Dance Activities

Imagine a classroom where all the children are smiling and actively engaged, curious and alert.  The teacher is smiling and there is a sense of energy throughout the classroom that is infectious.  No one is frazzled. While no classroom is

Planning for Christmas activities in your classroom need not involve buying or preparing lots of new resources.  Children’s bodies are a wonderful resource of their own and Christmas dance activities capture the joyful nature of the season. Christmas dance activities

Previously on DTI we have suggested some dance games for young children in the classroom and as a part of the orientation phase of a dance lesson.  This article suggests some dance games for older Primary students.  These games may

In many parts of the world children will be celebrating Halloween this weekend.  I always loved the Halloween tradition when I lived in the United States, which is strange as I can’t even look at a horror film. It seemed

Activities that support Literacy are an important part of the Primary teacher’s tool kit. Whether it in in the STEM, the arts, or the humanities classroom literacy is an essential part of Primary education. Most subject areas, other than Mathematics,

How many hours do we ask children to sit?  At home, on public transport, at school, at after school activities?  Sitting in the same position for prolonged periods of time can have a poor effect on children’s posture and in

“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.” Dr. Seuss The end of each year is a time to remind young people about the positive aspects of our world and

Forming dance using a variety of choreographic devices is central to making dances.  In Primary school, the children learn about ways to structure and sequence movement to represent stories, ideas and concepts. Using contrast as a way of organizing the

For many teachers teaching a dance may not be high on their list of things to do.  However, using dance as a part of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts is as easy as telling a story or putting a list

  Understanding angles is essential to learning about how things are formed in our environment.  Anywhere two lines join to form a point is an angle. They help us to build, to tell time, how to measure the distances between