Music and movement are inseparable. When young children hear music, they will move spontaneously.
In one family centre, a spacious room had been built with a wooden floor.
The furniture's arrival was delayed, and the children started using the space in its unfurnished state. We found that the children revelled in just having the space to run, jump, dance, roll and wriggle on the floor and exercise their bodies. It made us realise how cramped and confined our indoor spaces often are. We brought in the CD player for some music and movement sessions with small groups of children at a time.
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