Numbers on the Move

I very much enjoy Theresa Benzwie's Alphabet Movers, and now I also love her 2011 publication Numbers on the Move. I was very excited to stumble upon this book, as I have a similar number based warm up I love to do with young ones.

Mark Weber's illustrations of a diverse group of children are joyful and playful. I very much appreciate children's books that show a variety of young boys and girls dancing. 

The simple premise of the book will lead to a fun warm up in an parent/child, preschool, or kindergarten dance class. Both dance teaching artists and classroom teachers will find this book fun and easy to use.

As we begin to count, there is a movement idea with each number:

One stretch

Two slides

Three jumps

The book goes up to number 10, and counts down again.