YALA Artsplay! at Home: Take Me Down to the Second Line

Mama Don’t Cry

Emotional Development

Did you know caregivers have a great impact on emotional development of their little ones? Learn how you can positively impact the emotional understanding of your child this week during our YALA Artsplay!TM workshop, featuring Singing Chants originating from second line parades on Sundays in New Orleans and artwork from New Orleans African American Museum.

Roll Wit Me

Social Development

Preschoolers tend to garner attention wherever they go. Our little celebrities need friends. Relationships are the building blocks of healthy development. Learn how to nurture your child’s innate desire for social connection this week during our YALA Artsplay!TM workshop, using call and response chants that give young children the opportunity to practice active listening and effective communication. They will imitate, explore the voice, and gain confidence in singing together.

Do What Cha Wanna

Word Relationships

Up and down; large and small; big and little; fast and slow. Learning about opposites is a great way for children to develop their critical thinking skills. This early exploration with comparison builds the foundations of a host of mathematical concepts, including understanding measurement, time, and spatial reasoning. Build understanding of these concepts during this week’s YALA Artsplay!TMworkshop, while we use our “footwork” in the second line parade.

When the Saints Go Marching In

Math Foundations

Let’s go marching in a second line band or dancing in a second line parade! One-to-one number correspondence, or understanding that the word “one” is directly connected to one step or one march, is an important foundation in math. What better way to explore it than with marching in a band or “second lining”? Sing and count along as we play in everyone’s anticipated Sunday ritual, the second line.

Audubon Zoo

Imaginative Play

Imaginative play helps your child to process the world around them. Explore this week during our YALA Artsplay!TM as we use drama and play to create zoo animals from the Audubon zoo with our bodies. Learn how to engage your child’s creative side through imaginary play.

All On Mardi Gras Day

Multiple Development Areas

Preschoolers can enjoy Mardi Gras year-round as they develop their cognitive and physical skills! Learn how to promote your child’s development by simply including them in an imaginary Mardi Gras day; from climbing a ladder to catch beads to putting on our costumes to playing instruments in the brass band at this week’s YALA Artsplay!TM workshop.