{"product_id":"tap-and-rap-move-and-groove-9798885540520","title":"Tap and Rap, Move and Groove","description":"\u003cb\u003eYoung children play and learn together with lively dance chants. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTap and Rap, Move and Groove\u003c\/i\u003e brings movement into homes and early childhood classrooms with rhythmic chants for children to move and dance to. Designed to link movement, language, and rhythm, the chants are for children and adults to do together, saying the words while performing the movement prompts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStep and clap, step and clap, \u003cbr\u003eAs we do our waving rap! \u003cbr\u003eWave your arms, way up high. \u003cbr\u003eReach your fingers to the sky. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoven throughout \u003ci\u003eTap and Rap, Move and Groove\u003c\/i\u003e are many opportunities for children to contribute their own ideas and explore movement possibilities, nurturing creative thinking, problem-solving, and self-expression. Dance chants also provide language benefits, as children incorporate new vocabulary, recognize rhythm, repeat the sequence of words and movements, and learn how the chants partner with specific movements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo music is required for the dance chants, but it can be added. \u003ci\u003eTap and Rap, Move and Groove\u003c\/i\u003e includes information for adults who want to enhance and expand the dance activities with music, props, varied words, and movements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConnie Bergstein Dow\u003c\/b\u003e has an MFA from the University of Michigan and is the author \u003ci\u003eOne, Two, What Can I Do? Dance and Music for the Whole Day\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDance, Turn, Hop, Learn! Enriching Movement Activities for Preschoolers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrom A to Z with Energy\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTap and Rap, Move and Groove\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written a preschool teacher handbook for WeTHRIVE! with movement activities that address the Ohio Early Learning Content Standards for language arts and mathematics and contributed to the development of a dance curriculum for the Ohio Department of Education Model Arts Curriculum. Connie has also written articles for \u003ci\u003eHighlights High Five\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Young Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYoung Children\u003c\/i\u003e (NAEYC), and \u003ci\u003eEarly Childhood News\u003c\/i\u003e. She divides her time between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Boulder, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Spirit Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625681228050,"sku":"9798885540520","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee94a772-5f6a-488e-ab13-d412aee3ea55.jpg?v=1732636253","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tap-and-rap-move-and-groove-9798885540520","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}