Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Music for Learning Recommended Reading Activities & Curriculum Arts & Crafts Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! We'll send you regular emails filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now   ACTIVITY Let’s Fly! By Rae Pica An Activity for Preschoolers Rocking and spinning stimulate a baby’s vestibular senses (the senses of motion and balance). Not only do many infants find this stimulation to be soothing, but it also has been found to contribute positively to the development of motor skills and reflexes. Curriculum Area Sensory development Before You Start Stand holding the baby in your arms, face down. Let's Begin 1. Starting slowly, turn with the baby. 2. Gradually increase your speed, happily exclaiming the she’s “flying.” 3. Occasionally pause in your turning, either stopping completely or rocking the baby back and forth. He’ll let you know what he prefers! Furthermore Babies also like to be held in laps and spun around in swivel chairs!   No materials needed. Articles and activities listed on this website may be printed for single use. No article or activity may be duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole or in part, without permission from the publisher, Excelligence Learning Corporation. Contact Permissions Department.

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