Elementary School Program
Groove to Grow is an elementary school music assembly program for K-2 and 3rd-5th grades!
Description
What is Neurodiversity? Groove to Grow is an interactive musical assembly program where students and their teachers experience multi-sensory, musical learning that celebrates minds of all kinds.
We will sing along to songs that explore important Social Emotional Learning (SEL) themes of empathy, inclusion, acceptance, self awareness, kindness and relationships as it relates to neurodiversity. Students will explore strategies for acceptance and inclusion, while expressing themselves through singing, and collaborative movement activities.
With exciting and fun opportunities for active participation and engagement, we’ll sing, tap, clap, shake, and move together, as we learn to appreciate the emotions of others, and accept that our differences are okay. Through rhythm instrument play, chants and call & response activities, we’ll practice active listening, turn-taking, and problem-solving. Everyone will feel inspired, uplifted, and empowered to make positive changes in their own lives and in the world around them.
Students will learn what the word neurodiversity means and how important it is to be accepting of neurodiverse differences. With older grades, we will open a conversation about neurodiversity, sing about it, and explore strategies for accepting and including neurodivergent people. In K-2, we will explore our differences through songs about kindness and respect, and learn about social cues, when facial expressions are not always reliable. For preschoolers, we simply celebrate our differences and focus on active listening, feelings, and showing kindness.
Objectives
1. Promote Understanding of Neurodiversity
2. Utilize Songs to Enhance Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
3. Encourage Active Participation and Engagement in Multi-Sensory Musical Activities
4. Foster Musical Expression, Self-Expression and Collaboration
5. Tailor Musical Content to Different Age Groups
6. Promote Emotional Connection through Music
Pricing Information
One Performance: $1286
Back to Back Performances: $1,875
One Workshop: $257
Program Length
Approximately 60 minutes with a 10-15 minute break between performances.
Number of Participants
Up to 300
Technical Specifications
45-60 minutes for set up. The space should be large and open, with room for movement. 25-30 minutes for strike down.
“Our principal raved and raved about the experience for all of the teachers and students, and our ILS Special Ed teacher was completely amazed that all six of her students stayed for the entire assembly and were completely focused for the entire time.
They have never all been able to stay for an assembly ever.
Michele is amazing, and I will continue to rave about her to anyone and everyone!”
– Christina Montanari, PTA President, Ridge Road Elementary, North Haven, CT
“Michele Urban Music is simply amazing!
My elementary students love to sing, dance, and tap to the beat of her songs while learning valuable lessons about kindness, respect, and acceptance. Michele’s infectious spirit and charisma captivated every one of my students today leaving them in awe when her engaging and interactive performance ended. Her newest title, “There’s Something You Don’t Know About Me,” captured the feelings of so many children who struggle with something that makes them “unique,” and the students loved it!
Great memories were made today at ECCA.”
– Tammy Behrens, K-4 Music Teacher, Eagle County Charter Academy, Edwards, Colorado
Themes Highlighted:
Empathy
Inclusion
Acceptance
Self Awareness
Kindness
Relationships
Neurodiversity
