Marching dancing game
Marching dancing game
A dancing game that encourages marching.
Materials Required
- A clear space for marching
- Some music with a strong beat e.g. drumming music or a familiar children's song like "The Ants Go Marching"
Drums, tapping sticks or kitchen utensils for tapping e.g. spoons
Play experience profile
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Ages:
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Min Playtime5 - 15 Minutes
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Skills
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Energy LevelActive play
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Messiness Rating
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EYLF Outcomes
Play Experience Preparation
Prepare the area you wish to march in, make sure it is free from obstacles and trip hazards. - Have music ready to play or drums, instruments ready. - Get your singing voice ready for some fun with your child.Experience Steps
- Introduce your child to the concept of marching.
- Play music or drums/instruments and encourage your child to march around the room with you.
- Encourage your child to march into the other room and then come back.
- Encourage by showing your child how to march fast, slow and side to side.
What to talk about, or questions to ask during the experience
- Marching
- Loud and quiet
- Fast and slow
- Round and round
- Beat
- Rhythm
Build on this...
- March to another room and count the steps.
- March to your bedroom and get your favourite toy.
- March to the letterbox to collect the daily mail.
WHO guidelines for physical activity and sedentary behaviour
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This is a great activity to encourage physical activity in your child's day.
EYLF Outcomes
The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators.
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The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators. View PDF
- Children feel safe, secure, and supported
- Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work
EYLF Principle
Principle 3: High expectations and equity. Children progress well when they, their parents and educators hold high expectations for their achievement in learning.
EYLF Practice
Practice: Intentional teaching. Intentional teaching is deliberate, purposeful and thoughtful. They use strategies such as modelling and demonstrating, open questioning, speculating, explaining, engaging in shared thinking and problem solving to extend children’s thinking and learning.
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