YC1/Week 8/Lesson 8

Dear Young Child 1 Parent:

“I can’t see the wind, but I know it’s there.” How does the wind move? How does it affect trees, flags, kites, grass, and flowers? Can you feel the wind? In class we listened to “I Can’t See the Wind” and moved “like the wind.” At home, play your Home CD and move like the wind. Then try some contrasting movements with a rousing movement game to “Join the Parade.” Which types of movements do you and your child enjoy the most?

Movement activities provide many opportunities for children to express themselves. “We all need to experience the freedom and joy of our own creative movement…. We need to create, to express and be nourished as we learn from experiences which connect to our deepest selves.”*

Lynda

*A Moving Experience, by Teresa Benzwie, Ed.D., p. ix.