This document provides an agenda and overview for a session on the importance of movement for learning in young children. Some key points covered include: - Movement is important for developing skills like language, memory, problem solving and physical coordination. - Physical activities help develop "habits of mind" like persistence, flexibility, responsibility and impulse control. - Babies are born with reflexes that support early motor development and these continue developing in the first year. - Suggested activities to get babies moving include floor time, tummy time, rolling, crawling games and toys that support different stages of development. - Music and dancing are also encouraged for early movement and learning.

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4. What characteristics/aptitudes/dispositions do you want you child to have when they enter school at 5? Describe it to a partner? Start with the end in mind….

9. Why is movement so important for learning and behaviour? “ Experiences change the brain.” (Healy 2004)