the alphabet!  Habits take about 21 days to form.  With 21 days of listening to a learning based song and designing a motion for each letter and sound your child will have a device to help them remember letter names and sounds as they begin to read.

By the end of this challenge participants will…  

• Know the names of the English letters
• Know the sounds of the English letters

Why take this challenge?

• Alphabetic knowledge is a foundational skill to becoming a successful reader
• This challenge gives participants an opportunity to utilize their creativity skills
• This challenge encourages physical fitness and activity through dance
• Children have fun while they learn

Recommended For:  

• Teachers or families with children who are learning the alphabet
• Teachers or families with children who are learning blends, digraphs, or trigraphs
• Teachers or families with children who speak English as an additional language and need support building foundational reading skills
• Teachers or families with children who need additional support building foundational reading skills
• Anyone who likes a catchy beat and fun music
  

  S.H.A.P.E Connections

  • Social Emotional: Learning through music and dance is a fun experience that boosts emotional well being.
  • Health: Dancing is a great way to incorporate exercise into the day
  • Academics: The song teaches letter names & sounds
  • Everyone: Adults can help young children come up with matching dance moves, older children can listen to part 2 of the song or be challenged to create their own lyrics to the song with the instrumental version.