I am a Dancer shows children engaged in all kinds of movement mostly outdoors. 

"I am a dancer with the leaping deer,

 the wheeling hawk,

 the soaring eagle,

 the darting hummingbird,

 the jumping frog."

After a reading, why not take a music player outside and dance yourselves?  For added fun, take out scarves or ribbons to swirl around in space.  When you connect the content of the book to play activities, listening comprehension improves.

A growing number of research studies emphasize the positive impact of free outdoor play on children’s emotional and physical health. (more...)