VILLAGE: Rhythm Of My Day Week 5

FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING

STOP & GO: In some of this week’s activities we will experience the physical and musical sensation of stopping and going. By participating in activities that move and stop, your baby is developing the awareness of inhibitory control. Inhibitory control is one’s ability to stop his body on a given cue. “Stop” & “go” are reinforced in class with the use of American Sign Language.

BOUNCING GAMES: Bouncing games provide vestibular system stimulation to babies in many forms. These activities increase your baby’s muscle tone as he has to adjust his posture to stay upright while being bounced. At the end of Allee Galloo the surprising lift into the air or fall backwards on the whee! Provides immediate feedback to the vestibular system so that your baby just has to smile or giggle.

VESTIBULAR SYSTEM STIMULATION: It is important to stimulate the vestibular system, the part of the brain that handles balance and the sense of gravity. Stimulation can occur through swinging, twisting, swaying, rocking, etc..