Have you noticed that many of your reception children are starting school with a weaker core and reduced gross motor skills? In recent years, many pre-schoolers have not had access to the large breadth of movement play that would have…
I couldn’t do a blog series on Early Years Dance without featuring Jabadao – the national centre for physical play. Jabadao was established in 1985 with the purpose of encouraging people of all ages to involve themselves in playful activity,…
In the fourth instalment in our series of blogs focusing on early years dance, I wanted to share some of the activities we have been doing with young children. My colleague Tahnee Lawson delivers dance sessions in nurseries, to parent…
In the previous blog, I mentioned the vestibular system. Until 18 months ago, I had never heard of this term, but the more I read on it the more fascinating it becomes! The vestibular system provides our sense of balance…
This week we are continuing the blog series on Early Years dance. Tasked with the job of creating a project to develop physical literacy in early years children, JumpStart (in conjunction with our local School Sports Partnership – Team Charnwood)…
It’s been a while since I’ve had chance to blog and one of the reasons is due to the amount of exciting projects we currently have on the go! JumpStart are working in conjunction with Team Charnwood to create and…