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 assist you and your students in getting better outcomes. Above
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Dance for Early Childhood
Dances for Preschoolers
Using dances to encourage preschoolers to strengthen a range of muscle groups is fun for the students and for the teacher. Participating in a range of movement activities is highly beneficial for this age group. However these activities don’t need
Read moreThe surprising physical benefits of dance in Early Childhood education
Early childhood educators are aware of the many benefits of teaching dance in children’s early years of learning. Because dance is preverbal in nature, it allows even the very young to communicate complex emotions and to enjoy the discovery of
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How to Quickly Create a Dance Treasure Hunt Creative dance helps develop language, math and science skills through exploring sizes, shapes, colours and words. Dance is activity that explores patterns and sequences both recognising them and practicing remembering them. Counting
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Musical play holds a special role in the early childhood classroom as well as in the home. Even as adults we remember the music and action songs of our childhood and often pass them down through the generations. Now research
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There is no limit to the variety of creative dance and movement activities you can do with you toddler. By the time your child is between 2 and 3 years old they will be able to explore a
Read moreSimple creative movement ideas for Toddler Dance at home
Dancing with your child at home is fun! You can do it inside or outside, in small or large spaces. Dance helps your child develop meaning-making and expression and provides healthy and active ways of enhancing a toddler’s ability to
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Children love balloons and they are great for bringing some fun into the dance classroom. In addition to being fun they also introduce a different movement dynamic into your dance classroom. Young children naturally move fast! They love fast music
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