Mia Hollingworth has created a delightfully festive Christmas dance project that can be done in any Primary classroom. It combines Dance and Drama in a range of fun activities that will dance you towards that well earned holiday break. There
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Are you thinking about teaching a dance for the end of year Christmas performance? In this article you will learn how to structure a practical student choreography and discover how easy and rewarding this can be. Dance is a
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The 19th of October is World Ballet Day, a day when ballet companies, dancers and ballet maniacs will celebrate the joy of Ballet. In this article I suggest some ideas for how to celebrate in your school or at home
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If you’re looking for some new ways to celebrate Halloween through dance in your upper Primary/Elementary school class guest writer, Mia Hollingworth, has devised a fun dance unit. In this dance/drama unit she shows you how to incorporate literacy and
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International Dance Day, held on 29th April each year, is an important day for dancers across the globe. It presents an opportunity to highlight dance and the contribution that it makes to our lives. In Primary schools International Dance Day
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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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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
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This week is NAIDOC Week 2020 around Australia where Primary teachers have an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our Arts community celebrates their contribution to our sector
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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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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
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