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How to Learn Through Music Toys

Music is a powerful tool when it comes to learning. It helps children to grab concepts faster and helps to develop awareness and music appreciation. Some teachers use music therapy for autistic children to help them calm down. Music helps children to learn and understand new concepts for other school subjects such as math, English and reading. By investing in good-quality music toys when your child is young, you can get your child's learning off to a brighter start.

Instructions

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  Teach your toddler how to count with music toys that are designed for counting. LeapFrog's Learn &Groove section offers a Counting Maracas toy that counts to ten each time the child shakes the maracas. If you want your child to learn how to count to ten in Spanish, you can set it in Spanish mode. With the "Fisher Price Learn Through Music" system, Elmo sings a counting song up to the number five. Elmo also quizzes the child on the order of the numbers.
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  Introduce the alphabet to your child through music toys. Music toys such as Leap Frog Learn &Groove's Alphabet Drum, Spin and Sing Alphabet Zoo, and Phonics Radio are musical toys that will help your child to learn the alphabet and letter sounds.
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  Improve your child's awareness of music with the use of music toys that employ multiple tasks and have multiple features for your child's play. LeapFrog has a Learn &Groove Musical Table that helps the child develop problem solving skills by involving the child in multiple tasks. Not only will your child learn sounds of the Alphabet, but the musical table helps with the child's visual sense and much more. You can also set it to Spanish mode.
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  Teach your child rhythm, tempo and sound with music toys. Musical toys include songs for the alphabet, counting, and traditional songs for your child to learn. These toys enhances your child's ear to musical beats, sounds and rhythms. "Fisher Price" has a "Learn through Music" system for the child to learn music instruments such as guitar, the violin and other instruments. Dora the Explorer teaches children the Spanish names of the each instrument as well.

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