"Move with the numbers, count to the beat. Clap your hands. Tap your feet. Count one two three four, with your Head Shoulders Elbows Hands Arms Hips Knees Feet!"

Early childhood educator Teresa Benzwie believes that dance and movement foster imagination, which is essential to the learning process. Her philosophy—that creative movement helps children gain knowledge through the body—is incorporated in Numbers on the Move, an appealing and entertaining book that urges kids to dance, stretch, and move as they learn to count and play with numbers.

Featuring playful, full-color illustrations, this book offers dynamic activities for children, who learn most readily from experience. For parents and teachers, Benzwie provides additional games and activities to try with children. Kids will develop a concrete awareness of numbers as they connect in deep, direct ways with their own expressive movement.

 

Teresa Benzwie, Ed.D., has earned graduate degrees in Early Childhood Education, Dance Education, and Clinical Social Work. She is a former kindergarten teacher and international presenter in the use of creative movement. Dr. Benzwie is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice at the Center for Creative Change and mentors Temple University dance students as part of the Teresa Benzwie Dance in Education Grant. She is the author of A Moving Experience (book and video), More Moving Experiences, and Numbers on the Move.