Valuing Children’s Interests

It comes as no surprise that young children like to move. This year the teachers in our three-year-old class noticed their student’s drawn to the music playing in the kiva area and dancing with one another. 

A white sheet was added to the kiva with an overhead projector to explore light and shadow in motion. 

“It’s like a ballerina” A photograph placed near the easels inspired one child to paint the motion of a twirling ballerina. 

Painting easels were placed outside with different types of music playing. As the children painted, the movement was evident with both their bodies and the strokes on their paper. 

“It’s so great, it made me feel amazing! It grown’d in my mind”