In the Early Years and in Primary school one of the most important things we can teach our children is about how to deal with strong feelings. All feelings are normal, but we need to learn how we can
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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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Children love stories, and they love to move. So why not combine the two? Dancing is a fun and engaging way to bring stories to life, and dance can also help children develop important skills like creativity, imagination, and physical
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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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