Jessi,
Your little one isn't an odd duck, she's pretty much like most kiddos out there.
I agree that when the new wears off is when the "rubber really meets the road". My kiddos are each different from one another. My first son was all boy and loved (and still does love) all things with movement and motion. He's incredibly social and loves to dig in and play with the little ones. My second son loves to sit and create for hours and would rather have as little physical activity as possible. He craves time alone, but also craves my attention. My third little guy is a bit of a combination of the previous two, and my fourth one is still developing his personality.
I share this to let you know that even though my boys learning styles are very different from one another, I've found it really important to stretch my boys in their less comfortable areas so that they learn to function outside of their primary learning styles. This helps them adapt better to so many situations that they find themselves in as they grow up. So, while my boys all have different parts of their day that they love the most, they know that I require them to participate in all areas cheerfully.
As a parent, we want our kiddos to love every part of their school day. One pattern that's easy to fall into when doing that is to try keep everything "new and fresh" all of the time. Yet, it's tough to keep up with getting that new feeling all of the time in the long haul, short of changing curriculums every few months.
Your little sweetie is young and you may not feel like the
Rhymes in Motion are important for her to have, and being the parent you can easily decide to skip that part. However, even though the
rhymes in motion feel skippable, it's important to look at the big picture and see the trend that's being set up by allowing them to opt out rather than do what is being asked.
My time spent reading Charlotte Mason's views on habit training have made a huge impact on how I view the tasks I now require of my kiddos. I discovered that it is not so much about the task itself as it is about the habit that is being formed by doing the task cheerfully and without question. This is because kiddos can't differentiate (like we can) between which tasks are important and which tasks are less important. They just learn that if they can opt out of something when it isn't new and fun anymore, than they can do that anytime the newness wears off. I'd liken it to trying to stay in the honeymoon phase forever. If we were always on the honeymoon, we'd miss out on the joy that comes from working on a marriage!
Anyway, while I realize you know your daughter best and are in the best position to decide what you desire for her to do (which may very well include skipping the
rhymes in motion), this is just something I've learned from years of teaching that might be worthwhile to ponder along the way.
Blessings,
Carrie
(We are incredibly thankful for the new overpass now!!!) When Grant was about 2 we were in IA visiting family, and we came upon a train crossing the road. Another little boy we were with was saying, "Wow! Cool! Look at that train!" Grant looked up in the air and said, "Oh, man! Not again! Now we're gonna be late." Hmmm, wonder why he didn't respond like the other little boy.
So LHFHG is working for us- our way. YAY!