This is the time for celebrating Thanksgiving in your toddler classroom or maybe your teaching about Thanksgiving as a celebration from another country. Dance and song are joyous ways to teach your toddlers about being grateful and how people around
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I was recently reminded by some Early childhood teachers about the importance of younger children learning about being a good friend. Using the appropriate tone of voice, facial expressions and the right words are all important parts of both socialization
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It important to remember when we play dance games with our students that we are playing them for a reason. Knowing what the game will achieve for your students will lead to better outcomes. Above all, a dance game must
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Using dances to encourage preschoolers to strengthen a range of muscle groups is fun for the students and for the teacher. Participating in a range of movement activities is highly beneficial for this age group. However these activities don’t need
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Early childhood educators are aware of the many benefits of teaching dance in children’s early years of learning. Because dance is preverbal in nature, it allows even the very young to communicate complex emotions and to enjoy the discovery of
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Creative dance helps develop language, math and science skills through exploring sizes, shapes, colours, and words. Dance is activity that explores patterns and sequences both recognising them and practicing remembering them. Counting and manipulating shapes are the basis for dance
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Musical play holds a special role in the early childhood classroom as well as in the home. Even as adults we remember the music and action songs of our childhood and often pass them down through the generations. Now research
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There is no limit to the variety of creative dance and movement activities you can do with you toddler. By the time your child is between 2 and 3 years old they will be able to explore a
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Dancing with your child at home is fun! You can do it inside or outside, in small or large spaces. Dance helps your child develop meaning-making and expression and provides healthy and active ways of enhancing a toddler’s ability to
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