Musical Movements

Materials You Need: Music with different rhythms; wooden trowel/spatula/spoon or stick. 

What You Can Do Together: To start this activity, have the music you will use with your little one ready; you can use music with different rhythms and make them easy to follow.

Carry your little one and dance to the rhythm of the music. You can move around the house so that he or she becomes familiar with the movement. Then you can sit with your little one on the floor, on a comfortable surface, and follow the rhythm of the music, this time hitting the floor with the wooden paddle/spatula or with your hands. Invite her to imitate the movements you make.

In this activity, your little one will not follow the rhythm, but it will be an introduction so that she can achieve it later.

If you can't put on music, you can sing a song and dance and perform movements on the floor to the beat.

What Your Child is Learning: With this activity, you will help your little one initiate his or her sense of rhythm and establish a relationship with movement and sit with some support.