CREATIVE SOUND PLAY FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: A PROVEN SYSTEM

Hayes Greenfield , author of a new book  of the same title ,  is the founder of Creative Sound Play, an interconnected, play-based, generative learning system for Pre-K educators, as well as an award-winning Electro-Acoustic looping artist and jazz musician, notable film composer, and innovative educator. With over 30 years of experience working with students, teachers, and education professionals, Hayes thrives on continually challenging boundaries and expectations for the classroom. His book, Creative Sound Play for Young Learners: A Teacher’s Guide to Enhancing Transition Times, Classroom Communities, SEL, and Executive Function Skill (Routledge, Eye on Education Series, 2024), is a fun and engaging guide that invites educators to use sound-making as a collaborative, play-based practice in early childhood classrooms, Hayes thinks outside the box when it comes to learning and has proven results for  young children and learning.