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| Activity | Rhythm group | Robot group | Comparison group |
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| 1 | Hello song
(i) Child asked to sing to trainer and model
(ii) Song: hello everybody, yes indeed | Introduction
Child asked to greet the trainer, model, and robot | Introduction
Child asked to greet the trainer and model |
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| 2 | Action song
(i) Child asked to sing and engage in finger play
(ii) Song: open shut them | Warm-up game
Child asked to copy whole-body stretching moves of the Nao robot | Book reading
Child reads age-appropriate book while taking turns with trainer and model |
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| 3 | Beat keeping
(i) Child asked to copy trainer during rhythmic arm and leg actions
(ii) Song: stop, go, go, go | Action game
(i) Child asked to engage in upper and lower body synchrony games with Nao robot and model
(ii) Theme: start and stop game | Building
(i) Child builds creations using Play-Doh, Lego, and so forth
(ii) Theme: make a Lego car |
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| 4 | Music making
(i) Child asked to play instruments like drums, xylophones, cymbals, tambourines, and so forth
(ii) Song: jingle jingle jingle jive | Drumming game
(i) Child asked to practice simple and complex drum patterns with Nao robot and model
(ii) Theme: start and stop game | Arts and crafts
(i) Child makes creations by drawing, coloring, cutting, and so forth
(ii) Theme: make a vegetable basket |
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| 5 | Moving game
(i) Child asked to copy trainer during gross motor actions like skipping, hopping, jumping, and so forth
(ii) Song: on the bridge of Newtown | Walking
(i) Child asked to follow Rovio robot with the model to trace letters and shapes on the floor
(ii) Theme: tracing letter “L” | Cleanup
Child asked to clean up all supplies used for the session |
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| 6 | Farewell song
(i) Child asked to sing to trainer and model
(ii) Song: it was good to see you | Farewell
Child asked to bid goodbye to the trainer, model, and robot | Farewell
Child asked to bid goodbye to trainer and model |
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