Find an animal to watch with your child.
Observe the way it moves and notice how its body is suited to that particular kind of movement: look for snakes slithering; frogs, toads, and bunnies hopping; squirrels and cats climbing; birds and insects flying; and insects walking.
How many different kinds of movement can you see?
For an extension activity invite your child to move like the different kinds of animals you observed.
Slither, Swoop, Swing, by Alex Ayliffe.
Peck, Slither and Slide, by Suse MacDonald.
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