Together we’re a circle of support, love, and belonging.
Our circle dances are a very special time in Our Time. A circle is a symbol of community, and in it we all contribute equally. For your toddler, our circle dances give him a chance to see everyone and be part of our community. There is no beginning or end to our circle, just as there are no leaders or followers; we all create our dance together.
At home this week sing, listen, and dance to all of the circle dances we’ve enjoyed as a group this semester. Whether you’re in a circle of two or many, your toddler will experience the vital feeling of belonging.
Kindermusik’s Foundations of Learning - some of the benefits your child received from today’s activities are:
Steady Beat: The most fundamental property of music is beat, the underlying, unchanging, repeating pulse. Feeling and moving to a steady beat develops a sense of time and the ability to organize and coordinate movements within time.
Ball Play: “Children are intrigued by bouncing balls. However, early in development, children are ‘moved’ by the balls rather than ‘moving’ the balls where they wan them to go..A veryfrequent occurrence is that the young child will drop the ball and then immediately flex at the hips to folow the ball down. The result most often is not only a ‘miss’ on the catch but a ‘hit’ in the chest or even the face as the rebounding ball collides with the bent-over child. In most cases, it takes some guidance for the child to ’notice’ that if the ball is dropped, it will bounce back up. It may also take some verbal rehearsal to help insure success as a ‘drop, wait, catch.’”
