Outdoor dance play can be helpful for preschoolers learning to pay attention and control their behaviour. Recent research suggests that preschoolers are more likely to follow routines and rules in indoor activities when these activities follow outdoor play (Koepp et
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Primary school teachers are always looking for ways to include the natural world as a key part of their teaching. Using the current Season as a theme or a Big Idea, whether it is to celebrate a holiday or to draw attention to
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Play based learning in early childhood builds on children’s own ideas, inspired by their natural curiosity. Children’s excitement with exploring new ideas is something that early childhood and dance educators can harness to unfold learning through Dance Play. I was
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Dance Teaching Ideas, guest writer, Mia Hollingworth, outlines practical dance ideas for Early Childhood learning. In this article she combines the use of Laban movement with Chakras to develop creative movement experiences that connect children with their own bodies.
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The much-loved children’s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, is celebrated each year on the 20th March around the world. It is held on this day to celebrate the beginning of Spring in the northern hemisphere. This is
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Creative dance activities in early childhood settings are about fun and learning. Many of the movement activities are improvised, letting the children’s creative and active imaginations engage. However, teaching children gross motor movement skills, based on agility and strength, are
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Planning for creative dance for Kindergarten children it is often in two different forms. One is a ‘follow me’ kind of dance activity and the other is improvising movement to a theme or in response to a teacher-led narrative. Both
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This is the time for celebrating Thanksgiving in your toddler classroom or maybe your teaching about Thanksgiving as a celebration from another country. Dance and song are joyous ways to teach your toddlers about being grateful and how people around
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I was recently reminded by some Early childhood teachers about the importance of younger children learning about being a good friend. Using the appropriate tone of voice, facial expressions and the right words are all important parts of both socialization
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It important to remember when we play dance games with our students that we are playing them for a reason. Knowing what the game will achieve for your students will lead to better outcomes. Above all, a dance game must
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