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Dr. Becky Bailey and The Learning Station unite to
create interactive, fun, brain-boosting movement songs and activities
that foster optimal brain integration. This collection of 19 engaging
tunes includes stop and go activities that improve attention spans,
breathing and stretching songs to disengage the stress response, and
connecting songs that enhance impulse control skills. Take a musical
break, cross your midline, touch your heart, inspire your soul,
integrate your brain and boost learning with this incredible CD.
Lyrics, movements & BRAIN BOOSTING
activities. are Included
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 Complete Track List:
- Boogie Rock
- Brain Boogie Boosters
- Greetings
- Move And Freeze
- Watch Me Listen
- Calm Your Brain
- You Are Heart
- Wadlee Atcha
- Itsy Ditsy Spider
- Peace Like A River
- Skip Count
- I Gotta Go
- Nutrition Pyramid
- Brain Game
- Brain Breaks
- Friends Connect
- Team of Two
- It's A Marvelous Day
- Safe and Calm
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Samples:
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Creative Child Magazine CD
of the Year
Dr. Toy's 100 Best
Children's Products & 10
Best Audio-Video Category
Early Childhood NEWS,
Directors' Choice
Children's Music Web Finalist
Professional Reviews
About.com
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Times Company
By
Espie Estrella, Guide to Music
Education at About.com, July 2009
Children
will find the songs in this CD fun to listen to;
parents and educators will appreciate the concept behind it. With songs
that
encourages kids to get up and participate while stimulating brain
power, Brain
Boogie Boosters truly lives up to its name.
Pros
- 19
engaging songs
- Songs
written in various styles
- Liner
notes contains lyrics, illustrations, instructions and activities
- Promotes
movement and learning
- Uses
music to stimulate the brain
Cons
The
Learning Station; an award-winning children’s recording
and performing company, has joined creative forces with Dr. Becky
Bailey; an
expert in the fields of childhood education and developmental
psychology, to
create Brain Boogie Boosters.
Brain
Boogie Boosters
contains songs that will entice young listeners to get up
and move. The great thing about this CD is that while children are
having fun
acting out the words, singing along and/or dancing to the music, they
are also
learning.
Each
song was carefully written to
help improve memory and impulse control, instill appreciation, inspire
empathy
and target other factors that are important to a child's emotional and
mental
development.
For
example, the song "Boogie
Rock" encourages kids to shake off the blues and dance, while the
touching
song "You Are Heart" reminds kids about the importance of kindness.
Other songs like "Greetings," "Friends Connect" and
"Team of Two" helps develop social skills. The CD ends with the
soothing voice of Dr. Bailey as she instructs listeners to be "Safe and
Calm."
The
music was composed by Don and
Laurie Monopoli; they also collaborated with Dr. Bailey for the lyrics.
Background vocals was provided by the USA Kids Singers.
This
CD will be a nice addition to a
preschool teacher's music library. Some of the songs may be used for
stretching
or warm-up exercises; other songs may be used during circle time or
transition.
http://musiced.about.com/od/softwaresdvdcd/gr/brainboogie.htm
By Learning Magazine,
Teacher Evaluation, January 2009
I have seen hundreds of musical things for young kids and I have never
seen one that gives such an interesting description of how your body is
affected by doing certain things. The music is new to me for the most
part, with the exception of a few familiar tunes. It's nice to have a
mix of both. It's important for many kids to have a transition time
between activities and this cd gives you lots of ideas. This musical CD
integrates "the whole child". Children learn as they sing and even aid
in their brain stimulation! Lyrics teach while actions boost "health".
Also, some of the songs are to the tune of "old songs" that make the
songs easy to learn. I like that the CD comes with the words in a
little booklet. I like that at the introduction of each song in the
booklet, there is a short and simple explanation of how that song
encourages brain development.
It's a nice cd, and I like the feature explanations before each song,
they can prompt some good discussions. The messages of the songs are
positive ones. I think that kids will enjoy this and families can build
on the messages. I think that because of the messages it stands out a
bit from other products on the market. I would definitely recommend
this product to parents. With so much testing in schools, I will even
use this in my classroom before testing to stimulate brain power. I
feel this CD is great for any age! Yes, I would recommend other parents
to buy this product. It is a CD that can be played in a car or at home.
Children of many different ages can enjoy listening to it and doing the
actions at the same time. Reading the little blurbs about brain
development are very interesting and informative.
The Few, The Proud…The
Award-Winning Toys
Who Made the Cut This
Year?
By Alison Marek and Julie
L. Jones, TDmonthly Magazine
Thousands of products are introduced to the toy industry every year,
but only a limited number are good enough, playable enough and
innovative enough to garner an award.
