The Science Behind Integrative Education

If you would like to know more about our methods and the science behind Integral Steps, we encourage you to explore these links and resources. 
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• Music and Movement - Instrumental in Language Development By Maryann Harman, M.A
• Start Smart - Building Brain Power in the Early Years. Revised Edition. By Pam Schiller
• Smart Moves - Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head. 2nd Edition. By Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.
• Education and Ecstasy, by George Leonard.
• “Beyond Twinkle Twinkle: Using Music with Infants and Toddlers” by Rebecca Parlakian. National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2010. https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1514-beyond-twinkle-twinkle-using-music-with-infants-and-toddlers
• “Cardiac coherence, self-regulation, autonomic stability, and psychosocial well-being” by Rollin McCraty, Institute of HeartMath, Boulder Creek, CA, USA and Maria A. Zayas, Department of Psychology, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA, USA

If you would like to know more about our methods and the science behind Integral Steps, we encourage you to explore these links and resources. 
​

• Music and Movement - Instrumental in Language Development By Maryann Harman, M.A
• Start Smart - Building Brain Power in the Early Years. Revised Edition. By Pam Schiller
• Smart Moves - Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head. 2nd Edition. By Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.
• Education and Ecstasy, by George Leonard.
• “Beyond Twinkle Twinkle: Using Music with Infants and Toddlers” by Rebecca Parlakian. National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2010. https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/1514-beyond-twinkle-twinkle-using-music-with-infants-and-toddlers
• “Cardiac coherence, self-regulation, autonomic stability, and psychosocial well-being” by Rollin McCraty, Institute of HeartMath, Boulder Creek, CA, USA and Maria A. Zayas, Department of Psychology, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA, USA

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Fun Activities!

Springtime Scavenger Hunt

Spring has arrived and what better time to go on a scavenger hunt uses all of your senses!

Use the worksheet to explore the world budding before your eyes. 

Engage your positive emotions in anything you learn!
Did you know that positive emotions strengthen our memory, facilitate deeper learning, and support easier recall of information? 

By engaging your positive emotions while learning, memories created from the learning experience will be stored in more places in your brain, helping you learn better and recall information faster and more efficiently.

Practice -  Make sure you (and your children) get to experience what you are learning from within, and use the support of a multisensory strategy… 

• Play some music you feel passionate about while learning
• Turn what you learned into an exciting experience for others as you explain it or present it in creative ways
• Learn from someone who loves what they teach and their excitement is contagious!
• Touch, Smell, Taste, See
• Ask, Create, Invent​

An example of experiential learning from an IS parent: "At home this month we got to dig for real dinosaur bones as we learned about fossils!" - This hands-on activity promotes a thrilling environment for a child that enhances curiosity and creativity, increasing the chances that the understanding derived from this experience will stick for longer and make one want to learn more. ​