Home Hot Topics Articles About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading ECN Radio NEWSlink Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Teaching Peace with Elyse Ideas and Activities for Indoor and Outdoor Play The Reading Corner Teaching Children with Special Needs How to Get a School Grant Earlychildhood NEWS Blog Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Subscribe today to our monthly newsletter!   ACTIVITY Mirror Game By Rae Pica This game not only helps children consider the limitations and capabilities of their body parts, it also helps them learn to physically imitate what they see. Before You Start Talk to the children about mirrors and their reflections. Where in their homes do the children have mirrors? What do they see when they look into them? If you have a mirror available, use it as an example. Let's Begin 1. Stand in front of the children, and explain that they should pretend to be your reflection in the mirror, imitating your every move. You then move parts of your body in various ways (for example, nodding your head, waving a hand) slowly and without verbal instruction; and the children do likewise. Furthermore When the children are ready, ask them to pair off and stand facing each other. One child performs a series of simple movements (standing in place), which the second child mirrors. After a while, partners reverse roles.   Tweet A mirror (optional). Plastic Craft Mirrors - Set of 12 Acrylic Speech Mirror 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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