In addition to issuing TDmonthly Awards, TDmonthly Magazine regularly
asks manufacturers to present their award winners to our readers so
that retailers can quickly identify products with great potential and
manufacturers can learn and be inspired by others' successes. Here are
the most recent responses:
Brain Boogie Boosters: This 19-track album is specially created to get
kids moving while also aiding the learning process. It features
original music by Don and Laurie Monopoli of the Learning Station, both
of whom collaborated with Dr. Becky Bailey of Loving Guidance Inc. on
the lyrics. Stop-and-go activities boost attention spans, songs for
breathing and stretching help relieve stress, and "connecting songs"
improve impulse control skills.
http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/new_product.asp?id=20305
By Veronica Schwartz, Des
Plaines Public Library, School Library Journal, Oct. 1, 2008
Brain Boogie Booster, PreS-Gr 3—The Learning Station and Dr. Becky
Bailey, an expert in childhood education and developmental psychology,
teamed up to create a series of 19 brain-boosting songs designed to
improve attention span, disengage the stress response, and enhance
impulse control. This enjoyable collection of 19 songs, many with a
rock and roll feel, encourage participation. Most of the tunes teach
lessons while encouraging children to have fun. "Greetings" explains
how to properly greet others. "Calm Your Brain" teaches children to
count to four in four different languages, while "Skip Count" reviews
counting to 30 by 2s. Informational tunes such as "I Gotta Go" (reviews
bathroom etiquette) and "Nutrition Pyramid" are included. "Move and
Freeze" will get children up and moving, while "You Are Heart" will
calm listeners. In the accompanying booklet, Dr. Bailey, whose
Conscious Discipline program was honored by the Character Education
Partnership, provides information for parents and librarians about why
each song is valuable for the brain. Directions for physical movements
and song lyrics are also provided in the booklet. Educators and parents
will appreciate the developmental focus of this collection, while
children will enjoy participating in the songs.—Veronica Schwartz, Des
Plaines Public Library, IL
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6601438.html
The Midwest Book Review
By Midwest Book
Review, Children's Bookwatch , Music
Shelf, June 2008
Combining music with motion is one of the most effective ways to
combine physical and cognitive stimulation with young children. That is
the conceptual basis for Becky Bailey's "Brain Boogie Boosters", a CD
album featuring nineteen interactive songs and activity combinations
that will entertain as they enhance attention spans, relieve stress,
and enhance impulse control skills. With a total running time of 55
minutes, the individual pieces include Boogie Rock; Greetings; Move and
Freeze; Watch me Listen; Calm Your Brain; You Are Heart; Wadlee Atcha;
Itsy Ditsy Spider; Peace Lie a River; Skip Count; I Gotta Go; Nutrition
Pyramid; Brain Game; Brain Breaks; Friends Connect; Team of Two; It's a
Marvelous Day; Safe and Calm; and the title piece, Brain Boogie
Boosters. An outstanding presentation with flawless production
qualities, and featuring an accompanying twenty page booklet with
lyrics, movements and brain boosting activities, "Brain Boogie
Boosters" is very highly recommended for family, preschool, daycare,
elementary school, home schooling, and community library CD music
collections for young children.
http://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/jun_08.htm
Kids'
Music that Rocks
By Warren Truitt, Kids'
Music that Rocks, New York Children's Librarian, May 30 2008
The Learning Station,
Brain Boogie Boosters
Perfect example of "don't judge a CD by its cover": At first glance I
thought this was another mass-produced collection of
impersonally-performed edutunes ... wrong! Written by Don and Laurie
Monopoli and Dr. Becky Bailey, with performance help from Paul Opalach,
these catchy songs encourage exercise, relaxation, and meditation.
Great for classroom use!
http://kidsmusicthatrocks.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html
Move It and Lose It!
By Cliff Annicelli,
Editor, Playthings Magazine, 9/1/2008
With days soon to get shorter, kids may well need a little help staying
active while indoors. Several new multimedia releases look to help in
that endeavor, offering music and videos to which children can move
along. Others go so far as to serve up songs that help children’s
brains while still making their butts shake. And for kids who need a
workout on their inner beauty, there are even a few releases here
designed for that purpose, too.
Created in partnership with noted “Conscious Discipline” workshop
leader Dr. Becky Bailey, Brain Boogie Boosters ($15), from The Learning
Station, Melbourne, Fla., offers 19 brain boosting activities set to
music, including stop-and-go activities designed to improve kids’
attention spans, breathing and stretching songs to disengage the stress
response, and “connecting” songs created to enhance kids’ impulse
control skills.
http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6595461.html