Move like a...
Young children need plenty of physical exercise to develop and stay healthy. This is a great activity for young children to encourage them to get moving and best of all it can be done indoors or outside. You don't need a lot of space or complicated resources and it can be easily adapted for different ages and interests.
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Activity
What age is this suitable for? Suitable for a range of ages but mainly children aged 2 to 5 years What do I need? A list of animals who move in different ways Optional: prompts such as small animal figures, soft toys or flash cards Optional: The Carnival of the Animals via YouTube or other recording |
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What do I do?
Ask your child to think about how an animal on your list might move
Suggest another animal
What else could I do?
Instead of a list have a bag of animals or flashcards with pictures on animals on.
Listen to The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns and encourage your child to move like the animals in the music
Ask your child to think about how an animal on your list might move
- Can they move like that animal?
- Model it yourself if they aren't sure and describe the movement for them
- Can they change the movement? Faster or slower; low down or stretching up high?
Suggest another animal
- Compare the differences
What else could I do?
Instead of a list have a bag of animals or flashcards with pictures on animals on.
- Ask the child to choose an animal from the bag or card from the pile
- This can be played independently or led by an older child instead of an adult
Listen to The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns and encourage your child to move like the animals in the music