MeMoves Tips

"**MeMoves Tips**" is a MeMoves bonus feature.

## Transcript

### School Edition

* **Roberta**: SmartMoves is great, and it's not just for kids. The whole family can enjoy it too. Start by listening and watching. The clicks that you hear, and the movement of the animated pattern that you see. Introduce the rhythm to the shape of each movement. You want to imitate the movement of the person on the screen. You can follow each person if you were looking into a mirror image, or switch hands to perform the puzzles using the other side. Do it's most comfortable for you, but be consistent. If you get tired, you can rest your arms, or just shake them out, when the screen goes dark between each movement. It's important to keep pace with the timing of the music, the animated shape, and the movement of each person on the screen. See if you can feel the pulse of the music, and let it guide you. If you're having trouble with some of the harder movements, start by moving only the hand with the more difficult pattern, before trying to coordinate both hands together. Then, have partners mirror each other, or take turns guiding by touch, and following with their eyes closed. Remember, kids will be challenged by different things. Some may have no trouble at all with coordination and pattern recognition, but struggle with beat competence. When you've mastered the puzzle, you can increase the challenge, by trying to follow the path of each hand with your eyes, instead of watching the screen. Then, close your eyes as you perform the movements, and open them to see if you're keeping time with the movement on the screen. But remember, it's not about the destination, or getting it right, or perfecting the performance. It's about the journey, about the process. Enjoying the challenge, and having fun. We'll provide the greatest benefits. Good luck, and have fun.

### Home Edition

* **Roberta**: The first tip for using SmartMoves is that it's not just for kids. The whole family can enjoy it too. Start by listening and watching. The clicks that you hear, and the movement of the animated pattern that you see. Introduce the rhythm to the shape of each movement. You want to imitate the movement of the person on the screen. You can follow each person if you were looking into a mirror image, or switch hands to perform the puzzles using the other side. Do it's most comfortable for you, but be consistent. If you get tired, you can rest your arms, or just shake them out, when the screen goes dark between each movement. It's important to keep pace with the timing of the music, the animated shape, and the movement of each person on the screen. See if you can feel the pulse of the music, and let it guide you. If you're having trouble with some of the harder movements, start by moving only the hand with the more difficult pattern, before trying to coordinate both hands together. Then, have partners mirror each other, or take turns guiding by touch, and following with their eyes closed. Remember, kids will be challenged by different things. Some may have no trouble at all with coordination and pattern recognition, but struggle with beat competence. When you've mastered the puzzle, you can increase the challenge, by trying to follow the path of each hand with your eyes, instead of watching the screen. Then, close your eyes as you perform the movements, and open them to see if you're keeping time with the movement on the screen. But remember, it's not about the destination, or getting it right, or perfecting the performance. It's about the journey, about the process. Enjoying the challenge, and having fun. We'll provide the greatest benefits. Good luck, and have fun.