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Games and Icebreakers

Back to school dance activities for fun and learning

Kym Articles, Games and Icebreakers February 7, 2022March 4, 2022

 The first few weeks of school are important for establishing your classroom procedures and expectations.  However there needs to be fun activities to break up the ‘sit and listen’ style activities. Children have been in an unstructured environment for many

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Team-building in the dance classroom for the new year

Kym Articles, Dance Activities, Games and Icebreakers January 20, 2022March 4, 2022
team work in dance class

One of the benefits of using dance in the Primary classroom is about building a strong, collaborative classroom.  Whether you are making dance or performing dance you are working together to create a work of art.  This team-building, collaborative aspect

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Dance Brain Breaks for Primary classrooms

Kym Articles, Dance Activities, Games and Icebreakers January 5, 2022March 4, 2022
Brain Breaks

Movement in the Primary classroom is generally undervalued.  It is seen as the light refreshment in the smorgasbord of learning. Many teachers use the promise of being able to move about the classroom as the dangling carrot to good behaviour.

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Dance Games for Upper Primary

Kym Articles, Dance Activities, Games and Icebreakers November 16, 2020March 4, 2022
dance games

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

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Creative dance activities to use coming up to a break

Kym Articles, Dance Resources, Games and Icebreakers October 28, 2020March 4, 2022
Creative Dance

Teaching time is important all year round, even when we are approaching the Christmas break.  Those moments in the classroom when your may have finished early, have completed the set work for the day or are just awkward gaps in

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Dance games

Kym Articles, Dance Activities, Dance for Early Childhood, Games and Icebreakers October 15, 2020May 19, 2022
dance games

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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7 Amazing Variations on the Freeze Game

Kym Articles, Dance Activities, Games and Icebreakers July 30, 2020March 4, 2022Dance activity ideas
Freeze Game

I know what you’re going to ask. Why would you want to play this game? It’s fun and kids love it. It can set the focus for the lesson if you spotlight the learning. You can check on prior learning

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Best dance activities for any age group

Kym Articles, Dance Activities, Games and Icebreakers, Integrating Dance March 12, 2020March 4, 2022Dance activity ideas
dance education fun

These dance education activities are great for almost any Primary classroom.  The best thing about them is that not only are they fun to do but they all have positive literacy outcomes as well.  It’s WIN WIN in a busy

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