Move 'N' Groove Activities
All of the activities in the Move ‘N’ Groove Kit are designed to encourage movement through music and dance. Encourage children to move and groove as they please. Have fun and enjoy watching them spin, turn, dance, float, shake and wiggle with delight!
Recommended Music
- Wee Sing Book and music album Collection, by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp, Penguin Publishing.
- Music: Preschool Aerobic Fun, by Georgina Stewart. Kimbo Educational
- Music: Children’s Folk Dances, Kimbo Educational
- Music: Moving with Mozart, Kimbo Educational
- Music: Yoga for Kids, Kimbo Educational
- Music: 30 Party Songs, 2008 Twin Sisters IP, LLC
- Music: More Kidz Bop Gold, Kidzbop.com
- Music: Sing & Dance, by Jack Grunsky
Instructions for Teachers
- Use Exercise Breaks as often as possible during classroom time. Choose at least one Exercise Break every day!
- Make adaptations to the Exercise Breaks as needed to help children be as active as possible, while keeping safety as the primary requirement.
- Remember to mark the CHILE Physical Activity calendar when your class has participated in an Exercise Break.
- Use the enrichment activity, or any other part of the lesson to meet the learning domains outlined in the Federal Head Start Child Outcomes Framework.
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Remember, Exercise Breaks have been designed so that your children:
- Have fun!
- Are safe!
- Are set-up-for-success!
- Have maximum movement!