Hadley Hedgehog’s Gratitude Groove: Exploring Size

Meet Hadley Hedgehog and explore how movement can be big, medium, or small in Hadley Hedgehog’s Gratitude Groove: Exploring Size.

The second book in the Mini Mindful Dancers series combines story, dance, creative movement, music, and mindfulness to help young dancers explore the concept of size while being introduced to the practice of gratitude.

Designed especially for preschool and young dancers, Hadley’s adventure gives teachers a playful way to bring movement concepts and meaningful mindful moments together in class.

Dancers Explore

• Big movements
• Medium movements
• Small movements
• Changing the size of movement
• Creative movement and imagination
• Gratitude and appreciation
• Expressing ideas through the body

This Experience Includes

Soft-Cover Illustrated Book
A beautifully illustrated story created for young dancers and group learning in the dance classroom.

Story & Class Playlist
Use the story alongside the coordinating music and playlist to bring Hadley’s adventure to life through movement.

Movement Prompts
Guided activities invite dancers to experiment with big, medium, and small movements throughout the experience.

Colouring & Activity Pages
Take-home activities extend the experience beyond the dance classroom.

Sign Language Integration
Signs are woven into the experience to introduce young dancers to another way of communicating and learning.

Mindfulness Integration
Hadley introduces young dancers to gratitude through simple, age-appropriate moments of noticing and appreciation.

Parent Conversation Starters
Prompts help families continue the ideas explored in class through simple conversations at home.

Teacher Tutorial Video
Additional teacher guidance helps educators understand how to use the book and its supporting resources in class.

Great For

• Preschool dance classes
• Creative movement programs
• Early childhood dance
• Dance teachers and studio owners
• Mini Mindful Dancers programs
• Classroom libraries
• Teachers looking to combine dance education and mindfulness

Hadley helps young dancers discover that movement can change in size while reminding them to notice and appreciate the people, places, and experiences around them.