ERIC Number: EJ968644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1068-6177
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Singing Smoothes Classroom Transitions
Mathews, Sarah E.
Dimensions of Early Childhood, v40 n1 p13-18 2012
Just as humming a merry tune helped Snow White and her furry animal friends to quickly clean a filthy cottage in the movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (Disney & Cottrell, 1937), singing can be an effective way to help keep young children fully engaged during classroom transitions. The purposes of this article are to: (1) consider why classroom transitions are often challenging for young children and teachers; (2) review findings that support the idea of singing as a catalyst for easing transitions in the early childhood classroom; (3) examine the benefits one teacher experienced when she incorporated singing into two of her classroom transitions; and (4) suggest ways early childhood teachers can appropriately use singing as a classroom management technique. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Singing, Young Children, Class Activities, Group Activities, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Southern Early Childhood Association. P.O. Box 55930, Little Rock, AR 72215. Tel: 800-305-7322; Fax: 501-227-5297; e-mail: info@southernearlychildhood.org; Web site: http://www.southernearlychildhood.org/publications.php
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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