TEACHER TRAININGImaginary Journeys through Movement and Sound

Learning in early childhood crosses traditional boundaries – it relies on integrating listening, imagining and moving to create multi-sensory learning environments. In this workshop, Pre-K through Grade 2 educators learn to lead Imaginary Journeys designed to teach these skills. These Journeys combine classroom instruments (such as a maraca, xylophone, or hand drum), storytelling, and rhythmic movement into an educational structure. This structure is used to teach story sequencing, spatial reasoning, number concepts, and other content from language arts, mathematics, and science. Students document their experiences and their learning through the creation of story maps.

Workshop leader, Marcia Daft created these techniques for teachers who have no background in the arts, but are interested in learning how to use music, movement, and imagination to expand student learning. See the Teacher Documentation below to learn how other educators have used this arts integration strategy.