There are so many ways to introduce children’s creative dance, whether it is teaching a science concept, or having them dance out parts of books you read aloud to them. There are also many different methods of delivery, which were shown during our presentations in class; I never realized how many there were until we all taught each other our lessons.
SO WHAT?
My group had one set activity that lasted the entire ten minutes after we read our book. Other groups broke up the reading or had the “students” read sections, then we preformed dances to those parts. It was fascinating seeing how differently every group interpreted the instructions. I know it will be just as fun seeing how my own students take my instructions and interpret them in their own ways. I also know that I can use this to draw the shyer students out of their shells, allowing them to express themselves when they would not normally do so.
NOW WHAT?
I plan to use creative dance in many aspects of my classroom. I’ve already played with ideas for introducing it in science and history, as well as math (although this will take a lot of tweaking). I plan on attending as many courses on this subject as I can, as well as getting my hands on lesson plans that incorporate creative dance so I can play around with them and try them in my own classroom.
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