Dancing Alphabet Letters

This book is designed for parents and educators as a tool to help children learn the alphabet and develop literacy skills for children ages 3 to 8. The movement exercises are both fun and educational. The exercises utilize whole child development theory related to the work of Piaget: Children learn best when they are active. In all four books in The Literacy on the Move Series, they learn new words as they dance them. Each book has a companion coloring/activity book to reinforce the learning experience.

Letters can Do More than make WORDS; given a chance, they might even start a DANCE

Dance? Yes! Acro with A; Bunny Bop with B; Cakewalk with C; Disco with D; Eagle Rock with E; Flamenco with F; Geisha with G; Hula with H; Irish Step with I; Kangaroo Clown Hop with K; Line Dance with L; Mariposa Mambo with M; Nene Waddle with N; Octopus Shuffle with O; Polka Dot Polka with P; Quick Glider Step and Slider with Q; La Rumba Rosa with R; Silly Skip and Waggle with S; Train Stomp with T; Unicorn Run Don't Hide with U; Viper Wriggle with V; Xantus's Hummingbird Flight with X; Yak Trek with Y; and Zebra Zumba with Z!

This book is for children from 3-8.

These word dances offer:

• A fun and effortless way to learn the alphabet and how words are formed by letters
• An immediate, kinesthetic understanding of letters and words
• Physical coordination and cognitive development
• Literacy Enhancement: Words have meaning when the words and movement merge.
• Introduction to images/metaphors
• Aesthetic appreciation of literature and motivation to read