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Exploring Music & Movement
Having children in the Under 3's room that are interested in music and movement has recently become a bridge for children to understand the early concept of showing kindness by sharing their space with eachother. This started with their exploration during mat time, exploring, investigating, and learning about music and physical movements. Tamariki are copying their kaiako and friends, they are dancing following the rhythm and imitating the words.
We extended music and movement with ribbon dancing, exploring the acoustic music instrument, and our lovely Mel invited children to dance together with the music. Chiuldren started to sing aloud and imitating our words that we used in the song and confidently moving their body.
They are learning to share their spaces with other children, sharing the resources and taking care of them, they are also learning about controlling their body movement.