You are about to embark upon an adventure that will prove to adults and children alike, that learning can be fun! Dinonastics is designed to teach children gross motor skills, hand-eye coordination, body awareness, balance, flexibility and rhythm. Dinonastics combines activities with the creative use of bean bags, jump ropes, shapes and music in such a way that parents and teachers will enjoy teaching--and children will enjoy learning! Best of all, Dinonastics activities may be used either in the home or in the classroom.
Basically, Dinonastics consists of physical activities geared especially for children ages 1 to 12. It is well known that a child's physical development is closely related to their mental development. In a book entitled Your Child Can Read and You Can Help states "As motor development increases, so does learning ability to store knowledge, as well as many of the other skills necessary for reading, such as concentrating, observing, remembering information and visual relationships". The activities included in Dinonastics will teach children the skills needed to enhance concentration, visual and spatial discrimination, sequencing and abstract thinking. All of the music used is original, specifically designed to assist adults in teaching Dinonastics.
Who has a need for Dinonastics? Essentially, all teachers and parents of pre-school through school aged children. Following the creative ideas and easy instructions provided, they will become confident with the material and activities in a short period of time. They will quickly see the relationship between the motor and mental skills being taught and the value to the children beyond their present age. As children learn new skills, they will be gaining confidence and security in themselves.
The entire Dinonastics program was created and written by Judy Weckerly. Judy has 3 school age children, has taught children since 1981, and knows the art of creating a learning environment that is not only educational, but is fun and enjoyable to use.
