“No child left bored”

Iole Vitti
The tremendous importance of early
experience
• All experiences matter,but
those in early life have
particular importance for later
life.Accordingly,education (in a
general sense)should begin in
the first months of life.
 Whole-body games
and Hand play

balance
Coordination eye-hand
eye-foot

Vision peripheral vision

near/far

Tactile Touch
Texture

Spatial Awareness, directional awareness

Observation and Organization skills

cooperation Naming parts of the

imagination Verbal and body
trust listening skills /colors/shapes/family/toys
self-esteem /fruit/vegetables, etc.
self-confidence Chants/Action stories/
Group Games sense of humor Rhythm rhymes and circle activities
joy / fun
interdependence
sensitivity Songs / Songs and
Music movement
multicultural
experience
Plays
Theater Dance

Stories
Imagination Make believe

Iole Vitti
Projected Play

Eva Jonai
 What a nice dog!

1- Fold the paper in the middle and crease it. 5- Lift the bottom part up (just one piece
2- Fold the right hand corner. of paper).

3- Fold the left hand corner.
You’ve got the dog’s ears.
4- Fold the top part down (just a little) and
you’ll see a small triangle in the back.
6- Can you see its nose and mouth?
7- Draw the two eyes of your dog.
Choose a nice color to paint them.
8- To make it funnier, why don’t you
draw its tongue and color it in red?
Personal Play

Eva Jonai
 The importance of action and activity

‘The brain learns best and retains most

when the organism is actively involved in
exploring physical sites and materials
and asking questions to which it actually
craves answers. Merely passive
experiences tend to attenuate and have
little lasting impact.’
Who stole the cookies from the cookie-jar?

Who stole the cookies from the cookie-jar?

Tommy stole the cookies from the cookie-jar!

Who? Me?

Yes, you!

Not me!
Who, me?
Yes, Me!
Then who?

Linda stole the cookies from the cookie-jar!

Linda stole the cookies from the cookie-jar!

Who? Me?...

Eva Jonai
Give me an A! A!
Give me a B! B!
Give me an ABCDEFG! ABCDEFG!
Give me an H! H!
Give me an I !I!
Give me an HIJKLMNOP! HIJKLMNOP!
Give me a Q! Q!
Give me an R! R!
Give me a QRSTUVW! QRSTUVW!
Give me an X! X!
Give me a Y! Y!
Give me a Z! Z!
So tell me now, I think we got
What did you get? The alphabet!

Bob Schneider
Cross-Lateral Movement

-Energizes body and mind

-Releases tension
-Activates both sides of the brain
-Prepares for fine motor skills –reading &writing
-Enhances thinking comprehension & learning
It's raining today, It's raining today.
Hello rain, Hello rain.
We want to play outside today.
We want to play outside.
Hello rain, Hello rain.
Raindrops fall,
Raindrops falling down,
Ev'ry where, All around me.
Raindrops fall,
Raindrops falling down,
Ev'ry where, All around.
It's rain, Hello rain,
Hello rain. Hello, rain.

(Words and music by Marcia Berman

Choreography by Anne Lief Barlin)
Kufunda Village-Zimbabwee-2006

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