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Dance to the Beat

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-SC4.2b
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    24-36 months

Play a steady beat with sticks, a tambourine or a drum and encourage the children to walk, jump or dance to the beat. Call out, "Now move fast!" and tap the drum quickly. Then call out, "Slowly," changing the beat to a very slow one. Alternate moving fast and slowly. After a time, change the beat without calling it out and see if the children respond.

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