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Ways We Move Art Activities

Children learn more effectively when multiple intelligences are addressed, according to Howard Gardner, the educational scholar responsible for the theory of multiple intelligences. Movement and art activities use bodily-kinesthetic intelligence and musical intelligence. Get brains and bodies working together with these simple activities.
  1. Dance and Draw

    • Cover a large table in paper. Attach the sides securely with tape. Allow each child to choose a crayon or marker. Tell them to dance around the table, drawing on the paper as they move. Encourage them to draw the music as they imagine it. Choose music with interesting beats, pauses and crescendos. Discuss the final project with the children upon completion. What do they see? How did the music make them feel?

    Ribbon Dancing

    • Give each child 4 to 5 feet of receipt paper. Provide them with a variety of art supplies to decorate the paper, such as markers, crayons, chalk, stamps, stickers or glitter. Attach one end of the paper to a paper towel tube using tape or a stapler. Play music for the children and encourage them to dance with their new "ribbon sticks."

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