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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.
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
  • 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
Ask what sound does the animal make?

Listen to The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns and encourage your child to move like the animals in the music
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