Creative Skills Manager Heather Armstrong spoke with dance artist and creative movement practitioner Skye Reynolds.
We have split their conversation into two sections: the first episode focuses on developmental patterns and how children learn through movement, the second takes this learning and explores how we can use it to deliver creative movement experiences.
Wee Inspirations are are ideas you can send to the families you work with, or use in your setting. If you want to access all the Wee Inspiration idea cards, head to the main Wee Inspirations webpage.
Think up animals that move in different ways - curl up and stretch like starfish, slither like sea snakes, wriggle like tadpoles, hop like frogs and scamper like lizards. Choosing a theme can help spark imaginations, like ocean or jungle.
Make a tunnel with your legs, or with your hands and feet on the floor or even with a wall! You can arch your body to make a tunnel between you and the wall, or the adventurous can put their hands on the floor and walk up the wall to make a handstand tunnel.
5 ways with... is a series that gives you a whole week of ideas with one resource! This time we're focusing on how scarves are great for movement, imaginative play and sensory play!