Contents  
   
 
 
 

The book covers an extensive range of topics from birth to three years. They include...

The importance of movement, music and play
Physical stages of development
The importance of Tummy Time
Fine Motor Activities
Massage
Tactile Experience
Language Development
Introducing an interest for reading
Music and Singing
The Environment
Playgrounds
Imagination
Make Believe
How To Develop Creativity
Developing Self Esteem
Food and Learning
Safety
Relaxation
Rolling
Sitting
Crawling
Walking
Running
Jumping
Rocking
Swaying
Spinning
Swinging
Climbing
Hanging
Throwing
Catching
Kicking

Testimonials

Congratulations to Robyn and Gill the authors of "MOVING TO LEARN". This book is a must for you to help your child develop to his or her full potential.
The first three years are crucial in the development of a child and the authors have created a book offering simple, creative and fun activities to help with the intellectual, physical and emotional needs of children. Any individual [or organization] involved with young children will enjoy incorporating the ideas presented in the book, as they encourage creativity, imagination and a back to basics approach, so easily overlooked in such a 'must have' consumer driven world. Most importantly the activities cost little or nothing.
The book is written in a chatty, humorous way, which makes it incredibly easy to follow. I look forward to watching this book rise to best seller status for parenting.
Anne Barnett
Managing director Bounty services Ltd.
It has been a pleasure to review "MOVING TO LEARN" prior to publishing. I concerned myself initially with the content from a safety perspective and found it to be appropriate in this respect. This book seeks to integrate a framework of play, music and movement activities that encourage and support parent’s own ideas and would be an ideal addition to the library of those seeking to expand their natural repertoire. I can thoroughly recommend "MOVING TO LEARN", not as a text book on child development, rather as a well thought out means to promote and enhance parent child relationships. This in addition to the more obvious, that of helping to build a resource of ideas and habits that stimulate normal development in young bodies and minds.
G. N. Fisher
Physiotherapist
Children’s early experiences are pivotal to their development and are also influential in determining their future approach to learning.Utilizing movement, music and play "MOVING TO LEARN" presents simple and enjoyable activities to enhance children’s development in numerous areas including sound awareness, which is a vital pre-requisite for reading and writing, and number sense which is important for numeracy development. It is with great pleasure, therefore that I recommend "MOVING TO LEARN" as a valuable resource for both parents and early childhood educators.
Ann Richardson
Specialist Intervention teacher; Woodleigh School, Minimbah
[ Dip.E d. B. E. Post Graduate Certificate in numeracy]
This book is the perfect gift for ALL new parents!!! It empowers families in their role as the child’s first teacher, providing parents with information and practical, affordable play activities they can do with their children. It also confirms wonderfully the importance of play as the primary source of learning in early childhood. I thoroughly recommend this book to parents attending my kindergarten.
Linda McGilvary
Head Teacher - Kidsfirst Kindergartens - Hawthornden
As new parents we naturally wish to provide the very best start for our son. “MOVING TO LEARN” has opened the demanding and confusing world of raising a child to us in a fun, clear, sensible, practical and inexpensive way. We have hours of fun playing and learning using the fantastic ideas in the book and feel relieved and excited that we aren’t leaving our child’s development to chance.
Fiona and Andrew Lill (new parents)