About Me and My Work Hello my name’s Lindy and just a few words to introduce myself. I’m a creative artist who delivers movement and music workshops for young children with my big yellow bag, the props inside and the songs I’ve made up to accompany them. I encourage participation through singing, dancing and fun! I have always used a child centred approach, working with 0-5 year olds for over 10 years in nurseries, pre school settings and participating in various projects, some with SureStart groups. I have attended numerous courses and training days to help me along the way, including shadowing on a Reggio inspired 2 year project called “How to Catch a Moonbeam and Pin it Down”, which was all about encouraging and acknowledging children’s imagination and creativity, giving them confidence to lead activities by exploring various props. On this same project I also learnt how to document and track individual’s responses to stimuli and this in turn has helped me to identify and develop the magic moments created in my own workshops.  A Magic Moment is:
I have always found the child centred approach is the best way to get results as it empowers each child and helps develop their confidence. SEA explains this:
My aim is to encourage physical, emotional, learning and language development using music, singing and movement as my means of achieving that. I include nature, animals, colours and numbers in my songs. I have written these songs over the years to accompany the different props that I use in different coloured bags. I have seen many benefits over the years, to this day the most rewarding experience is when the activity becomes child led, or a previously shy child feels confident enough to initiate or lead the creativity. What a great way of empowering and teaching young children! |
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